More on my daily adventures on the Santa Fe Trails buses….
I may have mentioned before that I mostly use the #2 route, which is the busiest, as it goes up and down one of Santa Fe’s main arteries, Cerrillos Road.  I get on close to town so there are usually quite a few passengers already on the bus.  Recently, I noticed a tall man, dressed in a nice summer suit, an unobtrusive straw trilby, and sunglasses.  The passengers on the #2 come from so many different classes and cultures and persuasions, it’s mind-boggling, so I didn’t think any more about the man … until … the other day, a passenger leaned across and asked him a question in a very respectful manner.  He answered politely but quietly so I couldn’t hear what he said. When the bus arrived at the terminus on Sheridan Street, the man alighted, saluted the driver, and the driver in the bus behind. And then he strolled up the street, saluted a crew of construction workers near the Convention Center who recognized him and called out. After that, he pulled out his iPhone to tell someone (I was about 10 feet behind him) that he was on his way.  By then, I had the idea the man was an important man in Santa Fe; and that he was probably the mayor.  When I got to the library where I write every day, the first thing I did was google him. And there he was; a small photo of him, though not wearing his hat and sunglasses. I don’t know if I am blowing his cover… whether he was being unassming to be invisible, or because that’s the way he is.
And I’m not sure if I will say something to him, should I find myself on the same bus again.