We're less than one month away from departure. We've made some additional plans for the trip (flights, hostels, moterhome rentals, etc.) and most importantly, we have reserved a four day trek on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. According to all of those who have seen it, Machu Picchu is most excellent...and Wikipedia has some pretty good things to say about it too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu
We'll be taking a couple days to "acclimate" (overrated) in Cusco. I imagine we'll encounter a bunch of tourists doing exactly the same thing as us (or having just done it)...so I'm sure we'll have plenty of stoked conversations with them as we sip on coco tea (and I'm not talking hot chocolate) and trip on the thin air.
So there it is. We're going to get things started with a grueling 4 day - 3 night hike, through rugged terrain, varying in elevation from 7,000 - 14,000 ft. I'm guessing that we'll need a little time to relax after such a massive trek, so I'm going to be dedicating the next 11 weeks to that.
