About 20 minutes before the appointed pickup time I was sitting in the
church and heard shouting and singing outside. It was a full blown people’s
march going to the Presidential Palace. It may have some relationship with
the dumptrucks full of people we passed this morning coming here. I was a
bit worried that my driver might have gotten hung up in the traffic behind
the marchers (of which there were several thousand). Not to worry. I walked
down the street and there he was waiting for me. The demonstration was
about the budget, more specifically about spending on education. That’s
probably not anything that will get the general population riled up, I
don’t think.

From here it’s back to the room. I’ll take a shower and probably eat in the
hotel restaurant. I think this will be another early night to bed. This
driver cannot keep a steady foot on the accelerator. It’s going to drive me
nuts!
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