ZED R's

Do you know what I mean when I say ZED R?  Well, it is a Bajan term (maybe also in St. Lucia).  It is referring to the minibuses that roam to and fro on the roads here.  It is because all of their license plates have these two letters at the beginning of their number ZR.  And in Europe, they pronounce a Z as ZED - hence ZED R.

These ZED R's can be a lot of fun.  Some of them have their own horn tunes such as the Mexican Hat Dance or Dixie.  And if you ever do come and stay with us in our apartment, you will probably hear these horn tunes all through the night!  But, after a while - you get used to the sounds and are not even aware of them.  Trust me, really - I'm telling the truth.  You know, probably the same way as someone who lives near an airport or train track will tell you that the noise doesn't bother them - they are used to it.

Anyway, at night - especially on Friday nights - they get a little more upbeat and rambunctious.  The driver, who hopefully is sober, usually has some really good music playing and all the windows are down and it feels like you are on a roller coaster as you go around the rotaries.  Oh, do you know what a rotary is?   It is a round circle in the middle of a road intersection - and you can hop on and hop off when there is an opening in the traffic!  They use these rotaries here on the island instead of stop lights.  Now that I have gotten used to them - I kind of like them.

ZED R's are a lot of fun - the locals will usually talk with you and tell you where you need to stop to go to this or that place.  So, I took a picture for you to see.  Oh, and another thing - Fridays on the first of the month - don't go to the super centre if you can help it (better known in the southern USA as a grocery store).  Oh, and those super centres - if they need to do a stock inventory..... they just close the store down.  Sorry, if you needed anything - guess you will have to wait or drive to a different store.