My companion wanted to rent a car because she really wanted to go around the island, before that, from our hotel, we only traveled 5-6 minutes away for the past two days and that was by foot.
Personally, this is my speed, coming in with no expectations and no plans or car made me assume we weren’t going to do much. I may have to recalibrate.
Observations:
Rental car license plates start with RC. Locals have no letters in license plates, only numbers
Tomato sauce = ketchup
Lolly = lollipop
Poke = sweet treat
Sort out = tough love
To my ear, the word taro sounds a lot like turtle when said by locals. People are confused by our accent and our look. Hawai’i is an obvious guess for many, which I like.
Phone plans are limited text and talk in general here, and a lot of people use WhatsApp because of it or viber(?). Also, there are a lot of different networks here.
Petrol = unleaded. Gas stations are full-service and you have to walk in to pay. When driving, the driver sits on the right side of car, center line should be on your right at all times.
It takes only about 40-45 minutes to get around the island, 20 kmph in school zones, 30 in busy ‘town’ areas, 50 every where else.
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