the driver a twenty, stepped aboard, and sat down. the seat next to me was empty. buses run every hour; we left about five minutes after i boarded, so some luck there. the seat was wide and comfortable; the bus and the passengers were quiet. my destination was the first stop, at a popular hotel in the next city, less than ninety minutes from the airport. as an alternative to the bus i might have taken the train, but the connections are crazy, and it would have taken twice as long. it might have cost a bit less, though i can’t figure out from the published material just what the 