A true lazy day. No strenuous activity today, just pottering at home at Mary's place, reading, eating, sleeping etc. Di took a drive to the shops in the afternoon but that was it. Hans just sat lazily on Mary's couch.
Today is our last day in Chester and in Mary's place (for now, until we need to return Jim and Michel's car in 4 weeks time or so). Tomorrow we will pack up the car and drive to Virginia Beach where we will stay for 2 nights. Mary will also be back tomorrow and she probably would like to have her place to herself after her week in Barbados.
Mary, thank you heaps for letting us stay in your condo. It was really really appreciated.
No photos today. However, with acknowledgement to "Church of Dave" on Facebook (recommended to follow, but not for the easily offended), he published the image below today and may I say that this is aligned with our experience of many US drivers to date...
Since we are on the theme of driving, here are a couple of our observations after almost 3 months on the road in the US:
- Our fellow drivers habits have varied in the states that we have been in, but indicator use (or not) appears universal so far (given the above, we are not alone in this assessment)
- In California they are incredibly patient with pedestrians crossing roads, even if the pedestrians are clearly in the wrong (read: us)
- In Arizona and New Mexico you tend to get more gap between you and the car behind, which is helpful for lost tourists who may make a last minute turn (again, that can be us)
- In Texas and Maryland, the drivers tended to be a bit more aggressive and tailgating you more often (we got used to it)
- With school children around the speed drops to 15mph (about 27km per hour). Note that many times, when there are no children in sight, there is no requirement to slow down
- When a school bus stops ALL traffic stops, in both directions.
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