left picolla locanda hostel @ 11.30 to head to the llama path office in the town. got a taxi to ollantaytambo with ozzie nicole. crazy ass drivers here, they tailgate the car on front with about an inch to spare!
got to ollantaytambo and sat down to some lovely lunch (8 soles for a 3 course meal - €2). Me & Dee had stopped wearing our watches as our arms were badly sunburnt, and nicole had no watch, so we lost track of time... we suddenly realised we had to be at the train station in about 10 mins, and we had no idea how far away it was. hopped in a trike-motorbike-taxi-thingy and rushed to the station. got there and the train was just about to leave, but nicole had left her ticket back at the restaurant! lots of sh1t followed with muchos arguements with the train dudes, and basically the train left before we could get on!
we rushed back to the restaurant to get the ticket, but the train dudes were trying to rip us off by making us pay for the tickets again ($35 each), but we were having none of it. we waited about 3 hours for the next train to agua ascalientes and fought tooth & nail to get on for free... it eventually worked.
Finally got there, pitch black, and found the hostel: Continental Hostal. The guy at the desk was unhelpful and the reception smelled like urine - good start. got to the room and there was a guest waiting for us... the biggest goddam moth you´ve ever seen - it must have been 3 or 4 inches in width! promptly killed it and it´s carcass stared at me for the rest of the night.
this whole ordeal of turning back while on the inca trail has cost is a fortune, so we had dinner on the cheap. enpanadas with cheesy doritos (gerry stylee), cheap-ass beer and a twix bar. we´re up at 6am tomorrow to get the bus to maccu picchu and meet up with the trek group again for a tour of the site.
had a great time with nicole today and we´re going to visit her in brisbane when we´re passing by.
