Me and my Tsuru
According to Wikipedia, La Paz is the largest city in Baja California Sur with almost 200,000 people, but the airport is tiny.
We deplaned directly on the tarmac and walked over to the airport terminal building. The building was small but nice. Even the local Mexican authorities were nice. I didn't see anyone wielding a machine gun, so I was reassured.
Soon enough I collected by bag and I was through security in no time. Unlike the last time I landed in Cabo San Lucas airport there were no barkers offering to give me a ride or sell me a tour, things were very civilized.
I found the Hertz car rental desk and checked in. They had my reservation for my Nissan Tsuru, so the only question was how much insurance I needed. I opted for the maximum. Twenty five dollars a day for insurance was expensive, but I didn't want to give the Mexican Policia any reason to detain me if there was an incident.
After signing my rental papers which included a 7000 peso deposit, a Hertz employee showed me to my car. He spoke no English, but I knew exactly what he was talking about when the first thing he showed me was the spare tire. He even took out the jack and crowbar to be sure I'd have what I needed. He also circled the car, making note of the numerous dents and scratches on the automobile.
After that, I pointed to my hotel on a map, and the man pointed toward the city, saying something that sounded like, "take this road all the way." I took his advice, and after driving through most of La Paz, I found my home for the next three nights, Club El Moro.
We deplaned directly on the tarmac and walked over to the airport terminal building. The building was small but nice. Even the local Mexican authorities were nice. I didn't see anyone wielding a machine gun, so I was reassured.
Soon enough I collected by bag and I was through security in no time. Unlike the last time I landed in Cabo San Lucas airport there were no barkers offering to give me a ride or sell me a tour, things were very civilized.
I found the Hertz car rental desk and checked in. They had my reservation for my Nissan Tsuru, so the only question was how much insurance I needed. I opted for the maximum. Twenty five dollars a day for insurance was expensive, but I didn't want to give the Mexican Policia any reason to detain me if there was an incident.
After signing my rental papers which included a 7000 peso deposit, a Hertz employee showed me to my car. He spoke no English, but I knew exactly what he was talking about when the first thing he showed me was the spare tire. He even took out the jack and crowbar to be sure I'd have what I needed. He also circled the car, making note of the numerous dents and scratches on the automobile.
After that, I pointed to my hotel on a map, and the man pointed toward the city, saying something that sounded like, "take this road all the way." I took his advice, and after driving through most of La Paz, I found my home for the next three nights, Club El Moro.
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