Travelodge El Cajon

Ok, here I go... This is the blog page for my trip to South America. For those of you bored enough to log on, I will try my best to keep my blogs and pictures up to date. I'll also try to keep the material interesting. Tomorrow is the big day and I am quite excited, why ...

... Palestine to France and many more. My kids especially are looking forward to attending some theatrical and musical performances by the San Diego Junior Theater and San Diego Civic Youth Ballet. And yes I forgot to add, the best part is actually free visit to all the museums. For two days visitors can visit all the museums free of cost in Balboa park. Now isn't it icing on the cake.

We decided to cross the border back to the USA. From our last drive through Mexico I remembered all the locals walking up and down between the stalled cars trying to sell food, blankets and other random items. They are definitely still there! It was a great way for me to get rid of all my change, since I can't exchange it anyway. I bought a creme-filled pastry, not sure what it was, but I do know ...

... jak dla mnie - bardzo ciepła. Czułam się jak dziecko skacząc wśród fal. W drodze powrotnej zaczęły mnie bardzo piec oczy. Nie wiedziałam, czy to od słońca, piasku i morskiej wody, czy może od szkieł kontaktowych. Gdy w końcu dodarłam do domu Kim, myślałam, że mi oczy wypali. Światło je jeszcze bardziej podrażniało ...

... of the roads were washed out as reported and the Monsoon like weather was dumping rain by the inches every hour. As we drove through the high jungle tropical rainforest it was dense fog and there were land slides or fallen trees even a jack knifed semi hanging over the side of a bridge; truly creating a surreal almost battlefield like atmosphere. We were told never to drive at nite in Chiapas because of stalking bandits but we pressed on. We pulled over at a Pemex station to ...

... to the airport. This afternoon I met the American woman from across the hall. She was in the hallway practicing with her crutches with Claude. She had fallen, too, and had broken her hip. She was "lucky," though, in that it happened the *last* day of her vacation. David and Michele (another really nice nurse) both came in to say goodbye to me, as their shift was ending, and they wouldn't be seeing me tomorrow. They were sad, too. I told them I will be ...

... the rep. from the travel insurance company called to ask how I was and to say they never got the fax from the hospital of the form I had given the doctor to fill out and sign. Michelle asked at the desk for the original fax so that she could send it out herself from the hotel, but they couldn't find it. They did have a blank copy, though, so I kept it and will ask the doctor tomorrow to fill out and sign another one. I have a new nurse this evening, Laurent ...

... that gone now, but I still have a lot of pain. Dinner was really good -- thick, juicy lamb chop, basamati rice, green salad, fresh fruit, and that wonderful French roll with Brie cheese. ---------- SUNDAY, JULY 6 -- I'm dive-bombed during the night! I wake up this morning with 4 mosquito bites, all on my right hand. Itch, itch! As usual, Claude comes in after breakfast, and I use the crutches some more. Can do better with them now. Claude also told me that in France ...

... course, I attempted the impossible, but the next day I knew I wouldn't be able to do it traveling on an Air Evac plane for 30 hours (due to regulations of not being more than 200 miles from land and making 6 stops before reaching the West Coast -- for those of you who have ever thought of doing this). So I convinced Dr. L I wanted surgery there, and he scheduled it for July 2. The immersion into the French culture and language was immediate. I'd always thought the American ...

... was hoping for.) First, our flight from San Diego to Dallas to change to the Paris flight was cancelled! We had to go claim our luggage, which was being taken off the disabled plane, and then go back to the ticket counter to book another flight. We put ourselves in the hands of a wonderful ticket agent who got us booked on a flight from San Diego to Chicago, where we would connect with a flight to Paris -- AND we ...