More Checklist Items Plus, BofA is getting awfully snooty for this small town

Every day I have to check a few more things off the list.  The bank and credit card companies are duly informed of the travel so they don't see strange activity and block my purchases (I'm going to need those cards!).  Stinger suit for snorkeling has been received, and so on.  All scheduled bill payments are ready to go.  So I'm feeling good about things.

(here's the stinger suit I got :
http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Black-Lycra-Scuba-Diving/dp/B001P6EMF2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1384919791&sr=8-3&keywords=stinger+suit)

We will be using a personal guide for some of the trip, birdwatching and wildlife watching.  He's great, we spent 1/2 day with him before.  This year we are using him for 4 days, plus I need to pay for lodging and tours at one of the locations.  He doesn't take credit cards, and I don't want to carry that much cash.

So, I headed up to my local BofA branch to arrange a wire transfer.  There have been lots of changes there lately, and honestly I don't think they are all for the best.  It's not exactly your friendly hometown bank anymore.  I live in a fairly rural area, and we expect friendly.  So, I can't just do it.  I have to make an appointment to do it.

I'm pretty sure I can just head over to Wal-Mart and do it by walking up to the counter I made the appt at BofA, but I don't really understand them making it hard to do business.