The bus ride to Fort Walton Beach, hmmm, what can I say, it was interesting. No to seats, I had to share all the way :( The two rows before me were filled with 4 black ladies. When we had our stop at around 11pm they decided to cross the street to get something to eat. Unfortunately, the KFC was closed already. So they tried Taco Bell. The guy there apparently told them that he could not serve them because somebody had gotten shot. What??? If somebody had been shot, why hadn't we heard anything, why was there no police or no ambulance and why was he still standing at the counter? Something was definitly wrong with his story! That's what the ladies though too. They were outraged when they got back on the bus.
One kept saying: he's lucky I'm not a very hungry pregnant lady!
The other one said at least 20 times: I'm gonna call my boo! (If it wasn't for Usher and Alicia I wouldn't hav known what that meant!)
I had to transfer buses in Mobile Alabama. The last twop hours of the trip I actually got to sit next to a cute guy, for once. He even made sure I was awake when it was time to get off in Fort Walton Beach. I was awake already though by a beautiful sunrise and the picture doesn't do it justice
The nice lady at the bus station allowed me to leave my backpack with her while I went to Destin. However, I had to be back at 1.30pm. Today were special closing times, it's the 4th of July after all, National Holiday!
I found the bus stop to go to Destin. I had checkt the Internet to make sure the buses where actually running, and the net told me yes. Apparently, the Internet isn't always right!!! NO BUSES!!!!! How on Earth was I going to get to Destin now, it's a 20 minute ride so walking was out of question and anyway, walking along the highway is no fun. So the only thing I could do was to take the expensive opption. I considered not doing it but after all I had come here to get my T-Shirt so I had to go. I went into the grocery store and the friendly lady at the ccustomer service called me a taxi.
5 Minutes later I was sitting in the oldest car I have ever been in with the unfriendliest driver I had ever met. And all that cost me 30 bucks one way! I did not give him a tip though. U want one, be nice to ur customers dude!!!
The Hard Rock Cafe is located in yet another openaire mall, which I really like. I also made a stop at starbucks to check e-Mails. A guy came in and started asking me about my mini computer, if it was good to work with etc. I told him english wasn't my mother tongue when he started throwing computer words at me I didn't undersatnd. Of course he wanted to know what I speak. When he heard German he stared to congratulate me on the success in the wolrd cup. I informed him that Germany isn't the only place where people speak German. I was however, suprised that he follwes the World Cup. Americans usually don't really care for soccer.
He helped me find a taxi number later and called for me, that was nice.
The taxi picked me up at the beach. Beautiful white sand without oil on it!!! This driver was really very friendly and he got a tip :)
Destin is a cute place, but very touristy and to day, also a bit rainy
Back at the busstation I still go an houer before she would close the place. I used it to charge my laptop. Suprisingly I found an internet connection at the busstation, this was the first time that had happened. I got to skipe with Mum and Dad in Ireland.
When she did close I moved all my stuff outside and updated my blog until my battery gave up. Then I stored Johnny into an outside locker the lady had opened up especially for me and went for a walk through Fort Walton Beach (Destin is way nicer!)
Then it was time to take the bus again to get to Savannah.
It was a day that has me recalculating my budget because of this damn taxis, I'm still mad that the buses didn't operate. I'm sorry to say so but public transport in the states is really not reliable, it sucks!!!
That's it for now
xox
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