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Title: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: Captain Sensible on March 29, 2014, 11:21:34 AM
This is not an April Fool joke! :D

After over a year since we thought the new bus station was finished, it's due to open on 1st April 2014.

This week they have put a new fence up at the back of the site, revarnished the steps, cleaned the buildings, put road markings down, marked out car parking spaces and disabled and taxi spaces.  They've also put green bin bags in the bins!

A notice went up yesterday at the old bus stop to say that as from1 April that stop will be discontinued, and the new bus station will be the place to catch the buses.
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: bluefox on March 29, 2014, 12:00:51 PM
is this a bus stop for the regular bus's ? i heard it's a bus park for private tourist bus's only to park up, a bit hard to believe, then again ! :o
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: Captain Sensible on March 29, 2014, 12:29:59 PM
It is a stop for the regular buses.  There are 4 notices up at the current stop to say it will be discontinued as a stop from 1 April.
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: woe10 on March 29, 2014, 12:35:06 PM
About flippin' time. It's only taken 2 years  :o

Mind you, it is April 1st, Brightspark may have been going around sticking posters up  8)
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: fatherted on March 29, 2014, 22:54:35 PM
Next you'll be telling us Nestors are doing normal size portions LOL
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: emmi on March 30, 2014, 16:50:43 PM
Will probably take 2 years to dismantle the old bus shelter and stop - unless they make it an official stopping place for the mini train.
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: Captain Sensible on April 01, 2014, 10:52:41 AM
Emmi, it is an official minitrain stop - there's a yellow post next to it - ideal for the market on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

The bus station opened this morning :), and the buses are using it! ;).

At 09.30 this morning, they were still putting up the Cabildo stickers ::).  There aren't any bus timetables up though! :(

The toilets are locked as well :(
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: woe10 on April 01, 2014, 11:05:25 AM
Quote from: Captain Sensible on April 01, 2014, 10:52:41 AM
The toilets are locked as well :(

After two years of being built, nobody can find the keys  :o
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: fatherted on April 01, 2014, 11:05:56 AM
Patience,Patience.Rome was'nt built in a day ;) ;)
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: Spike On Q on April 01, 2014, 12:54:05 PM
Did The Captain cut the tape?
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: fatherted on April 01, 2014, 13:16:36 PM
I would'nt have thought so as it's rumoured the scissors are with the toilet keys
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: Captain Sensible on April 01, 2014, 13:49:07 PM
They've got the keys ;) as I was there when they were locked up this morning :(  It's a good job I didn't need to use them! :)
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: DaveW on April 01, 2014, 13:58:20 PM
Quote from: Captain Sensible on April 01, 2014, 10:52:41 AM
Emmi, it is an official minitrain stop - there's a yellow post next to it - ideal for the market on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

The bus station opened this morning :), and the buses are using it! ;).

At 09.30 this morning, they were still putting up the Cabildo stickers ::).  There aren't any bus timetables up though! :(

The toilets are locked as well :(

They will be mid May when they hear that you are coming out ;D
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: emmi on April 01, 2014, 14:50:30 PM
"Emmi, it is an official minitrain stop - there's a yellow post next to it - ideal for the market on Tuesdays and Saturdays."


I must be blind, I have stood there often enough!! 8)


Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: Captain Sensible on April 01, 2014, 17:25:40 PM
Photos taken this morning:
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk220/FuerteFox/DSC00153_zpse3eab714.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/FuerteFox/media/DSC00153_zpse3eab714.jpg.html)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk220/FuerteFox/DSC00151_zps6d50ee6f.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/FuerteFox/media/DSC00151_zps6d50ee6f.jpg.html)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk220/FuerteFox/DSC00148_zps40289ecb.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/FuerteFox/media/DSC00148_zps40289ecb.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: Can the Man on April 01, 2014, 22:14:04 PM
This is great news Steve
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: Captain Sensible on April 02, 2014, 14:30:26 PM
Emmi, the red bus shelter is being taken down today :o  They don't mess about here on Fuerteventura ;) ;D
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: glenys on April 02, 2014, 15:42:26 PM
  :o  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: emmi on April 02, 2014, 19:44:45 PM
WHAT?????? So soon  :o :o
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: Can the Man on April 03, 2014, 00:15:16 AM
Much easier to take down the shelter or else one if the workers wanted it for themselves.
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: emmi on April 03, 2014, 00:31:56 AM
Why didn't they just leave it there for the mini train passengers? 
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: glenys on April 03, 2014, 09:42:48 AM
It may confuse people on holiday if they leave it there, not everyone who comes to Caleta reads this forum and knows whats going on. They will probably use it somewhere else where it's needed.
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: emmi on April 03, 2014, 10:25:05 AM
Well I understand that is a possibility, but a few multilingual signs may have been cheaper to produce.
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: Captain Sensible on April 03, 2014, 10:42:48 AM
The old bus shelter has nearly gone this morning. 
Title: Re: Caleta Bus Station to open on 1st April 2014!
Post by: Spike On Q on April 03, 2014, 13:58:53 PM
If you re-built it opposite Dulce y Leche as a round structure it could be a band stand. Male voice choirs would be nice!