Although I will curse it once we get higher, the breeze today was very welcome. Skies were a clear Andean blue all day with nary a cloud. Without the breeze, it would have been unbearably hot. The pace was slow and the hiking very benign, save the rocks, rocks, and more rocks. No trees, just scrubby cacti-like brush. We made several rest stops and enjoyed a nice lunch of wraps and sandwiches by the river. The mules passed us late in the day, laden down with our barrels of food and duffels of gear.After arriving in camp, we had a lesson on tents. Can't imagine what it's going to be like putting them up when we're high on the mountain and the wind is gusting. It's not always the hiking or climbing that's most challenging. It's all the other pieces: packing, unpacking, organizing, purifying water, eating, bandaging my feet, staying warm, etc. There are so many pieces to the puzzle.
~ 8 miles, 1400' vertical
Daily routine for my feet:
Clean each foot thoroughly with a baby wipe.
Spray each heel with Tuf Skin and allow to dry.
Carefully place wide piece of Kinesio Tex tape (hot pink!) across each heel.
Tape all edges of Kinesio Tex with Micropore tape.
Sprinkle foot powder on heels to cover any remaining stickiness.
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