Woke up about 5 am
to pack our stuff and to check and double check the room. Had a taxi
waiting for us when I got downstairs, we had paid the night before
and Mark and I squared up as well. The cab ride was only about 20
minutes, we had been told it was 45, so we were in good shape. The La
Paz international airport was small and laid back. The bag search was
not very thorough, and for some reason they did a search before the
xray. We waited for 2 hours to board, there were a couple of cool
things going on, but mostly it was boring. They were playing the
Black Hole Sun video in the waiting room and giving out free tea
samples. We had a 1:40 flight to Lima, we didn't have to go through
everything again, just stayed in the international terminal, got a
couple beers and some lunch while waiting the 3 hours for our next
flight. Finally boarded the Miami bound plane. It was the best plane
yet. Individual screens with a touch screen interface with music,
movies, tv and more on demand. The flight went by quickly as I
watched Hangover 2 and most of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes with
Robert Downey Jr., both pretty good.
We arrived in
Miami and immediately felt heat and humidity for the first time in
awhile. Also, oxygen! Not thin, high altitude air. Grabbed a shuttle
to the hotel, had the best shower ever with an awesome shower head
and hot water with nice towels, and felt a/c for the first time in
awhile. Flushed tp down the toilet for the first time in 3 weeks and
listened to ESPN in english. Drank 2 glasses of water, straight from
the tap, and then I went to join Mark in the bar. We found the worst
cuban sandwich I've ever eaten and had some beers in the parking lot
of the hotel before calling it a night.
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