* regular font is Sol, italics is Mikey
Monday, March 28, 2005
Our trip so far has been uneventful - just the way you like the travel parts to be. We originally left about an hour earlier than planned, which was good because 20 minutes into the drive to LA we realized that we hadn’t gotten our passports. Even with the backtracking, we left our car at the parking lot and made it to the airport exactly 2 hours pre-flight time. While we grabbed a late lunch at the International Food Court (I’ve seen more international choices at the mall!) our flight got pushed back 30 minutes or so. Just when I was starting to wonder what was going on, they boarded our flight.
Our first stop was in Hermosillo. Everyone de-planed (De plane, boss, de plane!) and we went through a customs line. Then we got back on the plane for the second leg of the journey. We arrived in La Paz last night at about 9:30. Our plane went on the Guadalajara, but we got off, found our bags, and headed for the curb. Someone called for a taxi and we took a 5 km ride for $270 (pesos). From the look on the guys face as he handed us our bags, we got fleeced, but we were just happy to be at the Hotel Mediterrane without any problems.
Our room is small, but clean and well furnished. But not very furnished - there’s no phone! And unfortunately, the wireless network they proclaimed doesn’t appear to reach our room, so, combined with our cell phone not operating in Mexico, we’re truly incommunicado. (It turns out the internet works, you just have to be in the right spot!) It’s like the darkest reaches of Africa, but with cable TV. The ceiling is this vaulted thing with paint sponged in pastel colors, and if you look up at it long enough it starts to look like it’s underwater. Or maybe I was just very tired from the rowdy neighborhood all night.
Now this morning we need to have breakfast, then obtain más pesos. If a cab ride’s going to cost us $25, we need more than the handy startup cash Uncle Joe provided for us. That sure helped though! Then perhaps a walk on the Malecón to see just what La Paz is about.
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