Thanks for all your suggestions. They're very interesting and helpful. Betty, your comment about Divi was interesting. I was there last weekend...

If they're not averse to driving to their walking spot, the North Shore Road from Lavallee to Carambola has spectacular views. There's little traffic...

I can speak from my experience--when I was looking for a place to rent, I found the insights from the real estate agents--most especially, Alexandra--...

Newarrival: My wife and I will be on island for four months starting Jan 1, and we both are consultants and will be working from home. We'd love the...

Perfect, meowruff--that's the thread I was looking for! Thanks! Bernie

They had that Penn State game in their hands and let it slip away. . . . Bernie

The suitcases aren't huge--maybe max 48x24x12. It soundsl like they would probably fit. Bernie

Anjell: When I bought my land on STX three years ago, I went through First Bank to get my mortgage. They had pretty good terms (the best I could fin...

goalusvi--how big were the boxes? We're considering shipping a suitcase of stuff down because we're afraid it will be too big to get onto Cape Air. ...

Thanks to all for your responses--very helpful! Bernie

Thanks for the input. I did check some rates with FedEx and UPS and found them to be really high as well. Bernie

mminstx: I live in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood, which is the first neighborhood west of the Cuyahoga along the lake. I spend lots of time...

Thanks for the update. We're looking forward to our stay! Bernie

My wife and I will be staying at the Reef January through April next year. How did the property fare (other than the electricity)? Bernie

That might have been it. It definitely had a great selection of beers. We were there last year around this time. It looked like it had been there f...

Great news, Bombi, thanks. I'll be ringing them up soon to see what we can do. Bernie

we spent a weekend hanging out in Granville. Pretty town. Went to a fun bar downtown, but can't remember the name of it. Bernie

You got it! Bernie