Driving...........

Driving on the left hand side of the road can be daunting enough.  Luckily, the team does not have to drive.  Our host families and other Rotarians move us around.  It did take a few days of getting used to riding in a car.  Of course, getting into the left hand side of the car was also a challenge to remember, as we are not the driver.  There are not many traffic lights for all of the vehicle traffic moving around.  Round Abouts are the popular way to move a lot of traffic through intersections.

The most interesting thing is the communication between the drivers. Yes, they communicate between themselves with the slight beep of the horn, flashing of the head lights, and their turn signals. It is all done with courtesy. Rarely did we see the horn of the car used in anger.

An example is put the turn signal flasher on while you are on a two lane road to make a right hand turn (remember, we are already on the left side of the road), and the oncoming traffic will slow down, flash the lights to tell us to go, and after our turn, we give a slight honk to say thank you.

This courtesy continues all the time as we drive around.  It makes driving around delightful, with plenty of time to let the other car into your lane with you, or let the oncoming car turn off the road, and still say thank you with a slight beep of the horn.