Machu Picchu

Hello from Bella and Steele. Today we traveled to Machu Picchu and had a wonderful day exploring the Incan ruins. The weather was better than expected and sunny. We got there by an hour and a half train ride that took us through Piscacucho and a nerve-racking bus ride to the top. While it was crowded, we had an interesting tour about the Incan ruins from our tour guide Manual. Enjoying the weather, we had some time to ourselves to focus on our speeches, which we based off of coming back to Ensworth’s graduation in the year 2050 to talk about what we have done. When we were done writing them, we each got time to record them privately. After that, we got some time to explore on our own. During this time, we came across multiple alpacas and their babies. On our way back, we had an interesting train ride. Some students were sleeping when a clown in a traditional dance costume, complete with a black mask, came out and started dancing. When the clown left and we finally got comfortable again, techno music started and the train attendants turned into models and modeled the train’s fashion line. When we got back to Ollaytambo, we had a great dinner and are now heading to our hotel in Cuzco, where they are celebrating the 100 years of Machu Picchu with fireworks. We can’t wait to see everyone in just two days. Love you all and finally can’t wait to see you soon.

Love,

Bella Sohr and Steele McDonald