We rented a car last weekend so we could explore a little more of the island.  The buses go just about everywhere, but they are not always reliable, especially now since the private company that was running the bus system just lost their contract and the government is taking over.  Besides, we were looking for a fun adventure and driving here is just that!

Jon did all the driving – I had the map and was trying to figure out where we were and where we wanted to go!  Driving on the left side of the road was not as hard as I thought – you just follow the other cars and watch for the ‘do not enter’ signs on one way streets (a red circle with a white line through it).  I think the hardest part would be getting used to sitting in the right side of the car and shifting with my left hand.  The other hard part was driving on the narrow streets (we had to pull over to let cars go by several times), figuring out where to get off in the roundabouts (we did get lost once because we left the roundabout too soon) and just navigating the crazy, winding, one way streets in general!  We have come to learn that the word STOP painted on the street means slow down or honk to let people know you are coming, there is no such thing as a no-passing zone, and you have to be a bit aggressive if you want to get anywhere!

Google maps came in very handy, except when the blue dot that represented us just disappeared.  Many times.  Likewise, street names on the actual streets would have been useful.  But we made it back safely and with the desire to do it again!