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I do have a driver that I normally use. This is a great idea. Normally it is a ritual to grab some food or if rushed, a horchata from Diego's; but they do not stay open late afternoon/evening. I will use your suggestion this Oct. sure beats taking a shuttle
I don't know what the taxis charge from the circle to Secrets, but I guess it's more than $12, but surely less than $48, so some with little luggage would find the walk appealing. After waiting in line after line on the trip down, no one wants to wait in another for the shared van to pack full.
No, but less than $48.
There are definitely two camps regarding this issue, but I agree with you, in part because "traveling light" is not in our vocabulary. Other points are that in our normal two week stay the time differential (if it exists) and price differential (likewise) are inconsequential, a 250 yard hike in the heat with luggage isn't something I want to do, there are occasional crackdowns on taxis picking up passengers at the circle or near it, and as I have said before, I do not mind the shuttle ride; I enjoy being with other folks who are experiencing the end of the airline/airport experience and the beginning of vacation, even if we are packed in like sardines for a little while.
No, I mean that, as I said, this is an alternative only because so few people do it. If a whole lot of people started schlepping out to the street to take cabs, it would cease to be viable for anyone. If it were something I would be inclined to do I wouldn't be trying to convince others to do it.
That and the traffic problems it would cause.
