We woke up kind of latish. We stayed around the house for
the morning and then had to get ready and went to Donna and Edwin’s house for
lunch. I was still not feeling great to
my stomach.
They served ceviche for a starter followed by arroz con
pollo. We brought along a bottle of wine
but I didn’t drink. I had the chicha morada they provided and also some
tea. They had some cookies for dessert. Daniela’s brother did not make it to their
house but her mother did if a little bit later than they had hoped for. I didn’t
take pictures in their house though probably I should have because it is very
nice. The food was really good and
fortunately I didn’t have any adverse reactions to it. I wonder if it was just
Daniela’s family from Arequipa that was the issue?
After we ate dinner we had tried to make plans to meet up
with Dan from NY in Lima downtown. He was staying near there he thought so
Daniela and I took a taxi to get there to meet him for six but due to her
mother’s arriving late we ate later than we expected and showed up at 6:15.
Apparently Dan had already given up on us so we ended up waiting around till
about 7:00 before deciding to head back to the house. We were able to trade emails with him and
found out that he just panicked that we weren’t showing and left after a couple
minutes of us being late. I was surprised primarily because of how late we were
compared to what we said on New Year’s Eve.
I thought he might have figured that out.
At the house we primarily got me packed up and ready to get
on the plane that night but we also relaxed a little bit while waiting. After all was said and done we had to get a
taxi to the airport. My first flight out of Lima was to be delayed by weather
in the US but we were told to go in for the normal time just in case. So we got
to the airport. My check-in was quick. The lady at the desk told me the delay
shouldn’t be a problem for my flight from Houston so I should be ok with my
already set flights. I met Daniela in
the open area and we stayed at the food court of the airport until it was time
for me to head in. My flight remained delayed by some time but I still needed
to make sure I got through security and immigration without being too delayed.
We didn’t eat anything or even do any shopping. We just sat and talked until it
was time for me to go. The security line was a bit rough but immigration was
quick. So probably I left a few minutes
earlier than I needed to. Of course we wanted to be together as long as
possible. I think in some respects we are
getting too used to this part of the trip. I don’t like it much but it won’t be
for much longer I hope. So I got in and
found they were a bit more delayed than they said and spent a couple minutes
shopping but not long. That covered the difference and when I got back we were
basically lined up and ready to board.
The flight boarded reasonably well. I was in the inner aisle
and had a Chinese couple next to me. They were quiet I think. As soon as I
boarded I fell asleep and didn’t really wake up until less than an hour before
we arrived to Houston. The plane was a 767-300. I didn’t even make it to the
safety briefing before I was asleep.
We arrived in Houston. I go through the Global Entry kiosk
and had an added step of being checked for ebola by a live officer but that was
quick. Luggage wasn’t too bad and I was able to get myself through customs (the
non-Global Entry folks were pissed at our speed through the line) and on my way
to baggage recheck and then on to my gate (no security recheck needed as I was
in the same terminal). I didn’t have to
wait too long before we were boarding. I did buy a snack for the morning
because I really didn’t eat on the other flight and this flight wouldn’t have
any food. But it was only some bugles that I ate most of before we got on
board. The boarding was quick again but
I was literally surrounded by children. Some were quiet and some were
obnoxious. The family with 3 kids and another on the way had no control over
their children. I was still so tired I was able to sleep through most of that
as well. We landed maybe a little bit
early. My bag was one of the last off the belt. Still Dad was waiting for me
and we were on our way home with basically no traffic in short order. The
Bruins were playing and lost in a shootout before we got home.
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