OK, after a ridiculously early departure out of Seattle, I am now in Houston.In all of my travels, I have never been here.But, I guess a stopover in the airport really does not count.
Hot and muggy, which I guess is typical.Reminds me of my first trip to Shanghai where it was so hot and muggy. Seeing Shanghai on a map in the north of China, one would think it was not so hot.Turns out that it’s latitude is the same as Houston which then explained the weather.So I guess Houston is a bit like Shanghai. A stretch here, I know.
Ok, the Peru trip. I started working on this one in January.Originally it was to be in December with a driving trip to Scotland around now.But, as I learned more, it was clear that the weather, particularly for Machu Picchu was far better in June, so I moved it to this time slot.Being 64 now, I also decided that traipsing around Peru at 8,000-12,000 elevation might be easier now than later, and I could drive around Scotland long after Peru would be hard to do.
But that is all said before I get there. I may wish I had done it at 54 or 44 instead of now.We shall see……
After an overnight at a Lima airport hotel I fly to Cusco and it’s 11,000+ elevation and my reserved “room with oxygen.”I have never had optional oxygen and look forward to how it is supplied. Will it be a pipe sticking out of the wall to tether myself to, or will it be bottled in the mini bar?Can’t wait to find out!