machu picchu – worth every aching moment
Seeing the iconic site of Machu Picchu is on so many travel ‘bucket lists’, and for good reason. But the 4-day trek at high altitude is no walk in the park, so Intrepid’s Dyan Mckie couldn’t wait to tell her mum that she made it all the way…
“We set off to take the Inca Trail in our stride; our Intrepid group of 11 plus local leader, Ernie, and great team of porters. The trek took us over passes as high as 4,000 metres – Dead Woman’s Pass is the highest and believe me, you feel like a less-than-lively lady when you finally reach the summit. I won’t kid you, it was hard work for a desk-bound girl like myself. Uphill all the way and when my lungs weren’t screaming, my legs were!
