Hiking For Dummies

We're not hikers.  We don't pretend to be hikers.  We don´t own hiking shoes, walking sticks, or  giant backpacks.  We don't wear REI, The North Face, or Columbia.  We don't carry binoculars, bottles of water, or an expensive camera.  We're not here to break a sweat.  We're tourists....plain and simple!  We came to Peru to see Machu Picchu, drink some cerveza (spanish beer), and blog about it.  Cheers!

After hiking around Machu Picchu today.....I, Corbett Leonard, certainly needed an ice cold cerveza!!!  I guess I'm the Dummie today.....because I looked like a total idiot more than a few times.  I was literally on all fours at one point dragging my sorry ass down the walkway because I was scared out of my mind.  I couldn't even stand up!  My legs began to wobble and there was nothing to hold onto....just a narrow path and an 8,000 foot drop to the bottom of the mountain.....so on my ass I went!  Like a dummie!

Good ol' Jenesa spent most of the afternoon laughing at me....and also hammin' it up in most of the pictures.  We even tried to get a little creative (see photo #2)!  Go to this link to view the rest of our Machu Picchu photos (Photos @ Machu Picchu).

We were supposed to spend the afternoon hiking to the Sun Gate.  This was once the main entrance to Machu Picchu and follows an original Inca Trail that steadily climbs through Machu Picchu’s agricultural terraces HIGHER into the mountains.  The roundtrip trek usually takes 2 hours to complete.  Unfortunately, Leonard had seen enough!  And, Jenesa was perfectly fine hanging out with the alpacas....

Remember....I'm not a hiker.  I don't pretend to be a hiker.  I'm simply a tourist....and an absolute dummie at 8,000 feet above sea level!  Now, where's the nearest pub?