There is a local bus that leaves every hour or two from La Cruz going to Bahia Salinas. Just as I had been pondering the ease of traveling abroad, I jinxed myself and unknowingly got off a stop too early on my way to move down to the bay. Generally, that would not be a problem, however, this ordeal turned into me walking around for an hour before being picked up by a nice Hungarian couple who took me the remaining mile to my destination. Since I was going to be away from food and water for a while, I had stopped for groceries on my way down and had about 50 pounds of stuff with me; two backpacks and two shoulder bags. It was not pleasant, especially when a guy from Indiana (who lives here, so fully understands something must be wrong if a someone is walking down this desolate road with this amount of luggage) drove past me and nicely waved, like I was happy to be trudging around in the heat.
It was worth it. I´ve got a great bay front condo with a kitchen and some great neighbors (all 5 of them). There is only one restaurant within walking distance and the food is pretty bad. The owners are Italian, but can´t be bothered to make an extra plate of pasta if they are on the verge of running out. It is either a 40-minute walk or a 45-minute bus ride to get to a store. I have been taking kiting lessons for a couple hours a day and can stand on the board, but can´t get too far. I think today is my breakthrough day.
