Saturday 27 june 2015  09:15 Quito (UIO) 10:10 Cuenca (CUE) XL1541 Economy-V Maximum 2 pieces which weigh 23 kg in total

Here it is. Another step for me. My first booking of an international intra-country flight. Not a big deal I guess. But it is significant to me. First time I've done this. Won't be the last.

I've figured out the broad strokes on the canvas for three weeks. Next, a week in Peru with a trip to Machu Picchu.

So I was trying to figure out how to get back to Portland from Lima. But the flights sucked. First leg left at midnight and final leg included a five hour layover in San Francisco.

I couldn't figure out how to make it work. So instead of getting pissed off, I just walked away from the computer and did something else.

When I worked for Higher Education Chancellor Tom Bartlett, I would often hear Tom say, "If you can't answer the question -- change the question."

So if I can't find the flight home I want, then let's come up with another question.

Or as my coming of age favorite writer, Hunter Thompson used to say, "when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."