Cusco

I am currently sat in the very plush Libertador Hotel in Cusco!
We got away from Lima early yesterday morning and flew over the Andie's (not that impressive). We landed In Cusco and to my great relif there was a little board with my name in it. Nobody has ever met me with a board ( James-Frank et al!)
The Hostel is a bit natural but very cost effective!
We had a bit of a plan to meet Simon Hewitt and Sari at Jacks Cafe for lunch as he is also by coincidence travelling around South America. Unfortunately Darcey got altitude sickness and had to go to the Doctors. She was on oxygen all afternoon. The Doctor said that the best thing was R and R, or I think she may have said that if I understood Spanish at all. So we checked into the nicest place we could find so, she could get some rest, with TV, warm rooms and all the trappings of a 5* pad. (I am so cut out for his life style!)
Darcey instantly looked better the second Roland handed over his credit card. Thank God.
I am glad we decided to check in here and not just for the room service, spa and excellent food. Today there was a protest in Cusco with lots of shouting and whistles and bells. I observed this from the safety of the billiard room sipping some coco tea!

We are here until Wednesday and hopefully riot friendly we are off to Matchuu Pitchu on Thursday. We have tickets out to Puno on the weekend but are rethinking La Paz and the salt flats as the altitude climbs again.
Darcey has no concept of the meaning of calm and relaxation which I think was a contributing factor to her sickness in the first place.
Roland is trying to teach them to play chess, I see no R and R from that end of the room only heated arguments about which piece moves where.