Miscellaneous News

Dateline: Salt Cay, November 30, 2004

In this edition, let me give you a head’s up on shipping to Grand Turk. PREPAY and get your Bill of Lading.

Joel prepaid for our truck and 2 ladders. The ladders were bound together, but not on the truck. He paid for everything there. But, G&G for some reason, split the ladders from the truck and shipped them separately. Building Materials then wanted $500 for whatever came in by itself.

If we were paying here, we would have to pay the $500 "bail" and hope for the refund that never happens. But Elma, in Florida, said she’ll call Edwin and take care of it. Plus a fax goes to John Robinson to take care of it on his end.

So that is your local shipping lesson. PREPAY your frieght.

As for Salt Cay: It is 76 degrees, breezy and the threat of rain is passing. Our cistern was to the bung hole when we arrived and we’ve had a little rain since to keep it that way. So figure your cistern’s are full and more when you you get here.

Water temperature is a little cool. Feels good when you’re hot. I’d say low 80's right now on the surface.

The paymaster’s office–the subject of a photo down below–is torn down and all cleaned up. The bad news is the building didn’t make it all the way to the dump and is now piled across the street from our house, next to the Cemetery off ramp. And of course some one now thinks that must be the new garbage dump. Lovely sight.

The government is now using cement to fill holes on Victoria St.

The Governor’s House is coming along at its usual speed of nothing happening.

The Barns next to Sunset Reef are now white in color.

The No See ‘Ums are out in full force. You can only see them when they open their mouths it seems and then it is too late. And they seem to like Skin So Soft now. If you’re coming any time soon, be sure to find some high strength anti-itch stuff.

Porter’s new drink is a Mojito–not sure what’s in it, besides mint and rum, and it is good.

Until I have something other than a bicycle to drive around, information will be limited. Our golf cart is lying on its side in the yard as Joel attempts to free up the wheels in back. It’s a lovely site to behold.

We do get to go to Grand Turk this week. I can hardly wait.