Flight to Lima?
February 27, 09 by Sergio ReynaMy flight to Lima was due at 7:35am, february the 24th. I had to be at the airport one hour before, but I left my bedroom at 6:40am. I didn’t want to lose my flight! The Choquechaca street was wet, and the sky was cloudy because it rained at night. It was a cold morning, and I felt it as I only wore a couple of BVDs, one T-shirt, a couple of shirt-sleeves and a light coat. My boots and black jean were tidy. I only carried a black rucksack.
I asked a public transportation driver how long it’d take to the airport. He replied it was about twenty minutes. No way! It seemed that taxi drivers smelt i was in a hurry as they wanted to charge me six and even seven nuevos soles. That would be the price you must pay if it is a pick-up service. I realized my mistake and instead of asking to take me to the airport, I said that I wanted to get down just in front of the airport where, I remembered, there are some blocks of houses. Four soles, one driver told me. Got it! Gotcha!
At that early hour, the taxi only took nine minutes to get there. As I didn’t want to sound as a liar, I walked to the right rather than to the left after getting down the taxi. I had some minutes to spare so, just as quickly, I headed for the very cliff of the river Huatanay half block away from the avenue. I took advantage of my loniless to “picchar”(suck in quechua) my last coca leaves. !Oh, coquita leaves, please, let me have a good flight! My boots and jean got dirty due to the mud and the dew from the flowers on my way. Nevermind, i am going to be in Lima soon. Soon? Read the rest of this entry »
