My cold was still very much present when I woke up. We had breakfast at our place before meeting up for our free walking tour of Barranco. Barranco is the next neighbourhood to the south of Miraflores and also borders the ocean but is known as the hip, bohemian area of Lima. Our group took a public bus from our meeting point in Miraflores to Barranco, about 10 minutes …
My day didn’t start so well. I woke with a congested chest. I figured a hot shower might help but I couldn’t get any hot water. How could an Airbnb superhost not have hot water? I shivered through my cleansing and jumped into warm clothes. John got up a half hour later and gleefully informed me that his shower was very hot…I had been turning the tap in the …
I woke really early and listened to the city begin it’s day. Gecko’s chirped in the dark, followed by melodious birdsong and finally light traffic. The hotel pool/fountain area was even cuter in the daylight. I had Google translate the menu in our room so I knew what to order for breakfast; scrambled eggs, refried beans, tomato salsa, cheese, fried bananas, fruit, orange juice and tea. Gorgeous yellow birds …
It’s been a whirlwind week of changes. After thirty-two years, John retired on Friday. Now we are on an Avianca Airlines plane heading to San Salvador where we have an overnight layover before continuing on to Lima. Our flight should take about four and a half hours. We are on an Airbus A320. The seats are a little snug and there is a slight whiff of airplane washroom as …