Nancy, If you ask for Carlos Rego, no one knows him by that name. I tried that on one of my trips, after I had met him. When I finally found him, he admitted he was known as, "Carlos Chapaca; (Sha-poc-ah), this is the phonetic pronounciation. I have his cell # from 2009, if you want it, write me privately. If Carlos is not available, his brother, Joao Maria de Lima Rego and his nephew, Nelson Rego, also are taxi drivers. The brother does not speak much English; however, the nephew does speak English. After having all of them drive me around the island, I still prefer Carlos. He has a great sense of humor and even invited me to his new home for lunch the last time I was in Sao Miguel. Celeste
Celeste Perry [email protected] --- On Wed, 6/1/11, Nancy Couto <[email protected]> wrote: From: Nancy Couto <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores Travel--Practical Advice To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 3:02 PM Dear Cheri, Elaine, Celeste, Iris, and Joanne, Thanks so much for all your good advice. You've reassured me about the ATM machines; it seems we won't have any trouble finding one. I may take some travelers' checks just to be on the safe side, though. Celeste, I remember your mentioning your taxi driver before, but I didn't remember his name. I'll try to find Carlos Rego in Ponta Delgada. Iris, I'm also leaving for Sao Miguel on June 7, but my flight leaves from Boston. Does your flight from Oakland connect with the Boston flight? My SATA flight leaves at 10:30 PM. Thanks again to all of you, both for your advice and for your good wishes. All best, Nancy -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
