Day 22: Todos Santos

December 20, 2014

The plan for today was to take it easy and do some Christmas shopping, and it was a successful day. But not without its moments.

This town is full of shops selling nice quality handicrafts, which is what I was hoping to acquire to give as gifts. Not inexpensive however. It could be that my bargaining skills are subpar, but I could barely wrangle any breaks in the asking price. Too many of us tourists here, I'm afraid. Anyway, I was all set to make a bulk buy of some items (can't spoil the surprise) and after settling on the price I went over to the bank to withdraw the necessary cash from the ATM. And, that was when I discovered I no longer had an ATM card.

Sigh. I expect I left it in the machine in La Paz. Fortunately, in 2014 this is more an inconvenience than a crisis. A quick call to my bank to cancel the card (and confirm it wasn't on a spending spree across Mexico), and a series of text messages back home and I was wired enough money to finish shopping with plenty left over to last me for the remainder of the trip.

I am more than ready to move on. As interesting as this town is, it isn't all that much fun by one's self. I wandered around for as long as my knees could take it (I can ride 1000 miles, but I can't walk 1000 feet) and then sat in the hotel bar sipping beer and watching American football on TV. Pathetic.

I love Mexican laundromats. You can wash the clothes yourself, or you can just hand the bundle to one of the attendants and come back in a couple of hours and collect it, all washed and folded. It costs less than $3 to wash everything I have so it's not a tough decision.

One tired doggy. I felt like that after wandering around for a couple of hours.

Todos Santos at night. Kids skateboarding down the middle of the road.

The sign on the left of this building is another message against opening the mine. There are plenty of those here. Poor job creators, they never get a break!

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