Thursday, July 15, 2010

Beginning the Adventure Journey







Day 1 July 12, Monday
AWAY WE GO! My friend Gina and I spent various hours rearranging my two luggages. What an ordeal it seemed to level them to 44 lbs each. We even took them to weigh at the Publix supermarket just to be on the safe side. Soon, we were on our 5hour car ride on Florida's Turnpike for my stay over in Miami.

Met Hannah from Seattle and went to have an awesome Cuban dinner. No coffee, please... The rest of night was spent in chit-chat with Hannah. Goodbye Gina, see ya when I come back.

Day 2 July 13, Tuesday

Slept like babies, showered, and got ready to check out. Now let me have some Cuban coffee and a hearty breakfast..... Hannah and I were feeling the anticipation as we arrived at the Miami airport for a group meeting. Okay, I admit the butterflies were in my stomach as I realized that truly I would be on my way to Chile.


2pm One by one we (Hannah and I) arrived. I met Katie from Virginia , Ryan from Pennsylvania, Maureen from Chicago, and from California were Kristy, Lauren and Stephanie. Later Roman from Boston arrived just in time for boarding. Jen and Grace also from Califorinia arrived later.

5pm Off we go...
What a surprise to have a meal in an airplane flight these days! Great mashed potatoes with spinach, meat with baby carrots, and a dessert.

7:30pm arrived in Colombia, Bogota Airport
Arrival on time and soon I'll be drinking Colombian coffee. What was most notable seeing at the airport were several sniffing dogs and a lot of perfume shops spraying us as we passed by. Many, many policias (police).

While we waited for the other flight our fingers pounded on our computer keyboards because we had no cell phone reception. We board in half an hour, got to get coffee before go. Umm, I can now say I've had true Colombian coffee in Colombia.

10:00pm
Boarding Avianca, will arrive in Chile at 5am on Wednesday.

Could not sleep on the plane. We did have a delicious meal of chicken with noodles, salad and peach juice. In the meantime, did some computer writing and some resting. Really should of brought myself a book to read.

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