NBCF wants to
find a cure,
For Breast cancer
and its effects impure,
A trek to Peru to
raise some much needed dough,
So all of us here
- decided to go.
We came from all
around Oz,
Some for a
reason, some just because,
We began our trip
in ol’ Sydney Town,
Some travelled
up, some travelled down!
Some arrived with
time to spare,
Others scraped in
by the width of a hair,
14 souls all
eager and keen,
On an adventure
of a lifetime, living the dream!
So across the
Pacific we started to fly,
13 long hours
high in the sky,
We met those
around us and started to share,
Our lives, our
stories and why we were there,
We finally landed
in Santiago, Chile,
Where Pisco Sours
were the drink of the day!
Back on a plane
and away we flew,
To Lima City, in
the country Peru,
Where Miguel took
us into his care,
To a quaint
little villa for us to all share,
We met our new
roomies and dined on the best,
And snuggled up
in bed for a much needed rest!
The next morning
we waved Lima goodbye,
As over the Andes
we passed on high,
To Beautiful
Cusco, our new home base,
As the altitude
made our pulses race,
The view from the
plane was breathtaking,
Literally, as the altitude kicked in!
Here we met our
fearless leader Jose,
Who told use to
Vamoose and got us on our way,
Into the Chaos
and colour of Cusco Town,
Where cobblestone
streets led us up and down,
We dropped all
our gear at our new hotel retreat,
And went in
search of something good to eat!
At a little
cantina, we enjoyed the view,
As a local band,
played the sounds of Peru.
Aft our feed, we
took to the hills,
Where we huffed
and puffed and took our Diamox pills,
That night we
recovered with another great meal,
While local
dancers moved with energy and zeal!
The next day we
ventured to the Ruins of Pisaq,
A warm up for
what lay further down the track,
The views of the
valley were beautiful and serene,
Then onto Sacsayhauman,
well we know what they mean!
The next day
began our 4 day hike,
Energies were
high, and eyes were still bright,
Unfortunately,
one of our team could not go,
So we had to
leave Chloe back in Cusco,
We soon were
acquainted with our friend ‘George’
The more we
drank, the more our friendship was forged!
When we arrived
at camp the first night,
We met the
‘Rocket’ and how to use it right,
As the cold air
settled in, along with the dew,
The local ladies
made a killing from our freezing crew!
We settled in our
tents, the mountains high overhead,
We dreamed about
the next day with anxiety and dread,
The next morning,
the altitude had got to a few,
Jo, Annalisa and
Sam could not continue,
We headed
straight up the rocky peak,
The track was
slippery, narrow and steep,
When the rain
started our patience was tested,
But we strong
women knew we wouldn’t be bested,
We scaled that
mountain and continued beyond,
The hot springs
at Lares were spurring us on,
We met up with
the girls, and rode the bus to the springs,
The world’s
deadliest roads were just part of the strings,
The hot soothing
waters were such a treat,
And the outdoors
showers were less than discrete!
All the team was
back for trekking day 3,
A long day with
the wind and weather rainy,
We climbed to the
highest point in our trek,
Emotions were
raw, and we were cold and wet,
We trudged
through the mud, and the rain and the poo,
As we took in the
sights and the amazing view!
Poor Lou had
succumbed to the Altitude hit,
And on the back
of the mule, she needed to sit,
Her ride wasn’t
smooth, but was taken with care,
After it she
needed new underwear!
Our final night
of camping was a spectacular pocket,
You had to be
agile to get to the rocket!
Final day was a
downhill run,
Back to
civilization, shower-land and fun!
We boarded the
train after a medicinal brew,
And headed on
down to Macchu Picchu!
Finally here, our
long awaited day,
We dressed up in Pink
and headed on our way,
Chloe had joined
us, and our team was complete,
The fog didn’t
deter our positive upbeat,
Macchu Picchu was
a sight to behold,
The fog cleared
and the sun warmed the cold,
We made it! Our
journey was a success,
We somehow managed
to not be a blubbering mess!
A few brave
souls, took on Huanna Picchu,
The best birthday
gift for our girl Sue!
We saw
Chinchillas, Llamas, alpacas and bugs,
We shared lots of
jokes, stories and hugs,
We butchered a
language with our Aussie insight,
We ate lots of
great food til our pants were too tight!
We lost our things;
fell down a few times,
We haggled,
giggled and made some fashion crimes!
We exchanged
lucky Llamas and wore bright orange capes,
We suffered some sunburn,
mozzie bites and scrapes,
But we survived
and our achievement is great,
We should be
proud of ourselves, and our little friend Kate!
For when we were
exhausted, smelly and dirty,
We were helping
to have zero deaths by 2030,
14 souls now
connected for life,
Our healing was
deeper than any surgeon’s knife,
So my parting
words to you all before I pass,
Buenos Aires
senoritas and Grassy Arse!!
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