I only wish that I could have called the embassy. I asked the Mata Rocks staff to get me the phone number. Again, they couldn't get me the number. And really we only started complaining after we had been screwed by their negligent misinformation several times, not to mention their callous attitude toward what happened, after all, on their property under the nose of their own security guard (regardless of my own contributory negligence).

I suppose I could leave the names out, but there were no exaggerations as to their part in the story.

And as for separating - well, we didn't come on our short vacation to spend the time apart - so that wasn't even an option. We don't go on vacation often and we're not wealthy - so spending the vacation apart seemed ridiculous.

Obviously, it was cheaper to take the water taxi then pay for two flights.