Thursday November 15, 2012

Thursday November 15/12  update
Sorry, I honestly tried to upload a bunch of photos today from the laptop and it is just not working.
We got up early and went to meet Jay in front of the Old Cathedral to take a city Tour Bus, which we have never done, even though we have been here a year.
We were early and there was a red bus waiting so the the guy just told us to get on.  We could not see Jay anywhere.  One of the passengers said this bus leaves at 10am and we were supposed to catch a bus leaving at 10:30 so we did not know what to do.   Our arrangement was to meet there at 10:10 and the bus started to move away at 10:10, and still no Jay...    I tried phoning and he was not picking up.   The bus made the circle around Parque Calderon, back to the Old Cathedral, and still no Jay.  As it swung around again in front of the new Cathedral I spotted Jay on the sidewalk, so I motioned him to jump on as we were waiting in traffic, which he did.
I had the front seat on the upper deck while the others sat further back.   The bus took us to places we had already seen, including Turi, so I did get some good shots from the higher vantage point, and my intention was to show these to you as I spent all afternoon processing them, but Bill Gates and Microsoft and Google are conspiring against me.
Bella really enjoyed the tour while I thought it was barely worth the $5.  I felt he route was bad and the commentary very poor, and they only had one stop, at Turi!  Regardless I got a few scenic shots and many shots of indigenous folks.
When we returned we went to the Panama Hat Museum and Factory, then went to the Dies De Agosto market for a hornado lunch which was particularly good today.
My desktop computer has been struggling to upload all Microsoft updates but that is like pulling teeth.   I found my problem that the svchost process is claiming to be using up all my memory, so nothing else wants to work.  Updating the computer is supposed to be one of the cures, but I guess I haven't found the right update in the 42 crirtical ones, of which I am fighting to get the last 8 to upload.   I could just scream.
Gotta rush to a late supper at Julio and Paola's tonight...
That was today's excitement.   Hugs to all.