Day 8...

Today I did almost nothing due to deathly hang over!!

After returning to Cusco after machu picchu we all went out for a drink, which turned into everyone dancing in a nearby bar until 3am! 

What happens in the bar stays in the bar, but lets just say it was a very fun night for all!!

Waking up the next morning wasn't as fun! Eliza, Mel, our new friend Carly and I found our way to a massage parlour and paid about 10 Aussie dollars for an hour massage each!! The girls weren't very experienced in massage and there was a lot of giggling about their 'techniques' but it was so cheap I thought it was worth it!

After the massage we bumped to our new friend Jose on the street. 

Jose accompanied us on our trek and is also the owner of Andina travels. 
We have developed a soft spot for Jose and he for us, so he invited us to join him for dinner that evening. 

Hoping that our stomachs would be more than recovered from the night before, we accepted his invitation. 

Along the trek we had spent a lot of time chatting (when we could muster the breath) and I had mentioned to Jose that I love to cook. He insisted that I try out for masterchef and also that I try a particular restaurant in cusco. 

Masterchef is not on the cards, but seeing an opportunity, he treated us girls dinner at what seemed to be the finest restaurant in Cusco... He said I could not leave with out eating there!

Boy were we spoiled! I ordered Lomo Saltado which is a beef and vegetable dish with rice and it was amazing. I don't know what they are feeding their cows over here but it was probably the most delicious beef I've ever eaten.
Coupled with Pisco cocktails and 3 desserts (chocolate brownie, raspberry mousse atop of a chocolate sponge and a deconstructed pineapple and toffee pie) the meal was up there in the best I've had. Even with a hang over ;)

A special mention to Jose and his company Andina travel. They organized everything to do with the trek, they are so attentive to everyone along the way...
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them. (And not just because he bought us an amazing dinner!!)