In continuation of my book (hey if the guy who landed the airplane in the Hudson river can write a book, why can't I?) four AM came way, way to fast. Again I arose in a haze and walked over to the shower. I am not sure how conscious I was, but I remember turning on the shower, and turning off the shower other than that, there was some business with the soap, and possibly the shampoo as well. Us 3 headed over to the main lobby and got ready for our flight. We arrived at the airport at about 5 AM, and waited to go through security, which was actually quite stringent. Much more so than Brazil. We waited at the "gate" for about two hours, and eventually boarded an awesome single engine Cesna. It fit 12 people, and the two pilots. The flight was a short, but enjoyable ride. Because of the small size of the airplane we only reached a cruising altitude of what seemed to be a thousand feet, leaving us with a spectacular view of the land below. We then arrived in Puerto Cabeza, where we went to the local Adventist school to wait for the second plane with all of our luggage to arrive. Unfortunately, it did not arrive , and we were unable to continue our voyage to Francia Sirpi. We waited at the Adventist school for a couple hours, ate at a local restaurant, and visited the town. The food at the restaurant was very delicious, and only cost about 2.50 US! It consisted of a homemade tortilla, a special kind of cheese, beans and rice, and a side salad. It was big enough to fill me up. We then went back to the school and played a little football. After that someone suggested wrestling, and I taught them a thing or two about how to wrestle. Tonight we went to a really nice pizza restaurant and had very very good pizza.
I also met a very nice doctor and his wife down here. They are 24 and 25 years old, and are going to go to Francia with us. After the pizza, we went back to the hotel rooms that we have out here to use the internet. Unfortunately the internet is not working as well as planned, but hopefully it will be able to get a call through. Tomorrow we are planning to continue on to Francia Sirpi.
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