Better Late than Never

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Fly-
I'm leaving tomorrow for the Galapagos. The trip has been amazing, we've spent a few days in the city of Quito & a few days outside in some villages. The photography is unbelievable & I'm putting my camera to good use. Sorry I can't bring you back a 16 yr. old beautiful Ecuadorian girl.... haha J.K. The kids down here are adorable, dressed in bright colors & wandering around the streets alone. We've pretty much been treated like royalty, served 7 course meals every day, even the police follow us around in the city & stop traffic for us. I'll fill you in on Incan & Ecuadorian history when I'm back. Take care,
Sister Hippy Chick

Okay, so that's obviously the text of a post card from Ecuador, from a close personal friend of mine, nicknamed Sister Hippy Chick. The catch?

It was "mailed" in January of 2003.

The Ecuadoran "postal service", at least with respect to international mail, consists of people putting their letters and such into a sort of mailbox in the capital. It's on the honor system, and you take as many as you leave, at least in theory. If you're from Germany, you take a couple of post cards or letters back to Germany. You get the idea.

So finally, yesterday, someone in Metropolis put the post card from Sister Hippy Chick in an envelope, stamped it, and sent it, and it arrived today. I'd given it up as gone two years ago.

Sweet.