Friday, April 4, 2025

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 5:45 am, finally waking/getting up at 7:30.

Google Flights for our trip has come down to a much more reasonable $1,060.

I’m happy to report no ill effects from yesterday’s long walk.

Teresa informed me the girl in the gym only wants an answer to 2 questions. Is your heart healthy enough for gym activity?  Is your blood pressure healthy enough for gym activity?

I left the apt at 8:45 and completed my workout in Smartfit (there was a different girl at the front desk and noticed a couple instructors I haven’t seen before).

I was having a latte in Ganso y Castor when I saw a couple smaller squirrels (kits?) walking on an electrical line. While I took this photo of the second one:

The first one had already grabbed the peanut I left there:

Then he came back (or maybe it was the other one) looking for more:

I stayed about an hour before returning to the apt.

I started looking at laptops and I couldn’t find the ones I found before, at least without being more expensive.

I switched to Amazon where I found this laptop:

·     HP Pavilion 15.6” HD, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Ports: 1 USB-C, 2 USB-A, 1 HDMI, 1 headphone/microphone combo, $390.99.

Looks good, only problem might be, “Amazon.com will not accept returns of any desktop… computer more than 30 days after you receive the shipment.” That’s quite a risk, should it be “dead on arrival” but then electronics don’t usual have problems.

We left at 3:30 and took a Didi to Santafe mall for 12,300 pesos. I went down to Valentina’s where I had a latte and Teresa went to Zara to meet her friend Monica. I received a text message from Daniel asking me to arrive for my haircut at 10am instead of 9am. I agreed but now I’ll probably be switching my schedule with the haircut last.

Teresa returned about 5pm and told me she found a dress she wants me to see. I paid 11mil (included my tip) and followed her up to Studio F where she showed me a couple dresses. Knowing her I asked her to try them on and when she did, I liked them but she didn’t like how they fit.

We went to Crepes & Waffles and had ice cream which Monica insisted on paying for because I picked up the check last time. While there we heard a thunder storm come through and it got noticeably colder.

They went into a couple more stores while I waited outside.

Monica left and Teresa and I went to the 3^rd floor exit where we could see it was raining. Small groups of people were standing around so it was difficult to know who was waiting for a taxi and who was waiting for a car. We decided to go down to the basement where they have a taxi system. When we arrived, there was a long line but at least we could sit. Taxis came fairly frequently so we only had to wait 20 minutes for our ride back to the apt for 17,000 pesos.

There was still a light drizzle as we ran from the taxi to the porteria.

It was 8:30 and I immediately started my pre sleep routine.

 

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