Transatlantic Zeppelin: Three cheers to Will

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March 12, 2005

Three cheers to Will

LIMA, PERU. After landing in Lima today (from Qosq'o), a good number of us were ready to stay at the airport and hop the next flight home. It was a draining week both physically and mentally, with most of the group doing a four day hike along the Inca trail and the rest settling for city tours and day hikes, such as when I climbed the mountain behind Machu Picchu. Being robbed during the Black Jesus procession last night did not help my mood. Rumors circulated that the head guide had also declared that he will not lead future MBA tours after he got an earful at yesterday's botched rafting trip. And today Citibank in Lima told me that there was nothing they could do and that I could not even withdraw money from my account without my ATM card.

Fortunately our Limeño amigo Wilfredo knew exactly the medicine we needed--lunch at a great non-gringo seafood joint, lots of local alcohol, and massages. So three cheers to Will for being such a great host! (Y tambien a todas las damas hermosas que nos acompañan, as Will likes to say.)

I will also propose that we toast tonight to all our sunburn and peeling skin, be it on our ears, forehead, hands, or nose, as a bit of sunburn despite prodigious use of sunscreen is sign we had a good spring break.

UPDATE: Here is a link to where we had dinner.

Posted by adrianjo at March 12, 2005 07:33 PM