last time we picked up my sister kaitlin and niece lily in lima and checked out some awesome spots
on our way to cusco after a leak in our coolant reservoir sprung we had to get a quick fix before
starting the climb into the andes of peru we really wanted to go wild camping with the
folks here put out the tent not the worst spot we made really good time though getting here
and then the police rolled up i just said is this spot okay so yeah you need anything
let us know let's take a look under the hood make sure everything's okay so we
continue up to machu picchu still looks dry around the patch there the oil looks perfect
we are on a hill but i guess i should top up this fluid to the max line how many fluids are
thank you packed up and ready to get on the road
along the way we're going to stop for lunch in abancay
time to experience our first high altitude town this trip
cents of coca leaves
one soul 30 cents one soul we set up an old phone connected to the ODB II
reader to monitor the coolant temperature i found a sweet spot to keep us moving in
third gear at 3000 rpm it keeps the temp low and it's helping us make our way up quickly
we're heading to machu picchu tomorrow i'm beyond excited to see the most popular
place in peru together it's an all-day affair so we found a doggy daycare to drop off sombrita
and we're camping in ollantaytambo tonight and taking the train tomorrow
okay off to aguas calientes this morning with
peru rail the train is two hours through beautiful landscapes
we were hoping rainy season would be over but it looks like we have a rainy day in machu picchu
oh wow looks pretty epic in the mist
to head to machu picchu without a guide you can purchase tickets online
and pay with mastercard or at the national bank of peru in person
after getting the site tickets purchase the train tickets online but make sure to pick
them up the day before in ollantaytambo lima or cusco after the train is a 30
minute bus ride from agusa calientes to the site buying bus to aguas calientes is simple
we scored tickets to hike up waynapichu the prominent mountaintop next to the
archaeological site these tickets were a little earlier than normal
a little more expensive but only 300 of 3000 people get to go and it is so
worth it look there's llamas just right next to us in the world wonder
i am super excited we're going to climb waynapichu here at machu picchu it's a little side option
extra gourmet side option and my uncle has done this before it's gonna be a pretty epic
trail with some chains to hold on to you gotta watch your step be careful but it's gonna be
epic it's just so cool to think about how many people have walked across this trail so wild nice
nothing this morning holy moly poured rain on us and we saw clouds wow so this hike is
starting to get steep here you can see there nice cliff off to the side we're going up
kaitlin's taking another pig picture so kaitlin's been taking all these pictures with her green
pig cerdo verde why are you taking pictures with a squeaky pig i really like the dog toy
the squeaky pig and i got a little one and he's pocket-sized so
we figured we'd bring him up to machu picchu and he'll be our flat stanley
that was wild it's a lot less uphill now so we're not gonna feel like we're gonna fall off a cliff
killing it
oh my gosh it's just straight down and we're going straight up some more
really really high up do i snack oh man it's so beautiful here
wow the train lets you off over there you take a bus
time to start heading down
okay under the mountain let's go
i am so grateful we were able to see machu picchu from the mountain we climbed waynapichu
we passed some travelers on our way up that didn't get to see anything until where they broke through
the clouds where we were the day started rough early on a rainy morning but we tried to stay
positive and it ended up working out in our favor with the clouds burning off closer to the top when
we reached what an incredible experience at an impressive world wonder you did that
what did you get i got a lemonade that is it's mint lemonade
nice
so what are you buying in this store kaitlin
wow that'll go well with your daughter's awesome poncho really cool stuff guys yeah cheers
do you got a mocktail kobi
oh that comes off real nice look at that that's a quality fish that's what you want to see
oh we just hit 160 000 miles rolling into cusco peru so we're heading over to cusco
from ollantaytambo we had a really nice time over in this little town going to
machu picchu from ollantaytambo is so much easier than cusco we cut down our travel time
yesterday by four hours a really cute little town so today for cusco we're heading to
the covid test they're gonna go take unfortunately because they're leaving tomorrow is so fast i feel
but also we did so much stuff so it's been super fun what is happening kaitlin we're about to eat
cuy guinea pig roast the guinea pig me and danny they ordered a roasted guinea pig this time not
fried roasted roasted let's see how it goes it looks like a little pig in the picture honestly
it's the whole body later yeah let's see we'll see how that goes and what'd you look at lily's face
what did you order lily llama what was alpaca alpaca they are
one of the healthiest meats because it has low cholesterol high iron and high protein
it's better than chicken and cow wow and pork how many cathedrals can you fit on one square
wow so we got the food emily how's that veggie pasta
lily what's alpaca like healthy
and they're bringing our cuy
oh my god you did this to yourself you did it oh it was stuffed with like pesto and stuff nice
kaitlin what do you think this is more i think the pesto i don't like but the meat
isn't bad oh yeah it's good it's better than the frito i'll say yes it's better than fried
the meat is good it's tender like um i can't i can't was it like chicken no it's not like chicken
it's not like anything it's like duck it's greasy fatty yeah dark meat yeah
they like darker like very baby i thought it was going to taste like pig
a little bit like chicken like a gamey wild thing so you love
i know this looks like a leg of turkey you can tell it's cuy right here
good job look at that
you happy
here looks like he's on the other side if you want to try there's holes back there too
this cat cafe is helping local kitties get adopted to happy new homes you can
play with the cats watch them cuddle or play a cat-themed card game while the cats watch you
they have normal cafe drinks and treats to enjoy while hanging out
i am very sad to say kaitlin and lily are heading out this afternoon but
we have one more place that we're going to check out together before they leave
and it has to do with our favorite treat we're gonna learn how to make
some chocolate start to finish the first step is cracking the fruit and fermenting the beans
we'll clean the beans and roast them turning the room into an instant chocolate factory
okay it means i love you
after roasting we take off the outer shell which can become a nice tea
so much that's the best that is really nice what do you think lily like hot chocolate mix with tea
at this point a little tap and these are cacao nibs or we can grind the beans into a paste
grinding separates the cocoa butter from the cocoa powder
not this make sure you do it nice
oh it just smells so good
we're gonna try the aztec hot chocolate with sugar cayenne and water
now the spaniard hot chocolate was sugar clove cinnamon and milk
philosophy
so this time in espanol okay
up down center sexy movement inside
so are we getting these or are you guys selling them
you're taking them yeah you're making them for him thank you thank you so much to kaitlin and lily
for coming to visit us we had such an amazing time together and if you like this video let us know in
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