Golf Cart Recovered...

Well, it was a mystery with a happy ending...
Our lovely little cart was discovered abandoned (yes, due it the 'piratas' gunning it to death, it seems...) & left for dead on the road beside the Milagro Marina, just before the Marina Paraiso.

 A friend notified us of it, before the police (who were notified via another friend).

Lesson learned: do not leave your cart unlocked...we normally never do that, but probably have been too lax lately. Normally lock it & take the keys. But it was parked down the road by Playa Sol, where there was no other vehicles/carts that morning...  Whatever... it seems it was probably an easy target for juveniles ('jovenes') who probably just don't have enough to do on this island. They apparently 'hot wired' it & though they may not have known how to drive, they did their best, & it seems floored the gas & brakes at same time, at some point, causing the damage. No witnesses. They were never caught, and got away with it...I'll wish some bad karma on them in their future escapades....
So, the outcome is that we had quite an outlay of $ in repairs...generator, casing, new switch, etc.
But, at least they didn't have time, or tools, to strip it down & take stuff like tires. Hate to say, but it could've been worse... And thanks to our wonderful mechanic, Lenin, we are back on track...

So, for us, Friday the 13th bad luck happened on Tues, & it was not til Friday that we got back to normal with transportation, meanwhile, having to pay the ripoff taxi prices. I appreciate taxis when one needs them, but with their ramped up pricing, especially crossing zones...lately, I feel taken advantage of. It makes taking a taxi in Cancun a pleasure by comparison...you seem to get more for your money there, taxi-wise.  So, when we did have to go to Cancun for business on Friday, it seemed almost a pleasure to pay what they asked.
In any case, we are totally enjoying our cart again, and our freedom to get around on our own...