They Drive on the Wrong (READ - right) Side of the Road Here

Well, this is Tim, from back in Upland. I had a long day of traveling Saturday and a nice day of relaxing yesterday, so I figured I'd write a little something while Stefan, Jonathan, and Jason are off sailing their way across the seven seas, diving for fresh conch, getting themselves lost trying to navigate by the stars (or whatever advanced equipment they have).

Yesterday I went to Muncie with Lissel to try to get my cell phone that went through the washer and dryer in Nassau fixed, but I need a new one. But the bigger problem was that I had to concentrate quite hard on driving on the right side of the road. Our Kia Sportage is a left-hand drive, which means that we are driving from the side, not the center of the road, in Nassau. This makes it easy to feel like I'm back there, since the car feels the same but the rules are different.

And while I'm on the car, it was quite wierd to have a vehicle that starts every time and doesn't have to be shaken to start or revved all the time. And all the windows work and none are broken out. I guess there's new reasons to be thankful for simple things.

Anyway, while driving home from Muncie, I accidentally pulled into overlook drive in Upland on the left side of a car that was going straight across IN 26. I wondered why the driver gave me a strange look until I realized that I, not she, was in error. And the whole time, I had been wondering why she was waiting for me before she pulled out.

Well, today I'm headed to Grand Rapids for a bit to see my Grandma with my mom and Lissel. We'll head to the Dunes and Michigan Adventre park, which should be good. But what that really means is that you won't hear from us until the guys get back to Nassau on Friday.

Until then, farewell.

Tim