8/13/08 Panama City drivers are NUTS!
The Olympics are in full swing, but we missed the opening ceremonies last Friday evening because we were VERY lost, driving around in circles in crazy downtown Panama City traffic. I particularly wanted to see the opening ceremonies because my nephew, Zach, at 23 has just spent three months in Beijing working on the lighting for the opening and closing ceremonies! Quite an amazing experience, I’m sure.
Anyway, back to Panama traffic, I have not yet driven here and am NOT looking forward to it! The roads are full of potholes, the drivers are insane, and the streets are mostly without names! Well, maybe they have names, but no one agrees on what they are, and there are no up-to-date maps available. Having driven around for two weeks now, we pretty much understand the major arteries, but couldn’t give you directions to save our lives. When you come to visit, TAKE TAXIS!!!
Rich started teaching this week, and I have been on foot downtown doing errands to advance our cause of moving out of the hotel into a house near school. It is so hot by midday that I am drained and have to collapse in our air-conditioned room. Rich’s school is fully air conditioned, fortunately.
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