Ok so I am going to give it a try, mainly for daytime getting around night will be walk or route taxi, always wanted to give this a try.
Ok so I am going to give it a try, mainly for daytime getting around night will be walk or route taxi, always wanted to give this a try.
Trip #59 most of February
Cool........we always need a ride somewhere...lol!
No problem, buddy!
Trip #59 most of February
Hey Dave,
Open air no roof or nothing.. when in Jamaica drive Jamaican built car.. LOL
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Maybe next time, those "Things" arnt available at the airport, so just going to do a regular car this time. Its a test run before I load up the family in march.
Trip #59 most of February
we always rent on our trips, but I do not drive my husband has been driving there for 40 years he does a great job. Last year we took our whole family and rented a van. There was 7 of us and my new grandson the van worked out great. good luck and stay left!!!!!!!!!
I am just a little nervous but I know my way around better than most taxi drivers, drive a lot doing service here!
Trip #59 most of February
I've thought about it but I'm afraid of going the wrong way on the road!
"Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver and gold" R.N.M
I have read a lot about driving in Jamaica, and seems to be the biggest issue besides staying on the right side (left) is turning on the windshield wipers instead of the turn signal!
Trip #59 most of February
LOL....let me tell you this. On my very first trip to Jamaica (January 1999) I went with my college roommate, we were 22. We didn't even think twice, we rented a car ahead of time because we just assumed we needed a car to get around. We landed in MoBay around 8 or 9pm and got our rental car from Avis or whoever it was. They took us out to our car and I walked up to the passenger side and tried to get in. This was the first time I had ever been in a car with the steering wheel on the wrong side. This is the first time I had ever driven on the wrong side of the road. This was my first time in Jamaica. It was the "old road" It was about 10pm and I asked the guy "So how do we get to Negril?" He laughed and said maybe you should stay here tonight. I said no, we have to go, our room is waiting. He tried to give me directions but all I could understand was "Kentucky" so after his frustration he asked a Juta driver that was taking some folks to Negril to let us follow him.
So we did. It was dark. There were LOTs of potholes....we had to stop several times for cows in the road. There were times I was screaming...maybe even crying, I think I white nuckled it the whole way, but we made it. And the entire week in Negril the only problems we had were a missing hubcap (from hitting a pothole) and someone backed into our car (while it was parked) one night at Alfreds and left a scratch on the bumper. By the time I was driving us back to the airport I felt like a pro and the guy at the rental car place circled the car a few times, looked at me, looked at the car and said "You must be a really good driver"
My friend and I laughed....hard! I will never forget that week. Do any of you remember the roads in Negril around 1999....there were a million potholes....do you remember the road up to the West End? And we were staying at Samsara! It was like playing a video game while driving trying to maneuver around all of those holes and bad roads!
If I can do that.....I feel like just about anyone can rent a car in Jamaica!
LOL
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