sacred valley

so on the night before our last day in cuzco, when we were to see the 3 essential cuzcoian attractions (only 2 churches and a museum), kylie decided she´d have a big one and was consequently hungover the next day and we saw none. i am not too bitter though, i have seen enuogh churches for a lifetime. we did manage to get a sleeping bag and some supplied for the inca trail (which begins tomorrow !!!). today we have travelled from cuzco to ollayamtambo (or something like that), which is close to the start of the 42km trail. through the sacred valley, alongside a river, between steep terraced hills, scattered with ruins. we saw the temple of the sun, perched high on a mountain, similiiar in feel but not scale to macchu pichu, and are now excited. but scared about how we will handle it. first day will be worst inorder that last day is easier. will sleep in tents at 3800m sunday night.
more details and pics will come after. in the meantime we have posted a couple more pics... one of us in fancy dress on taquile island in lake titicaca (see earlier post), and one overlooking the sacred valley (this blog). ok. see you on the other side of a very long and exhausting, but also exhilarating and enlightening (well we hope), trek. love kate and kylie.