We were able to leave Charlotte this morning after a good breakfast at our favorite restaurant for home cooking, the Tryon House on Old Pineville Road. We were grateful to Randy Ross for all of his help in getting us to the airport.
At the Charlotte airport, we waited in line to check our bags and then another line for the security check. Our flight from Charlotte to Atlanta was delayed one hour until we were able to board our plane. Once in our plane we were treated to another 30 minute wait on the tarmac. When we were allowed to finally take off, the the first leg of our journey to Perú 2010 began.
A note to Kathryn Ross: The mission shirts you dyed were fantastic. I had a few comments while walking around in the Charlotte and Atlanta airports. Not only did some say that they liked the shirt, but they actually inquired about our mission in Perú. Many thanks!
Arrival in Lima was around 12:00AM Charlotte time. We had to wait an eternity in the immigration line and then we were allowed to collect our bags. The total of our bags contained over 250 lbs of luggage and donations! For the first time since traveling to Perú, Connie and I got the "Red Light" exiting the Lima airport. Both of us were detained while our bags were scanned and then hand searched. WOW!
Finally able to walk out and greet our hosts made all of the waiting in lines, the 8 hours on stifling planes, the dragging and sweating with luggage, being searched, being scanned, having to deal with immigration officers, filling out customs forms, and being stuffed into a Mickey Rooney sized airplane seat worth the effort. Ah... life is good!
An 1½ hour ride north to the wonderful Paredes home and then to bed around 2:30AM.
It's wonderful to be back in Perú!
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