We made it to Lima safe and sound (and very tired!). It's not a very attractive city but our hotel is safe and clean and actually quite nice by budget travelling standards, anyway...hot water, no bugs, etc.
On our stopover in LA we were supposed to meet Cady from our Africa trip but she had food poisoning so we went to Santa Monica for a couple of hours instead. We learned from a local that Santa Monica doesn't suffer from smog...all that cloud is the "marine...
I am writing this from an Internet cafe in Lima, so obviously we arrived! Our trip started at 4:15AM yesterday when we got up and headed to the airport. Word of caution, if you have a flight at 6:30AM, don't arrive at the airport at 5:30!! Turns out there are a lot of Alaska flights at that time and the check-in line is very long! Thankfully as we were on a flight that was leaving soon we got to go the front of the line.
We had a 5 hour layover in LA and we were supposed to meet a...
By the time you read this, Christine and I will be on our way to Peru!! First stop is LA, where we will be hooking up with an Africa friend, Cady. We are really looking forward to that! And then on to Lima and the rest of Peru!!
Stay tuned for travel updates!!
What were you doing two years ago today when "it" happened?
I was in Houston going to a trade show. I turned on the radio and heard the hosts talking about the planes. And then as I was listening, the first tower (the second hit) collapsed!! I just couldn't believe it. It didn't feel real.
When I got there, everyone was madly trying to find external internet connection so we could find out what was happening. The conference organizers set up TVs all around so we could see what...