Gulfito again
We bus back and taxi back to the boarder, a little worried about crossing back into Costa Rica given our last experience. The only trouble we have is getting hassled by a boarder crossing official who is apparently directing traffic by blowing a whistle and waving a baton around. No one is paying much attention to him. So here is this guy standing in the middle of traffic at a boarder that seems to have no entry and exit gates that are typical in the US Canada boarders, there are cars, busses and taxis all driving around him as he blows constantly into his whistle and waves his baton in random directions.
When he sees us, he hones right in on Chantal, runs towards us and babbles away at her as he leads us to the Costa Rican customs building. Chantal is visibly annoyed, she tells me she is sick of these guys always hitting on her.
Upon closer observation I begin to question if this guy is actually a border official. His uniform is dirty, his hat is all faded and the baton is a builders level. Locals walk by him and say Que Passo Rambo….apparently he is a local fixture around here a little crazy and they let him play in the traffic.
While we check in Chantal is hit on again by 20 something buff guy who arranges a taxi ride to Gulfito for us at a reasonable price the upside getting hit on does have some advantages, I suppose.
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