I guess we’re staying a little longer…

It’s been like 4 whole days, and it’s already hard to remember what day of week it is. Given that, we will be giving you information in the form of a list of incoherent thoughts and incomplete sentences, complete with possibly bad punctuation, because my fingers are too fat for this tiny tablet keyboard.

– The ticket counter lady would not check us in because of the one way tickets we got, and you’re supposed to have a return ticket or proof of onward travel. But then she hooked us up by just selling us the cheapest ticket out of Peru, which we promptly canceled upon landing here. And if you guys didn’t know, any carrier that operates in the US has to give you a 100% refund on a plane ticket that you buy if you cancel within 24 hours. And Peruvian immigration does not give a shit about onward travel tickets. Like absolutely none whatsoever. Getting through both immigrations and customs took 4 minutes and 37 seconds total.  It was absolutely amazing.  It makes me think that our government needs to quit doing shit that makes them think that people just want to bomb us all the time.

-You guys remember those Nissan Sentras from the early to mid 90’s? Ever wonder what happened to them all? Nope, me neither. But we found them anyways. They are all here. Like every fifth car is a Nissan Sentra. No joke. Toyota Corollas from the same time period are in the #2 spot, followed by Tercels and VW Beetles.

-On the topic of cars and driving, I have never seen some place with such an overall blatant disregard for traffic laws.  Lanes, psssshht. Have not seen anyone even slow down for a stop sign. People do stop at traffic lights a good percentage of the time. Horns are heavily utilized, but it’s still not enough. As a pedestrian, your best bet to get across the street is hoping a bus cuts off several lanes of traffic making the kind of left turn for the far right that would get you 3-5 years in the US.

Joyfully getting a yellow fever vaccination. Way cheaper ($27) here than in the US ($150+)
Joyfully getting a yellow fever vaccination. Way cheaper ($27) here than in the US ($150+)
Giant $3 sandwiches.
Giant $3 sandwiches.
Anticuchos at a random food festival we stumbled upon in the heart of Barrancos.
Anticuchos at a random food festival we stumbled upon in the heart of Barrancos.
Hostel hairless dog Bisco loved Mike so much that he couldn't get him to stop humping him. True love.
Hostel hairless dog Bisco loved Mike so much that he  would bark when Mike would make him stop humping him. True love.
The 65 degree weather doesn't phase these surfers one bit. They tried talking us in to lessons but we're going to have to wait until summer for that.
The 65 degree weather doesn’t phase these surfers one bit. They tried talking us in to lessons but we’re going to have to wait until summer for that.
Our new favorite beer. "Not even the greatest cleavage can separate two friends."
Our new favorite beer. “Not even the greatest cleavage can separate two friends.”
Typical sunset in Lima.
Typical sunset in Lima.

El amor.
El amor.
Our favorite neighborhood of Lima so far: Barrancos.
Our favorite neighborhood of Lima so far: Barrancos.
Yes, they even have Banana Republic here. They do it better though being that it is located in a mall on a cliff overlooking the Pacific.
Yes, they even have Banana Republic here. They do it better though being that it is located in a mall on a cliff overlooking the Pacific.
I was thrilled. There were dozens of kitties hanging out in this courtyard.
I was thrilled. There were dozens of kitties hanging out in this courtyard.

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