Dad's Visit Part I

* 12:45 a.m. Alarm went off
* 1:00 a.m. Arturo left for the airport

* 2:00 a.m. Dad arrived in Lima

* 3:00 a.m. Dad and Arturo arrived at our apartment (I woke up)

* 4:00 a.m. Back to sleep

* 6:15 a.m. Alarm went off, got up and went to work

Despite such a crazy beginning, having Dad here has been fun. Busy and tiring, but very entertaining. We went out to fancy dinners (thank you, dad!) and saw some sights in Lima (the center of Lima with beautiful colonial architecture, the ocean walk in Miraflores near my place, etc.). At Dad's request, we also stopped into one of the numerous casinos, my first and probably last time, as well as a Nissan dealership to get some foreign brochures to give to his local Nissan dealership. He also came to my school and went to Arturo's hostel, and even joined us on a jaunt to one of my favorite stores, Ripley, where we bought a washing machine (yeah!!)...and got himself a sim card and now has a working cell phone.

Early this morning, he left for Cusco to begin his travels to Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca. Despite some affects from the medicine to prevent altitude sickness (the pills to prevent feeling sick from altitude comes with side affects...which makes me question why one needs to take them...).

He arrives back to Lima on Friday afternoon to spend the rest of the weekend with us before heading back home.

Now, I get to unpack all of the wonderful goodies that Dad brought for me. Thank you Grandma, Mom and Cathy!! And a huge THANK YOU to my sister who searched my boxes in storage and completed my shopping list (sleeping with my down comforter last night was so cozy).