Peru bound

Well, we made it to Peru.
The trip started when Luke dropped us to the station and the train left.
Clare and I were a metre apart on opposite sides of the train door. A very helpful attendant advised that the next train would overtake the first. We arrived at Central Station together.
The flight, Sydney to Auckland, to Santiago, to Lima was uneventful but long. I did get the chance to cheer on my favorites team, the Newcastle Knight's Rugby League team as they were travelling to Auckland to take on the Warriors.
The south american cabin crew on Latam Airlines was a bit efficient, a bit courteous, somewhat helpful and
mostly pleasant. Their hearts were elsewhere however as they flirted with each other and sang to themselves.
The drive from the airport was a now familiar white knuckle trip of last millisecond swerves and brakes, back alleys and driver textings. Strangely, no car horns!
Straight to sleep after 30hrs.

Our room for 5 days is large cool and fairly comfortable - nice!
Breakfast was bread, scrambled eggs and Peruvian Olives ( a coarse paste)
- delicious for a hungry traveller.


Comments

  1. Ruth4 May 2019 at 13:52

    Looking good so far! Mum feeling much happier as being swamped with visitors. Scans showed no change so staying where she is for now. Have a fantastic time xxxx

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