First Post

Hello to anyone reading this!
I've decided to start a blog about the things I'm doing in advance of my trip coming up in June. Time sure flies by fast. It feels like just yesterday I was registering to do this, and here I am, within 3 months of getting on the plane!!!

Anyways, I hope to have a more thorough understanding of this whole blogging thing in the near future. It's funny how even growing up around computers, I still feel so inept at working with them sometimes!

So, about the trip:
The trip will be 10 days. We fly into Lima, and stay there overnight; the following day we fly into Cuzco where we will have a few days to acclimatize to the local conditions before we start our trip up the trail.

The trail (The Inca Trail) will take 4 days to get us to Machu Picchu. days one and two will be the roughest due to the steepness of the climb. My team and I each will have a little day pack to carry, and then we have porters that carry up our overnight bags - but don't go thinking they are carrying full suitcases - I believe we are only allowed to give them packs weighing approximately 6kg. As a woman, I'm wondering how I'm going to get 4 days worth of goods into my pack!!!

I'm hoping to do some excursions and tour around Cuzco during the days we aren't climbing, but nothing so far has been planned!

As for fundraising, so far I'm sitting just shy of $1,000 of my $5,000 goal. Still have lots to do, and am still waiting for more donations to come in. I'm also hoping this blog will catch some attention and perhaps help with the effort!!

Thanks for reading!

Em : - )