On our way to Vermont
An earlier trip to leave ‘stuff’ with friends near Boston.
On our round-the-world trip, we managed 36 flights without mishaps. No lost bags, no cancelled or even seriously delayed flights, no gate-checked carry-ons, no bad food (ha ha, just kidding about the last one!). Well, the averages have caught up to us. On the first leg of our flights to Peru, we were told to gate check our carry-on backpacks at Logan. A-M managed to get hers aboard (and stowed) regardless. Then we were told we had to disembark while mechanics worked on a hydraulic leak. Later we were called to the podium and told we were being rerouted through Miami. The airline cancelled the flight, though they weren't admitting it. Now we are just hoping our bags don't get lost and that the gods of travel aren't still looking to get even.
Schooner at home in Round Pond, ME
It’s been a very nice month of visiting with friends! The weather has mostly cooperated; we have made use of all the many (food) bags, the 2 bikes, the one boat....that we brought along from Ashford. Our stuff is now strewn around metro Boston, and we cannot thank our many friends enough for allowing us to leave everything until we return. When? - still to be determined.
We should land in Trujillo, Peru tomorrow morning, and we’ll see if I can manage a few polite phrases in Spanish. We realized in rural Ecuador this past spring, that my rusty, basic Italian was insufficient, and that no one spoke English outside of the guest houses. I have spent hours using duolingo over the past 18 days - which I have enjoyed. Can only hope people will see I am trying.
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