SO HAPPY! We are finally here!!!!
So, first impressions? Hard to say. The drive from the airport to our hotel is all I have been able to see so far. It is the capital, so it was bustling with people, lots of run down stands selling random stuff, women balancing baskets on their heads, little kids playing futbol with sandals on..pretty much what you can stereotypically assume, but let me say that seeing it first hand is impacting.
After this drive, I was finally able to put down my 90 lb luggage, take a deep breath, and let reality settle in. Hoyo Hoyo Hotel (means "Welcome Hotel") was where I did the settling, laid down and relaxed for a moment. After a bit, though, the warm welcomes, warm weather and well to be honest, the warm dinner waiting downstairs gave me enough motivation to get up and eat a meal with my fellow PCT's. Definitley worth it, chicken, crab, pasta with meat, and squash soup, new flavors that I loved and warmed my soul.
So, with a full belly, I feel asleep 10,000 miles away from home, but ready to embrace this new place as my new home.
Boa Noite
