Machu Picchu Here We Come! (Almost)

We got to the train station in pouring rain this morning and took a two hour bus ride to Ollantaytambo to pick up the train... only to be told there was a "delay" with the train service.    So we wait... with three trainloads of passengers at a station designed to barely handle one!

Then came word that there had been a landslide on the tracks going towards Machu Picchu and they were trying to clear it.

It looked good when suddenly a train pulled in from the affected direction, but it was filled with people who had been hiking the Inca Trail (a 4-day trek that follows the original path to MP) and those who must have been stranded above the slide.

The porters quickly unloaded the tents, and support materials and the train was gone.

After another hour they finally cancelled train service for the day. We boarded the bus for the trip back.

At least it had stopped raining, so we got to see more on the way down... terraced ruins above Ollantaytambo and farms and cities along the river.

We were able to rebook for tomorrow, so here's hoping they got the slide cleared.

We only get one more chance.