
I sent them a message and started advising them remotely straight away, mostly in things related to Salesforce integrations and how to design the database and keep the data. I'll be honest the paid remote contractors only focused on writing code without even thinking who is going to use the data and how. I'm sure it sounds familiar to some of you (Eulogio :)).
The flight from Cusco to Lima went smoothly but then things went sideways. After waiting for an hour (10am) to see my flight on the big board so that I can check in, I tried one of the automatic machines but it didn't want to give me the ticket. "Okay, let's go straight to baggage drop off" I mumbled. But the lady directed me to a completely different line with few people in it. After half an hour we've been told the flight was cancelled. Another hour passed and few people in front of me got onto the 5pm flight to Bogotá but then I had to wait another hour for anybody to even acknowledge that I was still waiting to be served. You know me - don't like to make a fuss, so I sat down on the floor, relaxed and told myself that after all it's not their fault the plane is cancelled and other people were giving them enough grief. Once I approached higher-level employee and told him the situation he started looking at my case. Unfortunately all the flights were full and I had to wait untill 11am next day. I really needed to be in Medellín in the morning for the team meeting but I guess it was not to be.
Thankfully the airline took care of everything. Got my taxi vouchers, hotel, meals, and new ticket. I thought they would put me in either the hotel 100m from the airport or something close and cheap. Nope they chose Novotel ****, which goes for £70-£100 with reservation and from £300 (!) if you just turn up. Not to mention it took a bloody hour to get there. Anyway I'm walking into the hotel, just me, normal chap with two backpacks, broken sunglasses, ResultFitness hoodie, jeans, and everybody else in the hotel in suits - I actually laughed out loud thinking "oh yes I'm going to fit right in".

It was around 2015 when I changed my way of life using minimalistic approach. Same year I became vegetarian but mostly facny and expensive things stopped being of interest to me, hence this hotel, personally, feels just like another way for people with money to spend it. At least I'm going to get some quality shampoo and soap haha! The only thing I like about it is the bath - it's been showers only in the last 6 months and even though the bath here is for short people (:D) I still enjoyed it.

I decided to go to the shore and see the ocean - despite not being able to swim (well a bit thanks to Sam The Jellyfish) I miss water a lot. It was the best feeling being able to listen to the sea while living in Honduras. On my way to the ocean I walked through Bosque El Olivar - Olive Grove Park that became a national monument in 1959 {https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/parque-el-olivar-lima-perus-historic-olive-grove-park/39602}. The story of El Olivar dates back to 1560 when Antonio de Rivera brouth the first oliv plants from Spain. Only three plants survived the journey across Atlantic, but after very careful planting they trived. By the time Peru became an independent state in 1821, there were close to 3000 olive trees in El Olivar. I absolutely adore green spaces with history like that in the middle of big cities. You can see how much care is being put into making this place live up to its heritage and still make it a great place for people to enjoy.


Thanks to a quick recommendation from Meghan T. I chose a route that would take me to John F. Kennedy park, which has many resident cats. All my cat-lover friends (Paulina, Michał, Mei, April, Ania H.) would surely appreciate ability to just hang out with many cats (all of them very lazy and friendly) in a beautiful park like that.





After enjoying a bit of sunshine I started to head back since my body was telling me "don't overdo it, don't push me bitch", and I kind of promised myself to listen to it more. On my way through the busy streets of Lima I enjoyed this the most - baby palm! Last time I saw one of these was while walking through the streets of Valencia with Natalia, trying to guess the age of the palm or at least whether it was a baby palm or teenager palm :)
