Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, got up once during the night, and woke/got up at 6:45am.

Teresa is leaving for a 9:15 doctor’s appointment in El Tesoro so I will be on my own for breakfast.

I left the apt at 8:30 and took a Didi to the mall. At Auros they returned my 8GB USB drive in a plastic bag; we’ll see later what’s on it. I had my breakfast in Habia Una Vez. I said hello to Maritza and she asked about Jose. What used to cost 11mil is now 14,500 so that shows there’s been some inflation.

I recycled a plastic bottle then went to Scotiabank Colpatria to make an ATM withdrawal but the machine wasn’t working so I went to Davivienda instead.

I caught a taxi to Eduardo Madrid bakery where I bought a sleeve of 3 plain bagels for 8,100 pesos.

Outside on the sidewalk a man in the street shouted something to me and pointed down. I looked down and at my feet was a rat about 12” long, including the tail. It looked like his head may have been injured and even though his eyes were open it wasn’t moving.

I walked 2 blocks to Parva where I had a café con leche. Nobraskja texted me that a package for me arrived in Miami. I told her it must be my book from The Netherlands and I would send her the details when I returned to my apt.

Back at the apt I forwarded Nobraskja my order confirmation email.

I checked my USB drive and it appears all my files are back. 😊 Strange! I reviewed them and ended up deleting them all.

I left the apt at 2pm for lunch at Clap Burgers. This time I got their combo #1 which included their house iced tea.

Under my table was a beggar also waiting for my food.

The burger was good, butthe fries were over done (most were crispy) and the tea was okay.

Across the street I had a latte in Otra Parte. About 4pm I heard loud thunder but I didn’t leave until 5pm returning in a few raindrops. Tree cover helped keep me mostly dry.

Teresa got trapped in El Tesoro and didn’t return until 7:45. She told me a story of running into the gringo Bill again who she later introduced to Ana Lucia. She said he was looking for a jacket for $20, and he didn’t want to pay a taxi 20mil for a trip to Bello, so he got branded as cheap.

 

Putin Joke

 

A man stands in line at an ATM in Moscow.

After an hour he loses his patience and yells 'Putin is to blame for this I'm going to the Kremlin and kill him!'

30 minutes later he's back in line at the ATM.
'Why are you here again?'

'The line in front of the Kremlin is twice as long as this one...'