Over 900 pounds gone. Still counting. She floats on the water, not in the water. Sure hope I get her back before the water taxi operators go on strike, maybe that's just a rumor.
Strange place. They complain about too much competition. There are ten idle boats at Bocatorenos Botas because they don't have captains.
Some guy picked me up this morning and wanted $25. That's $4 a mile. I gave him $10. We argued. "Nobody would do that for $10." Red Frog is right across the way. That's a $4 or $5 ride apiece for two or more. I pulled out my cell phone and read him 10 names that do. Hey capitan, I didn't arrive yesterday. He told me to stop using the co-op The dispatcher and my regular drivers stood behind and just shook their heads. I saw him again on the way back out of town. He scowled. Another operator was glad to take me home for $10.
I was at the gas dock with the taxi driver, Eddy. Victor asked me, "Jim, when do you get your boat back?" "You know Worth?" He laughed, "Eventually."
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