Back to overcast skies in Lima. Being a Sunday with the office closed, we (Eric, consultant, Uisdean and me) took the chance to visit a local pre-Columbian archaeological site relatively close to Lima (40 km away). This was Pachacamac, (‘the site was first settled around A.D. 200 and was named after the “Earth Maker” creator […]
At last, the sun came out in Lima, so warmer and provided a slightly better view across the city. Eric Bosc arrived at the hotel and told us he had chickenpox (probably picked up from his children)! As both Uisdean and I had had chickenpox in the past, we carried on as we were unlikely […]
Still rather overcast in LimaI. After breakfast I travelled to IPEN with Eric Bosc, to collect a representative who would help with customs release, then on to the airport. It then took 2 and a half hours to get my ‘personal’ box out of customs. This involved going round multiple offices accompanied by a ‘helper’ […]
When we left the hotel in the morning, found the weather was cool and overcast again. We travelled by taxi (relatively cheap at the time in large American cars usually) to San Isidro again with the consultant, where a Telex was waiting, informing me that the delivery address for the equipment boxes couldn’t be changed. […]
Our first breakfast, with a rather different menu from one in the UK, and the menu was in Spanish of course. ‘What is desayuno….’? Papaya & mango in fruit salad. Being a 4-star hotel there were concessions to English speakers though with a translation and some recognisable items like pancakes (all rather American options though). […]
To understand the background to the ‘day’ posts read the pages under ‘About’. Getting up early (5:30) on August 3rd, I took a taxi to Heathrow Airport (I didn’t live far away then). I met my colleague Uisdean at the airport, and at 12:05 took off on a BA (British Airways) flight for Peru (probably […]