Le Voiture Malade et La Routes

We can’t tell you exactly who we rented our vehicle from; but the name of the Company starts with an “H” and ends with a “Z”….. you have to figure out the rest. It’s a Suzuki Jimmy 4 wheeldrive and it’s in pretty tough shape. The manager was apologetic when they rented to Dean and Judy saying the cars were past their prime 5 years ago, but they just keep running. The good news was the price; since vehicles are not cheap to rent in St. Bart’s. Also, obviously St. Bart’s is quite safe as the rental agent took off the back cover so ours is wide open and there is really no sense it locking it; plus everyone seems to leave their vehicles wide open and you never see a steering wheel lock or immobilization device. Funniest part about renting the vehicle was when we were picking ours up the agent was going around the car checking off (circling areas of the vehicle placing an “X” on the sheet) the dings, nicks, scrapes, rust, etc. I said I thought it would be best to draw a circle around the entire vehicle and put an “X” through it, he agreed.  It’s easy to see how these vehicles get this way. First off everyone drives at a fairly high rate of speed for the road conditions and the roads are quite narrow and in places very steep so at times you are right against a rock wall or trying to keep your wheels on the surfaced part of the road and not drop off the edge as other vehicles approach. Also, the roads have been built up and expanded over a number of years so you are really driving on about 3 to 4 different level of concrete, that make it into the actual road surface; potholes and broken out chunks just add to the excitement. It takes a while to get accustomed. The other thing about St. Bart’s is a lot of young guys drive Quads instead of cars, etc. and the young girls use motor scooters to get around while wearing fun little sun dresses….. very unique to area.  Pictures don’t do the Jimmy or the Roads justice, but I have attached a few.