6$ 



lions err ate from our window- 



Mar. 15 • W* packed all the morning and were ready for 

 an early lunch. At one o'clock the Kurillos called for 



us. Alicia presented Clara 

 with a huge bunch of orchids, 

 a dozen stems of Cattleya 

 and two dosen stems of Odon- 

 toglossum. We had a long wait 

 at the airport but the time 

 was occupied saying goodbye 

 to all of our friends . The 

 Butlers, the Gar rolls, with 

 their two children, the Qua- 

 trecasas with their three, 

 Dr Royo and Mrs Brickell. 

 Otoya and Osorno came, said 

 their goodbyes and left for 

 a bullfight. 



The fli^it down was very 

 good until we ran into rain 

 near Barranquilla. At the 

 airport we were taken by bus 

 into the center of the city 

 and then to the Hotel Prado. 

 The Avianca office was not 

 open so we could not fix our 

 tickets that night. After 

 dinner we walked around the 

 hotel pool and gardens. 



Mar. 16. I took the papers 

 to the Avianca office and 

 left Clara at the hotel to 

 come on the bus with the 

 baggage. I was sent to the 

 seaplane base and there was 

 able to have the tickets 

 checked. Clara finally ar- 

 rived, well before departure 

 time but not soon enough to 

 keep me from getting panicy. 



We spent the spare time 

 picking the greenery out of 

 the bouquet because we were 

 told that otherwise we might 

 not take the flowers into 

 Miami. Found out later that 

 it wasn't so. The plane came 

 in at 9.30 and went out agaxn 

 at 10.30 with us on board. 



landed at Kingston. We were 



I-aria, the criada 



Lunch was served before we 



