Layne has an appointment today with a skin cancer surgeon. She has two small cancers that need to be removed, no big deal the doctor said they aren’t serious.
The big deal is that until we know the process and the timeline for the surgery and the recovery time we don’t know what we are doing next. We have a comfortable spot to wait and see before we finish up Peru by touring Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Lake Titicaca before we drive to Chile.
The other issue as ridiculous as it sounds is that I have to return to Florida before November. My drivers license expires October 31st and I can’t renew it online, as I did that last time and you can’t do that twice in a row. Silly me.
So I will be marching off to Miami sometime. I had planned to go from Lima but the campground there wasn’t pet friendly but here in Arequipa Layne would be fine by herself for a week so I shall probably fly to Lima and connect to Miami and rent a car to drive to Key West and stay with friends.
You know what they say about making lemonade from lemons so I shall probably be in Key West in mid September, the height of hurricane season if all goes well. Slightly weird but necessary.
In addition to getting a Cuban mix sandwich at Sandy’s I shall have to pick up our mail, get my International Driving Permit renewed, renew GANNET2’s registration and buy a suitcase to bring back all the loot Layne has been shipping from Amazon to our friends’ place in New Town.
It’s funny really as lots of travelers from Europe go home in summer and our Canadian friends will be in British Columbia for September. I hate flying and being shuffled around but it’s extremely convenient to be able to afford the time and money to make this ridiculous journey. Plus I’ll get to see some people I have missed. I’m not complaining.
Layne will be fine here for a week as it’s a short walk downtown, there’s a giant supermarket around the corner, the campground does laundry and Rusty is very happy sprawling in the sun. She’s also found some cooking classes she wants to take.
I’m ready to be out of Peru and exploring Chile on our way to Ushuaia at the southernmost tip of the continent. We are trying to plan our arrival at the Beagle Channel in early December which is the beginning of summer so we have to keep an eye on our dawdling as it’s 3500 miles in a straight line and we drive anything except straight lines. There is so much to see.
In the meantime we are seeing the sights, reading books and trying Peruvian cuisine. Not a bad life. Saturday we ate at a fish restaurant (and got to go boxes as usual).
The tangy bright soup tasting of fish and lime to start. And then we ordered a tasting tray, too vast by half of course. Seafood rice, ceviche, and fried fish. All delicious but we ate the ceviche and saved the rest for our fridge.
Service was weird of course, rushed impatient and tense. This was at three in the afternoon.
After it was over he was cheerful and sorry he spoke not much English. We gave a tip which as always shocked him. I wish there were more joy and less self consciousness in Peru as they seem so shy and ashamed at not speaking English. The food in Colombia is boring but the good cheer of the people makes up for it. Peruvian cuisine is fascinating but it’s hard to connect with Peruvians.
We wandered and bought some chocolate.
And tried some craft beer and planned our journey south.
We also walked past a rabbit rescue where you can also groom and board your pet rabbit. I kid you not. Note the red US style barn, our culture permeates everywhere.
Taking a trip? Board your bunny with us. My mind is blown.
And the water trucks. Peru is a desert.
Not a bad day for a couple of retirees was Saturday.
