Getting to the Hotel via the "Senic Route"

The flat happened after about three or four miles out on the road leading out of the airport.  After it was fixed we drove on toward the Hotel Real Bahia Dorada, which is a beachfront hotel in the town of San Luis de la Herradura. To get there, we had to again skate on the brink. It is now after midnight in a strange (to us) country with a very poor population and few road signs. I knew we needed to go north out of the airport, which is fortunately quite a distance from the dangers lurking in the capitol city, and turn right on Highway 2. That part went without a hitch, but I was nervous about finding the turn-off to Herradura. Fortunately, the sign was there and we were headed south toward the beach. Toward the end of the road in Herradura it became obvious that something was wrong. The street was narrow and the occupants did not look at all savory. We had missed the turn to the beach and were in downtown Herradura. Ruth commented that we were not in Kansas any more and I quickly made a u-turn with people gathering (in my mind, at least!). We scooted back a couple of miles to where I had thought perhaps the turn was. Later, we learned that the area was safe, but, they recommended we not go to downtown Herradura after dark! (Try 1:00 a.m.!) Soon we were driving along the beach road and finally at the hotel.