After a long delay on the tarmac due to weathe in shreveport, I finally began my journey to Lima at about 1200pm. The flight took a little over 2 hours because according to the captain we had to avoud the wrath of God (we took a northerly route around the weather).

Atlanta airport was busy as hell. It seemed as thought everyone and their mother were trying to get into South and Central America. It was funny to sit back and watch the flight attendants get increasingly angry at the mass of people who refused to obey the boarding procedures. I finally got on the plane just under 30mins late and after another 30min delay on the tarmac in Atlanta we finally took off.

The flgiht was long and cramped. I sat next to a nice Japanese man who had flown all the way from Tokyo. If he could be in a good mood after something like a 24hour plane trip then I could be too. We had a couple really interesting conversations about MLK and malcom X.

I finally go into Lima after the 6.5 hour flgiht and made it through passpost control very easily. My bag was damn near the last one off the belt so I was a bit stressed out at the very end. Customs was a joke.

Exiting the secure area I had to push through a couple hundred people who were waiting for family members and such. I nearly trampled a couple old ladies who were in my way.

The Lima airport is nice and clean and I was able to find a nice resting place for an hour or so. I was able to check in soon after and did so. I am currently checked in all the way to Cusco, and now just have to wait until my flight leaves at 550am.

I am tired and bored. Dont mind the typ-os.

I might purchase this rent-a-cellphone deal for 9.99 which will allow me to make realtivily cheap calls to the USA and able to recieve unlimited calls for free. I will see.

I will make phone contact in Urubamba for sure if not Cusco.

Thats it for now!

So I have decided to spend the night in the airport on the 6th and catch a flight out on the 7th at 500am. This will be slightly more painful but a good deal simpler.

I will be leaving Shreveport on the 6th of July at 11:18am from Shreveport Regional Airport. I will be flying into Atlanta and then flying directly to Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima. I should get into Lima at about 11:59pm. There is no time change from US central standard to the local time in Lima.

I am planning on staying at least one night in central Lima in one of the hostels my guide book recommended (Moon).

Hopefully I can meet up with an old friend of mine who has been studying in Peru for almost 6 months now. He will be leaving the day after I get in, so the chance is slim.

After at least a night in Lima I am going to take a flight from Lima to Cusco in the Urubamba valley and then a bus to Urubamba where I will be staying. I was planning on taking a 20-24hr bus ride from Lima to Cusco, but the flights are only about 40 dollars more expensive so I opted for the flight.

Once I get the right address of where I am staying I will post it. Right now all I can say is that I am living with Nick Asheshov and his family at his hotel called Incaland Hotel.

So this is the blog on which everything i do in peru can be read!

This means i can be lazy with my emails.