We Made It

Got up a little before the rest of the crew today to post this blog. It is interesting trying to work with a Spanish keyboard, as many of the non-letter keys are in different locations on the keyboard due to all of the accents that are added to written Spanish and some of the funny characters that they use.

It was a very long day, but we are finally here in Lima. Teenage boys do not do very well getting up at 4:00 am to get to the airport. Some awfully tired looking boys. We managed to get through the very long lines in security and US immigration just in time to get on the plance. Roy and Duncan almost did not make it. Roy´s bag, which had the first aid kit (a very big one - I think he could open a medical clinic in a small town) caused his bag to be overweight. He had to re-pack everything.

The flight left Vancouver at 6:30 am and we finally arrived at our hotel in Lima at around 1:30 am. The flight to Los Angeles was usual North American style - no food and packed to the gills. Our flight with LAN from Los Angeles to Lima was much better. It was a brand new 767 with good seats, in-seat entertainment systems and passable food. Our hotel is in the Miraflores area of Lima which seems to have all of the restaurants and nightclubs. Traffic was terrible and there were people everywhere. Sure a very lively place.

We are off to do a City tour this afternoon. Will probably walk over to the park overlooking the beaches later this morning. Expect a post later today with some pictures once we download from the cameras.