There are many sensible ways to get to Peru. We are now in Peru but we did not get here in a sensible way. Our trip started at Eastwood at 4am - Sydney Airport at 5.30 (Richard is frisked by security) – Brisbane at 8am – morning tea with some dear friends who moved to Brisbane a few years ago (Richard is frisked for security again; he must look dodgy) 12 noon we leave for Los Angeles – 13 hours later we arrive in LA to experience a beautiful dawn- a walk outside where we see a really cool LAPD Policeman on his Harley Davidson, and experience some fun with US security, customs and bag handlers - 4 hours later we are in the air (we should mention that the first woman Richard met in the US said “ I love you” just because he bothered to look for and find her lost bag and the first man that Wendy met apologised for the US’s poor national morale caused by the war in Iraq).- another 4 hours and we arrive in Miami to experience a glorious sunset- then another 5 hours later we leave on the red eye special to Lima, - 7 hours later we arrive an hour before dawn ( we think on Tuesday morning). In spite of our fears our bags arrive and we are met at the airport by a kind Peruvian with our names on his sign- we are whisked through a pre dawn city, waking to early morning joggers and we arrive at our Spanish colonial hotel with much thanksgiving and a little fatigue. Of course the reason for the strange route is that the Quadrio’s have always been committed to doing things on the cheap and two free (round the world) frequent flyers tickets are worth the inconvenience, for after all according to GK Chesterton inconvenience is only adventure misunderstood.
Lima is really a bit of a pleasant surprise after all the warnings we heard and read. 9 million people living in a city with 1.5 inches of rain per annum is not going to be green but it is frenetic, colourful, noisy and surprisingly appealing and the locals are friendly.
Born to Run – on the cheap – has a long way to go but has begun with adventure and much joy.
4 comments:
Keep up the blog...nice to share your inconvenience without personal discomfort
Cheers
Peter C
Thanks Peter - your encouragement to do this blog is probably the reason it is happening.
Dear Richard and Wendy
Glad to see that the great adventure is now well underway. Hope you get a chance to post the occasional photo - looking forward to more news. Keeping you in our prayers - God Bless
Peter and Betsy G
Thanks Peter and Betsy - trust you are well and we will do our best to keep the photos coming
Richard and Wendy
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