Short up date-nothing startling!

After Art's last Spanish class on Friday afternoon we caught a local bus and returned to Aduana. But not before Art tripped on a step at the bus stop and skinned his knee! Holding a tissue over it until we arrived had stopped the bleeding but at the airport Art diverted to the washrooms to clean up his knee with soap and water, which involved walking the length of the airport and back because we missed the washrooms halfway down!

Back to Aduana  with Gillian's letter of explanation with only a 10 minute delay.  We had thought that they were going to give us the required forms but no:

After reading the letter, examining the Ministerio Publico report and the photos of the stolen Jeep and the bad guys pickup making their escape (which impressed the officer no end!) we were directed to the Banjercito (a sort of Federal Bank) to explain to them and try to get our import permit cancelled.

We had seen the banjercito on the way to the airport, it was back the way we had come,near the Marina. Back out to the highway to catch the next southbound bus, only a few minutes wait.

Gillian managed to spot the building in time to get off the bus, we climbed the steps to the main doors to see the guard inside with a key in his hand. The sign on the door read: Hours 8:30 - 15:00 Monday to Friday. Art looked at his watch; 15:00 on the dot. Then the guard opened the door! Hurray

Nope, he was letting a man out and relocked the door :(

Back to the rig, greeted by two happy dogs it was time for a very late lunch. Oh, and to properly clean the knee and apply some antibiotic ointment.

Insult to injury: This afternoon Gillian realised that our ladder, a combination 8' Step and 14' extension ladder was missing! Art had moved it away from the side of the rig, where he had put it while working on the fridge, and leaned it up against a palm tree behind the rig.

A few days ago a neighbour had a pair of runners go missing over night.