One of our team members realized at the ticket counter that the name on her passport and the name on her ticket did not match...needless to say she had to remain in Portland until the travel agent was able to issue a new ticket. She is en-route now and will arrive sometime tomorrow.
Then one of the surgeons got caught in security for a long time...an Alaska airline agent boarded the plane and was calling out Steve Long...we all jumped up and looked around....and pleaded for them not to leave without him...luckily he made it on.
And another members luggage broke at the airport and he had to go and buy a new one and repack in the middle of the airport.
Off to LAX we went.
In LA Drew Peterson and his girlfriend Melissa braved LA traffic on a Friday evening for a visit. Great to catch up.
Then for the long trek to Lima...I actually fell asleep before the plane departed...woke up when my row mate got food...then tossed and turned.
Arrived in Lima an despite having to open every medical bag we flew through customs.
The flight from Lima (at sea level) to Cusco (12,500) in one hour is always an adventure...imagine the Andes 20,000 feet high...imagine a city in the valley...now think about a plane dropping out of the sky and slamming its breaks on for a very short runway...white knuckles every time
Today we set up the clinic. The Dr's screened patients. Some went on a tour. Lourdes and I had a relaxed day...we walked around the village...including the cemetery. Very interesting we chatted with a family setting fresh flowers at the grave. Then they asked us to pray with them. Very touching
Then we went to Pisac to the market. I ran into a family I had purchased weaving from before. They remembered me fun.
Then dinner with the team.
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