That One Time In Peru

Off to Colombia! We jetted off together early on Monday morning off to see a new country! We even got to sit next to each other on the plane! I haven’t done that in years and years and I thoroughly enjoyed it, I was even able to sleep a deep sleep on our short hour ride.  We got off the plane onto a steaming tarmac and passed through customs together, it was truly exhilarating completing a customs form as a “family.” My bag didn’t arrive from Panama and so unfortunately I was left to swelter the rest of the day in the Cartagena heat in my jeans.  After one hell of a time finding our hotel, dad and I set off to explore the town and find something to eat. We spotted the popsicle shop I’ve been reading about on blogs and yes we did stop in.  We enjoyed an amazing first meal in Colombia and had a great pizza dinner before we (read: I) crashed immediately upon return to the hotel.  Our first day was delicious, and long, and hotter than hell, and marvel...

My journey to Panama started with just some brief challenges and slight complications. A cancelled flight left me spending the night in Bogotá alone and dad and I taking separate rides to the hotel to meet up there in the middle of the night (basically... okay closer to 7 am). We never slept because we couldn’t help but catch each other up on our journeys. He brought blueberry bagels from home and we were able to find cream cheese right next to our hotel, yummmmm! We ate fish and chips, egg sandwiches with cheese, drank Panamanian beer, ate shrimp, and more fish and chips. Oh and popsicles, and bubble tea. We’ve been doing alright... The Panama Canal was surprisingly better than expected. We enjoyed our time there and were glad we went.  Everyone was lovely even though we were challenged by never being able to find our way around the city which somehow constantly felt like a maze.  The weather was so lovely, sunny and hot. The food was great. Panamanians kind. ...