I tried getting to Machu Picchu two times previously, with the hope that this – the third attempt – would be the charm.
Attempt #1 was in 2013. I made it to Lima, but had left DC with my wife having a broken foot and taking care of an elderly dog. My second morning in Lima, she called me with an urgent request for me to go home (the long version of the story is funnier and more interesting than this!), so I departed that evening – only having seen Lima.
My second attempt didn’t even have me boarding a plane. My company was in the midst of being sold, so I cancelled my trip to Peru to stay home for requisite meetings.
Well, you can imagine my eagerness and anticipation when – finally – I tried again in August of 2015, with this being the real deal.
Abercrombie & Kent was my tour company this trip, as it had been the prior two tries (in fact, the guide on trip #1 and trip #3 was the same guide – who remembered me in trip #3 from my trip #1 mis-adventure).
More to come . . .
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