Up at normal time, breakfast, the net and bible reading. Reneé will take the laundry in and I am going to run the water maker to top off the water tank. I will also clean the bathrooms, and straighten up things like computers and electronics. This morning, we refilled our daily pill containers. I took the bus to the Airport, a very easy ride and a short walk from the stop to the airport.
Of course their flight was delayed, so I got a beer and waited for awhile. Eventually we got together and got a cab ride back to the boat. It is interesting that the cab companies (maybe with some intervention) have come up with a fairly simple plan. The fares are based on zones, and the “official” cabs all get used in sequence, and the way it works, for example our ride, is your pick a guy standing in the crowd with an “authorized taxi” sign, and he gets you into the next available car. I don’t know if they get paid or if they only get tips, but I tip this guy. When we fly in, this guy is typically shortly after customs and he helps with the luggage. In this case, it was only across the sidewalk. Anyway the fare was 380 pesos or $25 US. (It is important to note that the conversion rate for pesos to USD is about 20 pesos to the dollar. This means there is about 120 pesos premium to pay with dollars. This is about $6 extra to use the dollars. $19 if you pay with pesos, $25 if you pay with dollars. The fare is paid either inside at the counter or as the driver leaves the airport you pay at the gate. The money does not stay with the driver. I give the taxi driver a tip at the end of the ride. Uber and InDriver rides are not an option to or from the airport. In any case, we got back to the boat and moved them Dave and Darcy Traut from Cedar Rapids into the boat.
No pictures today.