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3rd Day Tuesday - the car goes back
Arriving here a car had been arranged so that we could navigate the chores of moving between hotels and getting the groceries in. Sheer convenience ended when the car was returned, today at 4pm, and now it is back to the buses. The hotel is about 10 miles from downtown and the bus service is sporadic to say the least. A very efficient lady at the concierge desk gave us a bus schedule but it was immediately discounted - hey this is mexico. Sure enough standing at the correct place and looking for the ATM bus, as opposed to the regular bus, the supervisor of buses, whose job was to log all the buses in his school book and say something to each driver, asked where we were going and gave the standard response (with a knowing smile), "Ah Playa Del Sol - 10 minutes!" So 45 minutes later it arrived. But it's not snowing and we are not on any timetables. Si here's the drill for the buses _ arrive at a spot where you think the bus will come, usually marked by a sign. Wait until you see the bus you want - all buses have the route painted in marker on the windshield, wave it down, give a small bill to the driver and say where you are going, he will tell you the fare and then you try to find a seat. Get off when you recognise the place you are going to.
A walk around the old part of Town had been on the agenda before the car handover. First It was a coffee in the place that sells and exchanges books and then a visit to the flea market followed by a lunch special of hamburger with a 5peso beer. Cost averaging the normal price of 15pesos brought the total bill down to 10 pesos each (free market principles shall be applied whenever possible). The exchange rate for Cdn is 10.40pesos to the dollar.