Last week the laundry shorted us a washcloth. Yes, we drop off clothes at a laundry for washing, drying , and folding – all for $3 a load. No problem until now. De Anne went back to the laundry – no washcloth. She scoured the local stores – no white washcloths for sale.
Off to the big city! The bus ride was $2 cheaper this time. I guess we now look like we know what we are doing and less like gringo rubes. There is a lot to be said for not swivelling your head all around with your mouth hanging open.
We found the right washcloth at the first stop – El Rey, a very large and modern supermarket, for the princely sum of $1.44. Of course factoring in the 42 km bus ride for a round trip total of $7.00 for two did increase the overall cost, but we decided to do some sight-seeing too. Besides it gave De Anne a chance to play one of her favorite games - “Look, we could have bought it for less here!”. The winner of the game was a street vendor downtown who was selling 4 washcloths for a dollar.
We left the suburban mall and hailed a taxi for the trip downtown – NO, WAIT! That was my idea, instead, at De Anne's insistence, we walked to town thus saving the $2 cab fare. Along the way we were honked at by about 100 taxis who obviously thought there was some problem with Americans walking.
Downtown David was a disappointment. Lots of blue smoke belching traffic, trash, and mud. Still, even in the city folks were friendly.
After assuring ourselves we had seen the best of downtown David (see pictures below) we made our way to the bus terminal and got back to Boquete in time for a late lunch at Big Daddy's where drinks are half-price if it is raining (which it was).
Mosquito threat indicator
Fancy downtown hotel
The other nice spot in downtown The plaza
Now normally a traffic light is not considered photogenic; however, this is the only one in the entire province. It's been over a month since I have last seen one.
Pulling out of the bus station
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