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Gap Adventures Reviews Biography
I've been on the ground stateside for less than 12hrs and this review
is already burning a hole from my pocket straight through my right
foot.

**This just in, that burning was actually a blood clot in my right
calf. One ER visit, several tabs of baby aspirin and 3 days later, I
will now complete this review. No worries though -- amputation,
pulmonary embolism, stroke and all other possible crises were
averted. Thx Bayer!**

Anyways... my 12 fans and anyone else ennui-engulfed enough to suffer
through more than 17 of my reviews might recall that I have a salt
intolerance. This made me slightly skeptical of spending 5 days hiking
the Inca Trail, eating food that had been hauled through the Andes by
porters after (presumably) for safety's sake being cured in salt and
other deadly preservatives for an extended period.

W.R.O.N.G.

Welcome to GAP, where the food is served hot, three times a day --
prepared from fresh ingredients hauled in giant coolers by human dump
trucks. Eggs in the morning, soup before lunch and dinner, main
courses involving chicken, fish, alpaca, quinoa, veggies and more.
All concocted at altitude, from scratch, by chefs "with special
training by Le Cordon Bleu." I don't care if it was a 1hr
video-conference. These guys are performing miracles at 14,000ft.
There was cake!!!

Between our three main meals each day and a 5:30 tea with snackage,
our reasonably-sized group of 16 joked that all we did was eat. Of
course, when we weren't eating, we were hiking. Our guides were
out-stan-ding -- accommodating for the elders and less
athletically-gifted in our group and constantly checking-in with
everyone as to how we were feeling and fairing at altitude.

The weather was warmer than usual for the season and I was glad I
opted to go with GAP. While this company is more expensive than most,
they also employ more porters than most, allowing you to pass off 6kg
of your personal effects. Who knew a sleeping bag weighed 3kg??

There's no way to get around the fact that the Inca Trail is a tough
hike through a mountainous region of rural Peru -- hardly a vacation.
Yet, with GAP I honestly felt more catered to than I have at 5-star
resorts in the past. I'd use this company again without hesitation.
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