The Road to Chiapas – Part 3 – San Cristobal at last!!

The Road to Chiapas part 3.

Hola todos. After awakening in that hovel I book my ticket out of there and a place in San Cristóbal de las Casas and make my plans to get gone. It’s a 1 hour trip up to San Cristóbal but check out is 12 in this place so go out to get some breakfast. Desayuno rancho it was, eggs pork and nachos with spices and peppers. Was pretty nice.

11.00 rolls round and now I try my luck with getting a partial refund for nights not stayed in this place. I play it cool and ask nicely and I manage to get 600 pesos – £24/30 refunded but as was given in cash that’s more like £27 as no bank fees so result! If you don’t ask you don’t get!!

Now Uber it over to the bus station and we got some terminal Boredom to do but no Biggie though 12:50 comes and I go through security and then man collars me saying I need to change my ticket. He’s going on but hard to understand so I’m escorted back to the front desk where they now put me in on the 13:35 bus when I should have been on the 1300. WTF but the 1300 never showed up. Despite the glitches the 1335 shows up and we climb up into the mountains to San Cristóbal.

I check into my hostel and am given a room. Its not the greatest start as just as I’m settled in I’m apparently given an upgrade but still have to pack up and move to the other side of the gaffe. Okay thanks Its slightly better now can I get myself cleaned up please?

Go to the shower and no water…..I come this close 👌to packing up asking for a refund and going somewhere else it’s not late in the day, but I calm down and politely ask whats going on and simple matter – they were working on pipes and forgot to switch it back on when they were done. Could have told me but hey ho. Had to wait another half hour but finally I am able to have my first hot shower that’s actually hot in a week! I freshen up then head out and go get some food then end up watching a rock band in this one place. I think I can hang round this town for a while as not mentally ready for the 12 hour journey into Guatemala just yet………