{"id":64056,"date":"2023-09-06T23:28:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T13:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=64056"},"modified":"2025-03-12T20:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:21:19","slug":"heartache-to-hiking-boots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/heartache-to-hiking-boots\/","title":{"rendered":"From heartache to hiking boots in Peru\u2019s Sacred Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>After a breakup changed everything, Lindsay Tuggle took a detour and found the path to healing her heart in Peru\u2019s Sacred Valley.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For countless travellers, the emotion that washes over you as you step into a new destination, leaving the airport behind, is a cherished way to begin a journey. \u2018Walking out of the airport in a country entirely alone, knowing there is an adventure ahead of me that I can make into whatever I want, is one of my favourite feelings,\u2019 Lindsay says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She certainly wasn\u2019t expecting to cry as she touched down in <a href=\"\/peru\/cusco\">Cusco<\/a>, the ancient cobbled city in Peru\u2019s Sacred Valley that was once the capital of the Inca Empire, but she couldn\u2019t hold back her feelings. \u2018There was a rainbow as I walked out of the airport, and I burst into tears.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rainbows are a powerful and sacred symbol in Incan culture. 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Her decision emotionally destroyed me. We had a one-month honeymoon planned in Europe afterwards, and I ended up taking my mom for two weeks of it.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsay was heartbroken and unsure of how to spend her remaining time off. She had a stash of cash she had been working hard to save for years to explore the world and make memories with the person she loved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018The life I\u2019d envisioned for myself had just crumbled into nothing. I kept thinking I should be a happy newlywed right now, or I\u2019m supposed to be on a romantic honeymoon today. 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I can\u2019t tell you how much I adored her.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018This Quechuan woman made me laugh, offered amazing advice, introduced me to her friends and culture and led me out of the woods. She physically led me through some remote mountains and metaphorically guided me through some mental and emotional mountains.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linsday describes the experience of being on the trail as incredible. As hoped, the Quarry Trail had no foot traffic, so Lindsay and Marcia pretty much had the trail all to themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018It was in those mountains in Peru that I could finally step back for the first time and look at my unexpected life event as something I could grow stronger from. As something that could open me up to places and experiences I would never have had if I&#8217;d married my ex.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tuggleintrepidperu-1-22.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tuggleintrepidperu-1-22-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tuggleintrepidperu-1-22-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tuggleintrepidperu-1-22-425x249.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tuggleintrepidperu-1-22-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tuggleintrepidperu-1-22-1536x900.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tuggleintrepidperu-1-22-1170x686.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tuggleintrepidperu-1-22-585x343.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tuggleintrepidperu-1-22.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The day Lindsay reached Machu Picchu was overcast, and she was worried she wouldn\u2019t experience the citadel as hoped. Marcia told her to be patient. Together, they sat on a spot overlooking the ruins, and Lindsay surrendered herself to the moment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Sure enough, after ten minutes, the clouds parted, and I saw all of Machu Picchu materialise in front of me.\u2019 As Lindsay took it all in, she couldn\u2019t hold back the tears. Witnessing the beauty of this ancient citadel after the journey she had been on was beyond anything she could have imagined.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018I felt so lucky to be there. At that moment, I was exactly where I was supposed to be, and I made it happen for myself. Because I am enough.\u2019&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the months after her time in Peru, Lindsay fully split with her ex-fianc\u00e9e and moved into a new place to start over as a single person. \u2018It was still a tough time, but Peru had gotten me through the worst. I started a new job as well and rebuilt my life. 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