Muchas Gracias To The Porters: Peru & Bolivia - Part 13

The porters on the Inca trail were an exceptionally hard working bunch of men that not only carried and set up our camps, prepared and cooked our meals but also carried our bags... We set of every morning leaving everything behind, apart from our small bags. The porters would then pack up the tents the food and our large bags and set off on the trail. Each porter would carry about five times as much as we were carrying and their pace was about five times faster than ours. I would be walking up some steps exhausted and out of breath, desperately leaning against my walking stick, my plastic poncho covering me entirely from the incessant rain, when suddenly a porter would come running up the trail behind me carrying his heavy load. I would stand aside and let him pass as I know he is in a hurry to reach the next camp site in order to set up our tents, prepare some hot water for us to wash and cook our dinner. I was astounded by how efficient and reliable these men were, and when we reached the camp deliriously dead beat they would clap and cheer for us, as though we had achieve something remarkable!!!

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[StarFlower99654]

What tour company did you use, can you mention them for others to reference, thanks.