On Saturday we took our first bus adventure and took the public bus from Quatre Bornes to Flic N Flac, a tourist beach community about 15 miles from Quatre Bornes. On the bus, that is about a 40 minute ride in busy times, half hour otherwise. Let's just say the bus is not an operation for those who value personal space. However, the cost for all three of us was 48 Ru (about 1.25 US) a much better price than using a taxi, which would have been around 500 Ru (20.00 US).
Karen, one of other Fulbrighters, is renting a house in Flic N Flac. She is very generous and is letting us use her house as a 'weekend place' so that we can go to the beach. That is what we did this weekend, and it was great. Her house is a very high end place, and is on the third floor of a very exclusive vacation apartment complex. You can see the beach from her balcony and we simply have to cross the street to be on the beach.
The beach is a beautiful place, and is used both by locals and tourists. Unlike Quatre Bornes, where we are the only people who look like we do, Flic N Flac has a great many European tourists also using the beach. Since it looks like we are getting the bus system figured out I think we'll be using it more and more. It's good for the guys, as'waiting' is an important life skill!
Waiting for the bus (top left), a view of the bus before it got CROWDED (top right) and boys on the bus (bottom center). Note that Will is holding the umbrella, which have I learned you take everywhere, as you use it either for sun or rain. I bought ours in the market for 300 Ru (10.00 US).
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