I could/should have expected it. The last day of the year, many people take a day of to extend the weekend. Peruvian custom employees are no different. Thus there was a shortage of personnel today and nobody was available to inspect the crate…. very disappointing but understandable. The fact that the Dakar Rally is starting from Lima soon, also puts a strain on customs, and this in fact makes things slightly worse for me….
All my hope is on wednesday now… a week after arrival in Peru.
Every downside has an upside though: I have a little more time now to figure out the best way to create routes in my Garmin GPS. Realistically planning is quite the challenge. I need to keep in mind that I most likely need an extra day to get used to the altitude around Machu Picchu and Lake Titikaka…… I have been told that chewing Coca leaves really helps against symptoms of altitude sickness… Advice well taken… 😉
xtztravels 
Je hebt toch geen irritante collega’s meegenomen 😉
Sterkte nog even en hopelijk ben je snel weer onderweg!,
Mir
En natuurlijk de beste wensen!
He Wim, beste wensen voor jou na een brakke dag😁van mijn kant. Inmiddels woensdag hier en dat wordt jouw dag. succes.
Hey Wim,
great posts till now! Are you sure these were cocoa leaves and not coca ones? 😛
maybe they are also good when dealing with bureaucratic delays 🙂
I think what people meant is “Coca leaves”, but I guess it’s too late now 🙂
Never too late to edit… 😉 —>> Done