Driving In St. Thomas
Wow! I forgot how much terrifying fun it can be driving on an island. The roads are narrow, windy, and you have to drive on the left (but the steering wheel is on the left too). Pretty much every car on the island is a beat up piece of junk. Most look like they have been hit or side swiped on multiple occasions.
None of the roads outside of the city really have curbs on them. That is convenient though for those times you have to run off the road a bit to avoid the car coming around the corner too fast that is a third in your “lane”. I say “lane”, because, there aren’t a whole lot a lane markings on the road, which adds to the excitement.
Our rental car is a certified Piece-Of-Crap Toyota Camry. It obviously has had recent body work (there are still a few parts missing). The odometer says it has 13,000 miles on it, it drives like about 250,000.
Luckily, I lived in Scotland where they drive on the left, so there is something vaguely familiar about this. Add that to living on and island in Italy where the roads and driving where almost identical to those here in St. Thomas. So I’m kindda having fun driving here!