Lizardbeth,
You are and will continue to be in my thoughts. I am wishing for you a speedy recovery so you can get back to JA as soon as possible.

You rented a car? care to share a little more? Not being nosey (ok, yes I am but...) what was the daily rate? Who did you rent from? We would need a car for about 11 days on the southcoast. We have tossed around the idea for our trip in January but I am a bit on the fence about it. Not so much the driving and other drivers but everyone and their brother wanting a ride somwhere. Not really sure if it'd be more of a headache having people pester us for a lift somewhere all the time and then feeling bad if we tell them no.