I slept really well last night for about 3 hours and then I kept waking up and reflecting on what had happened. I think some of the plant was still inside me as I felt so calm and relaxed the whole day, like nothing could bother me or upset me.

I got up around 7am and had a leisurely breakfast with the cat curled up on my lap. It was a bit of a cloudy view of the mountains.

I hung around the lodge for a bit playing with the dogs and laying in the hammock.

But after an hour or so I decided to make my way back to Cusco. From the lodge it was just a short walk to the main square in Ollantaytambo, which is where all the minibuses leave from.

After around 15 minutes I found a minibus to Cusco which took around an hour and a half. The minibus stopped just by the main square in Cusco so it was just a short walk to my hotel. Back in my room I just sorted out my things for the trek starting tomorrow and chilled for a bit.

I then decided to go and visit San Domingo church which has been built ontop of what was an Inca Temple. You can still see some of the remains of the Inca Temple and it is believed it was a temple to the sun.

This building combines the Inca and Spanish influences. It used to be lined with sheets of gold but was ransacked and destroyed by the Spanish before they built the church on top of the ruins. It’s really interesting to see the contrast between the church and the temple foundations. This used to be the Inca religions holiest site.

At around 4pm I met with Johan who has organised all the Cusco tours and ceremony for me and Elvin who is going to be my guide for the Choquequirao trek.

After this I met up with Katrin, who I met in Rurrenabaque in the jungle, for dinner. We went to a vegetarian restaurant and I had some delicious pasta.

And then it was back to the hotel for an early night as I’ll be getting up at 430am tomorrow.