Slept in. Worked on those questions for that job application. At 10:00 a.m., I took our laundry down the street to be washed and, after I returned, we walked over to INEPAS and found the outside door open, but the inner door locked. We rang the bell and the owner came out and let us in. Supposedly, she was to be my contact for the village computer project. After discovering that she didn't (or wouldn't) speak English, we pieced together what she told us in Spanish. Evidently they have computer labs in 40 villages and each village lab has from 35 to 40 computers. In other words, we're talking about 1,400 to 1,600 computers. Furthermore, she let us know that our Spanish wasn't good enough to work with them and that next week, Semana Santa (Holy Week), everything would be shut down anyway. To cut to the chase, we thanked her for her hospitality, informed her that we probably couldn't accomplish much and left intending to check with Entremundos later.
From there, we walked to the Vrisa Bookstore, where Linda found two books she wanted, one of which we're renting rather than purchasing.
We continued on to where the microbuses load to go out to Hiper Paiz and the Pradera Mall. We soon found one and left on our Q1.25 (15 cent) trip. The route was much more complex than during our last trip, since there was major road work that had to be avoided.
Eventually we were let off in front of Hiper Paiz and decided to have lunch at Pollo Comparo. Once again we ordered the Chicken Caesar burrito, but the camarero (waiter) tried to tell us something that we didn't understand. Later, when examining the promotional piece on a nearby table, I understood. The Q20 price was only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We ended up paying Q33 ($3.96) each, but they were still tasty.
Following lunch, we walked through the Pradera Mall, a two-story shopping center. We found two mugs and a knife that really cuts at one bargain store and clothes hangers at another. We then walked through Hiper Paiz, where we found some unsalted peanuts, trash bags and some live culture yogurt that Linda wanted.
We next walked over the four-lane highway on the crosswalk and found a minibus heading back towards Parque Central. After getting off downtown, we stopped by Dispensa Familiar, but didn't buy anything.
We headed back to the guest house and worked on our computers. Just after 4:00 p.m., I picked up our laundry (a large laundry bag full). The charge was Q25 ($3.00).
Supper was scrambled eggs, avocado and a banana. We spent the evening trying to catch up on our blogs. Hopefully, I'll get caught up soon. The text is almost all up-to-date. The delay is due to the time it takes to upload photos. Oh, how I long for true high speed Internet!
