I have to admit to being a tad apprehensive about driving on the left side of the road, but except for a tendency to hug the side of the road in the first couple of days it was pretty easy to master. Of course, it doesn't help at all that the majority of roads in Ireland (at least in Cork) are only wide enough for about one and a half cars. Seriously! When you meet another vehicle both must slow down and often one must stop or pull over, or both. There is an unwritten protocol regarding who should be the one to stop, pull over, or even reverse at times. All of this is not so complicated if it weren't for the fact that the speed limit on even the windiest mountain roads is 100 km and the locals tend to try and even exceed that. I thought I was a fast driver! Sheesh....
