Day 81: Golf & Errands in Lima - Thursday January 27, 2011

The first order of business today was to get the car to the dealer for a replacement tire and general service. The Porsche dealership here is a class operation and very helpful. Finding one’s way without a navigation device is very challenging given that there are frequent desvios with no guidance. One thing for sure, we are sending a car to pick Justin up at the airport rather than navigating the town on our own.

We played golf at Country Club La Planicie, a very nice course in an upscale, gated neighborhood. Even with the gates, many of the homes were behind high walls. I guess they are afraid of the millions in the barrios. The situation makes us uneasy about the long term prospects for social stability.

We are spending the next 4 nights at Country Club Lima Hotel. It is grander than Los Incas Hotel, but doesn’t have the killer view of the city. The restaurant is as special here.

We are looking forward to Friday afternoon with Miguel and Gloria. I am particularly keen to hear their insight on the socio-political aspects of Peruvian society. My feeling so far is that there is a lot of frustrated energy in the people and they tend to be friendly – except on the roads. We took the day off from pictures today..