Montreal to Lima, Sat night, Day 2

We are in the air, somewhere over the Bahamas, beautiful sunset.  A tired bunch of travelers, we've been moving for the last 32 hours.  Besides the occasional 1000 yard stare and 13 pairs of red eyes, I've heard not a single complaint.

This morning, we headed into Montreal on a city bus from the airport.  Walking around the Old Port, the city was very quiet.  After eating at a mediocre diner, the weather turned to rain/snow and getting soaked cancelled our Montreal walking tour.  We found a bus stop and went back to the airport for relaxing naps, roaming the airport, water drinking, people watching and board games.  Montreal will be there on the other end too.

We have another 24 hours of travel before we land in Cusco.  Looking forward to a middle of the night hotel bed in seven or eight hours.  Spending a second night on a plane is a bit surreal, and why do these LED cabin lights slowly keep changing colors?  Wait, are these cabin lights changing colors?

A bit past midway in our 10,000 mile journey, the gang is already bonded and looking out for one another.  As our tribe forms and sleepy time zones zoom beneath us, our equatorial crossing looms and I think we all feel this cohesive extension of trust and the group seems to instinctively know to keep our best Lopez feet moving forward.

Goodnight Lopez!  B

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  1. kboothMarch 30, 2019 at 9:02 PM

    Good night... Saw a show demonstrating crossing the equator ritual on a Navy ship... It was quite a sight. Baby pools filled with green paint, sailors ordered to do pushups and other calisthenics in the paint. Guessing you didn't have that ritual. :)

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