notes from baja – aeropuerto
3/20 Aeropuerto
up at 6, hang with relatives a long while, shower, pack, eat leftovers from last night’s fish taco take home and birthday cake from the hotel buffet. Sit around, photograph the group, get a bit of recovery story from T & M. L types away online. S watches. Lorna, Kendra, and Lee tell stories of the McKuens of Boonville. Time for goodbyes. Airport after a quick meal in San Jose.
Airport is full of vacationers with huge bags. We skip the line with some help from a friendly guard. Waiting in a bright room made of canvas. A bit of sampling of tequila.
Searched for liquids/water before boarding, then out on the warm tarmac to the plane’s back door. Watching, dust blowing, almost tasting it, throwing off that hot embrace, losing sight of those jagged final mountains.