On arrival in Panama, we were exhausted and hot and sick. It was one of the most excruciating experiences traveling with a semi toddler and being an exhausted, sniffling mess.
Right from the get go, we were all suffering from a nasty cold. On the ferry we were sniffling coughing fools.
On the plane Indi didn't sleep and was a cranky baby. On arrival in Mexico city she fell asleep in the stroller on our way to make the connecting flight. The first flight was a red eye to make matters worse.
When we arrived in PC at 2pm we took a $30 cab to the Hotel Lisbon. Which was at one point a landmark in the city, is now more like a run down dive. The bedsheets were the wrong size, way too small, the aircon wasn't working, neither was the hot water or the tv.
After making our complaints known to the semi interested staff, the cool air turned on with a loud boom and continued to buzz loud all night. It smelt moldy and there was no towels or soap in the bathroom. For approx $65 Cdn a night you'd expect better.
I had two appointments at the dentist, the latter one ended up in a super scam by a violent A-hole and a rip cab driver, which I proceeded to record a voice memo about. Maybe if I get around it it I'll attach it to this blog post.
A voice recording can definitely capture a lot more the the true sentiment than writing about it 8 months later would anyway. Then off to the seaside we went. One 5 hour bus from PC to Santiago, then an hour wait for another tiny little bus ride of 2 hours to Mariato. It was a long day!
After being at JP and Lindys for a week we're all still super sick and I have a UTI. Not the greatest trip so far.
Hoping it gets better from here on in.
Right from the get go, we were all suffering from a nasty cold. On the ferry we were sniffling coughing fools.
On the plane Indi didn't sleep and was a cranky baby. On arrival in Mexico city she fell asleep in the stroller on our way to make the connecting flight. The first flight was a red eye to make matters worse.
When we arrived in PC at 2pm we took a $30 cab to the Hotel Lisbon. Which was at one point a landmark in the city, is now more like a run down dive. The bedsheets were the wrong size, way too small, the aircon wasn't working, neither was the hot water or the tv.
After making our complaints known to the semi interested staff, the cool air turned on with a loud boom and continued to buzz loud all night. It smelt moldy and there was no towels or soap in the bathroom. For approx $65 Cdn a night you'd expect better.
I had two appointments at the dentist, the latter one ended up in a super scam by a violent A-hole and a rip cab driver, which I proceeded to record a voice memo about. Maybe if I get around it it I'll attach it to this blog post.
A voice recording can definitely capture a lot more the the true sentiment than writing about it 8 months later would anyway. Then off to the seaside we went. One 5 hour bus from PC to Santiago, then an hour wait for another tiny little bus ride of 2 hours to Mariato. It was a long day!
After being at JP and Lindys for a week we're all still super sick and I have a UTI. Not the greatest trip so far.
Hoping it gets better from here on in.
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