all is well other than technical problems

I would have posted earlier but kept running into problems. First, I downloaded new pictures to my laptop, but for some reason, my laptop won't connect to the wifi even though it sees it, and Dav's Mac connects fine. I've been to the local internet cafe to use their cable, but even that proved difficult, and Dav had do to tech support for about 20 minutes so I could connect. I'm maintaining some of my work duties, and I was so happy to get caught up with work that I forgot to post my pictures before disconnecting the delicate set-up I had.

Then, I decided to update directly from Dav's Mac sans pictures, but oddly my saved post wouldn't appear. This morning, finally, I'm posting from Dav's Mac successfully. Pictures will have to wait. We're on vacation after all, so I'm not stressing. : )

Update-wise, after snoozing the first afternoon recovering from the trip here, we're feeling fine. Traveling with a toddler is a big effort indeed, but we made it, and Tesla is happy. We have shopped at the local supermarket, had amazing ceviche for brunch, and have walked around a little. We're happy that we have 5 days here again after Buenos Aires because we want to visit the beach, museums, and ruins, which we won't get to this time since we are leaving tomorrow. This has been the perfect pit-stop to break the long trip to Buenos Aires. I'm mentally slowly unwinding, and am now very excited and very ready to be in Buenos Aires tomorrow!

For now, we're just chilling, and I love that we have 100% time for Tesla. Some notes so far:
* Drivers are crazy. They won't stop for you, so be careful. Everyone honks for seemingly no good reason; this makes street life quite colorful.
* Meals are later than what we're used to. We arrive in restaurants before anyone else which is great so Tesla can run around without bothering anyone.
* I wish I spoke at least a little Spanish. I'm pretty pathetic here...I use French words out of desperation.
* Now that I'm caught up with work, and won't have much each day, I'm finally realizing, "holy cow, I'm in Lima, Peru!!!" Never thought I'd be here. I relish seeing new places.
* Amenities work fine in our apartment, but we're in a nice area in a nice place. There is a lady who guards the entrance way even though there is a locked gate. I've seen guards at several nice-looking houses too.
* We're not in a first-world country for sure, but I love that. It's good to see outside our usual bubble.
* It's humid here. I forgot how puffy/curly my hair gets with humidity. We've discovered that Tesla must have my hair since she's got some curls going too. Pictures will follow.
* There are beautiful sunsets here.
* Last night we discovered on the first floor of our apartment building a nice restaurant where we had a wonderful dinner while 3 ladies entertained Tesla. Perfect.

[update]
We just got back from a walk to a neighboring section of the city, and had lunch at a super modern mall that reminded us of La Jolla, San Diego. It targets tourists since we got menus in English. It's built in the cliffs that overlook the ocean so you can walk around with the ocean breeze. Quite spectacular. And all along the coast line as we walked were sleek ocean-front apartment buildings that looked like they belonged in Miami. I didn't expect to see such a fancy neighborhood.