Delay without delay

First of all, check it out, got my SPOT tracking widget set up and embedded in my blog! As you can see it's not perfectly accurate especially in an area with a lot of buildings (it's sitting on the ledge by the window in my office right now), but general location seems to work especially when it has a halfway decent view of the sky. I'm going to leave this puppy on from now until I get back, so enjoy! Note that you can click on the "full screen" button to get a much more interactive view.

Now, on to the craziness. We found out yesterday that the original Honda mototaxis won't be available and they had to switch to these Lirfan Trooper 125's. Apparently the paperwork for these might not be ready until Tuesday, which means our launch will be delayed from Sunday to Tuesday. This of course means arrival in Asuncion will be delayed, which may mean I'll have to take a few more days off and change my plane tickets (ugh).

On the plus side they finally told us where we are meeting and apparently that weekend is Oktoberfest in Huancayo, so fun will be had by all. Also cool, Sunday they have what is apparently the largest street market in all of Peru so it will be nice to spend a few hours getting some extra shopping done - alpaca fur hats for sure!

It's definitely getting interesting! Either way, tomorrow at this time I'll be sitting at DCA waiting to board my plane... so excited that it's finally time!

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