"You know me?!, I know you!"

Even though I haven´t posted for awhile Tom´s been doing a decent job keeping you up to date with what we´ve been up. Granted that mostly includes food and modes of transportation, not the actual sights we saw like the ancient ruins, the Indian Market, and the Archeological Museum(which, granted was too boring for to blog about).

Last night was our last night in Lima and we ended by going to see some incredible fountains that are lit up on the weekends, and being that it was Mother´s Day (Happy B-lated Mother´s Day Mom & Kathy - cards are on their way) it was packed which actually made it all the more enjoyable.

Our flight to Cusco this morning was super early (5;40 am) - ugh. As we were standing in line waiting to check our bags we strike up a conversation with a fellow backpacker. Soon his girlfriend joins us and the conversation stops dead as Tom, the girlfriend, and I all stare at each other. 30 seconds later it dawns on us - we did triathlon at JMU together! It was definitely the craziest connection I´ve ever made abroad, especially at 3;30am. Well we enjoyed each other´s company on the flight and then headed our separate ways in Cusco, but it was the quintessential " what a small world" moment.

Cusco is fantastic and Tom and I enjoyed strolling the Plaza de Armas, the main streets, and the back alleys as we adjusted to the altitude (about 10k ft). With the exception of the weather (which is cold, cloudy, and rainy) and one small hiccup at lunch that Tom will share with you, Cusco is incredible and it´s a bit of a bummer that we won´t have more time to explore the city.

The most important thing we did today was check in for our trek on Wed to Machu Picchu. So it´s official now - deposit is paid, waivers are signed - at 5;20am Wed morning we start our hike! I´m more than excited and totally nervous about my abilities (as we hike as high as 14,300ft), but regardless it´s going to be an amazing time!

I hope you all have a great week! And I´ll try and post again when we get done with the trek. Pray for good weather for us.

xx!
Sara