Tuesday night in the Lima airport
It´s about 12:30 in the morning and I´m sitting in an internet lounge in the Lima airport. My flight here was actually easy except for nearly an hour delay. That didn´t bother me at all since my next flight doesn´t leave for another 5½ hours. I could have spent nearly $60 for a room including the taxi ride there and back, but wouldn´t have gotten more than five hours sleep so I decided to kill time here. It´s really not a bad place to stay. This place is open all night and the foodcourt appears to be open, too.
The flight down was nice. I had the entire exit row to myself meaning I could spread out all my junk! I brought a portable DVD player, but forgot to pack any DVD´s! Fortunately, there was a place in the new terminal D at DFW airport which sold them and I was able to buy a couple for $25. They did show "Fantastic Four" which was pretty lame and "The Italian Job" which was much better than expected.
Getting through customs here was a breeze as always. I was surprised to be able to check-in for my flight to Iquitos so early. I´d heard that it wasn´t possible to check in more than three hours early, but the lady at the counter said no problem. And my flight is still scheduled to leave on time! I was more than a little concerned since flight cancellations and delays are normal here. Three of my previous four flights on LanPeru airlines have had that happen here.
In about eight hours I hope to be in my hotel room in Iquitos. I{ll be ready fgor a shower befrore heading out to explore the city and find something for breakfast. I´m sure I´ll head over to the "Yellow Rose of Texas" -- a restaurant bar owned by a former UT baseball player who came down here as a petroleum engineer and stayed. It´s a very interesting place with all sorts of jungle curios everywhere like anaconda skins, a giant stuffed armadillo, and many native artifacts. I had my first meal there last time I was in Iquitos and it was great. If I haven´t gone off down the river, I´ll be able to watch the Cowboy game on Thursday and the Texas-Texas A&M game on Friday there.
