Tammy doesn’t enjoy the cold. When she started talking about heading south as part of our life on the road experiment, I’m thinking southern US of A but….3,784 miles later we’re in Lima. Getting here was….interesting. More on that adventure at a later date.
First impressions:
-Customs and Immigration- Very laid back. You go through immigration before you get your bags. They did have a drug perro working baggage claim but very little visible security. My customs officer was more interested in talking about what Nicaragua was like than my travel plans in Peru. Point to Peru, much nicer experience than even domestic flying in the USA.
-Lots of people speak Spanish. Google translate is neat but…sometimes using single words out of clear context gets you some looks. Point to Peru. At least in Peru no one asks you to go back where you came from because you’re speaking a foreign language. Plenty of people speak English and/or try and help you.
-Lima is good sized. Population is about 10 million. We are slowly building our local network. Currently we know 0.00000000000000002 percent of the population. Our host, cab driver, Hector’s mom and my LinkedIn contact. We sat and chatted with an Aussie while enjoying a tasting flight at Barbarian Brewery but he’s leaving soon. Oh..and one gato I met at Stanley Park. I’m calling this a point wash but the potential for new gatos and perros friends is exciting.
-Food is going to be a tasty Peruvian twist adventure. Point to Peru but shout out to the couple of Peruvian restaurants we went to in Chicago, they did a great job.
-Traffic. We are never ever going to rent a car and try to drive here. Reminds me of Nicaragua but without the donkeys, carts and bikes so far. Not for the faint of heart. Point to USA.
-Weather is nice, 60-70s with a good deal of humidity. I had a couple pairs of socks get damp from condensation dripping on my bag in the cargo hold on the flight. They still haven’t dried out. Point to Peru. Tammy is warm and sunscreen is going to be a new winter requirement.
