After a Long, but uneventful journey, I arrived in Caracas yesterday at about 5:30 am.
I brought a little bit of a cold, bit also little presents for @manujune and mom. 😁
@imabby17 got them these bracelets.
I wore a face mask just in case, since what I thought was cat's hair allergy was turning into a cold.
The bus made a stop at about midnight at a place located 1/3 of the way. I ate a pita sandwich and a small black coffee and the bus continued on its way.
I did not sleep much since the seats were kind of small and there was little room to stretch my legs.
The only good thing was that there were not many police check or any other kind of delays.
I had been holding my bladder because the bus's bathroom is just disgusting and surprise, surprise, the Rodovias terminal's facilities were closed to the public at the the time the bus arrived. Worse yet, there were dozens of people sitting on the floors by the halls waiting for the early bus to leave. I don't think I will use Rodovias ever again. The only attractions of this bus line were bus wifi and prívate terminal facilities in a downtown área.
Well, the bus's wi-fi was not available this time and brother we're the terminal facilities.
It is a pity in this country customers' complaints do not translate into penalties and/or improvements in services.
I took a taxi home and slept until noon. Then, these girls wanted to taste the cocoa pod my uncle sent them and they on their bracelets.
It's good to be back home. Next online classes will start soon and there is a lot of planning to do.
Recuerdo que hace años usé el servicio de Rodovías de Caracas a Valencia y fue muy diferente entonces, el baño limpio, la sala de espera impecable, un muy buen servicio, pero veo que ha cambiado mucho, aunque yo pensaba que esta linea de bus ya no existía. Una pena tu experiencia.
Saludos, @mairene1
Las desmejoras de los servicios de trasporte son abismales.
Cosas tan básicas como un baño disponible (abierto) parecen demasiado pedir. De hecho, Rodovias Puerto Ordaz funcionaba como terminal aparte frente al terminal general de Puerto Ordaz. Ahora es una diminuta oficina dentro de un terminal que nunca se terminó y cuya infraestructura se cae a pedazos.
Los terminales de la Bandera y Oriente en Caracas distan mucho de lo que fueron hace 20 años.
Los de Cumaná, Puerto la Cruz, o San Cristóbal (que he pisado recientemente) padecen de los mismos males.
Bueno, afortunadamente en Valencia no es el caso, recientemente usé el terminal y está bastante bien en términos generales, y oí que inauguraron un terminal hace poco en Caracas y en San Felipe, este último, el de San Felipe sí tuve la oportunidad de verlo y también me dio buena impresión, baños limpios e incluso gratis (algo que el terminal de Valencia si no tiene lamentablemente)
Que bueno.
Pagar por baños que lucen horribles y apestan (Cumaná , Puerto la Cruz, Puerto Ordaz) es una de las mayores aberraciones de los terminales y paradas de carretera en Venezuela. La de El Carmen (por el Tigre) es la única que hacen los buses de la ruta Guayana - Caracas y es un pésimo lugar para comer o descansar.