Next morning we woke up early (again) to meet our tourguide Franco and drive 1.5 hours to catch an hour train ride into Aguas Calientes. Aguas Calientes is the closest town to machu picchu and has only one road running through town. The railway is the lifeline of the town serving as it's mainstreet. After a light breakfast we set out for a hike along the railway to visit the botanical gardens. Walking along the railway was nice and peaceful until the blaring train horn gave us about 15 seconds warning for us to get off the track before a huge blue engine roared by. The botanical gardens were actually pretty interesting, full of life and amazing waterfalls. We headed back to camp to enjoy some delicious trout from the sacred river. Then headed off towards the hotsprings in the pouring rain. (thanks for the ponchos mom :) That night we camped just outside of Aguas Calientes.