By chance I stumbled on the vacation rental site, VRBO, as I scoured the internet for a place to stay in Miami, in proximity to the airport. Ended up in a nicely appointed, self-contained unit, in the backyard of a nice family with origins in Peru; my hosts Gus, Rosario and their son Gabe.
Gus and Rosario have been very welcoming, setting a high bar for hospitality that their countrymen & women will have to work hard to match. Gathered some useful travel tips as well, including how to pronounce Huaraz, a Peruvian town I plan on visiting. My Spanish mumbling suggested I was actually heading to a town of similar name in Mexico. Oh dear 😕.
My digs for four nights; the wall art in the cabin eerily in keeping with my being here.
However, the first shot of good fortune on the way south was meeting up with a longtime work colleague, now retired and enjoying life in Melbourne, FL. River Rocks on the Indian River served a nice lunch, liquid refreshment (no tsk! tsk! please, mine was non-alcoholic) and a convivial spot to catch up on the last several years. A few people who may read this will recognize my lunch buddy. Not just a lunch buddy, but the last familiar face encountered before I exit the US. Now there is something no-one would likely have predicted. Thanks for making time Jerry, the pleasure was mine.
…...and finally this …….
The drop off was very efficiently handled. No word yet on when El Burro will be in the air, as for me, well my next post will be from Bogota; I fly Thursday 10.40am, courtesy of American Airlines.
Hasta luego mis amigos.
¡Salud! T2
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