I don't know if they have anything to do with Lima, Peru, but maybe I'll find out soon enough now that I'm here. This is my first time south of the equator and I'm curious to see how disorienting it will be to have the sun in the north at high noon. If you ask my brother he'll say I have no sense of direction to begin with, but I usually get my bearings with the help of the sun (even though I frequently cheat and look at my compass...)
I'm also looking forward to seeing the southern stars. That may have to wqit though because it's been foggy here and Lima is full of bright lit casinos. Soon enough though.
I arrived last night, but tonight I go back to the airport to pick up karen after a week apart :-) Just six more hours...
I rarely book ahead, but it can be disconcering showing up at midnight in a strange new town without knowing you have a bed reserved so I reserved one ahead through an online hostel booking service. That gave me a false sense of security because as it turned out the hostel had given away my bed since i didn't show up at 11 am. I'm not sure where that time came from. I didn't specify an arrival time in my booking so I guess they arbitrarily picked one. I also think 11 was supposed to mean 11 pm but with out the am/pm the hostel assumed they were using the 24 hour clock. I'd like my dollar deposit back but don't really expect to ever see it again.
It all worked out in the end. They pointed me down the street to a newer hostel that was quieter but had space. That was fine since I really just wanted to give Karen a quick call and then go to sleep.
Ok, time to check out Lima and see if i can get some beans.
Take care,
J
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