North Caicos

Has anyone been to North Caicos? Just wondering how were the beaches and
were there interesting sites. Thanks.

Just about a deserted island. Sounds like a different kind of fun.
Supposed to have some big caves and nice beaches on the north shore,
but just no one around!

Good luck, I'll be in Provo August for the opening of LOBSTER season!

CB

Chip wrote:
> Just about a deserted island. Sounds like a different kind of fun.
> Supposed to have some big caves and nice beaches on the north shore,
> but just no one around!
>
> Good luck, I'll be in Provo August for the opening of LOBSTER season!
>
> CB
>

Middle Caicos is our favorite island and we just got back from another 2 weeks of working on our house there (a years long construction project - a whole other story).

Middle is the island known for caves although North may have some as well. Beaches are on the north coast of both Middle and North. The ones on Middle are usually completely deserted.

We've often taken the ferry from Middle to North on Saturdays to do some grocery resupplying.

On North, visit Three Mary's Cays, Wade's Green Plantation, see the flamingo pond (not a close approach, but you might see thousands).

Mike Ramsey

Chrissy Cruiser wrote:
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> I have several questions if you don't mind.
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> What are the cost of materials relative to the US, what has to be flown in
> special from the US, why is the cistern so large (or is it) and was it the
> cost of land that kept you from beachfront?

Rule of thumb is that everything costs about 1.5 to 2x US costs. Shipping and duty are most of the difference. Most things are available on Provo but selection may be limited. I've shipped quite a few things myself because I can shop around and not have to spend time looking on Provo. I usually carry suitcases full of plumbing or electrical parts - I've even carried a ceiling fan and an instant water heater in my luggage. Last summer, I bought a scooter on Ebay, built a crate for it and added lots of things I needed - a ladder, garden cart, water pump, breaker box, etc.

Building code requires 10 gallons of cistern per sq ft of roof area. 20000 gallons is larger than required for my house but you can't really have too much water storage. This last year there wasn't much rain for 8 months.

Yeah, I don't have a beachfront budget.

Mike

Chrissy Cruiser wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 01:02:41 GMT, Mike Ramsey wrote:
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>>Rule of thumb is that everything costs about 1.5 to 2x US costs.
>>Shipping and duty are most of the difference.
>>Most things are available on Provo but selection may be limited.
>>I've shipped quite a few things myself because I can shop around and not have to spend time looking on Provo.
>> I usually carry suitcases full of plumbing or electrical parts -
>>I've even carried a ceiling fan and an instant water heater in my luggage.
>>Last summer, I bought a scooter on Ebay, built a crate for it and added lots of things I needed -
>>a ladder, garden cart, water pump, breaker box, etc.
>>
>>Building code requires 10 gallons of cistern per sq ft of roof area.
>>20000 gallons is larger than required for my house but you can't really have too much water
>>storage. This last year there wasn't much rain for 8 months.
>>
>>Yeah, I don't have a beachfront budget.
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> Thanks so much, wow, what an education, I'm in Atlanta so getting there is
> not much of a hassle. Can you tell me about the land costs, that is
> beachfront vs beach view?
>
> Thanks for your time, your website was fun, I especially liked the part
> about not seeing the snakes.

Until recently beachfront at Bambarra was about $90K per acre. Eastwinds at the east end of Middle sold out for up to $300k for 2 acre lots. Provo realtors have been trying to drive up Middle prices in order to make it worth doing business. I don't think land is worth what they think it is yet (they're talking 300-400k per acre). Beachview is $15k to $25k for half acre lots, depending on location.

Mike

Chrissy Cruiser wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 01:12:08 GMT, Mike Ramsey wrote:
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>>Until recently beachfront at Bambarra was about $90K per acre.
>>Eastwinds at the east end of Middle sold out for up to $300k for 2 acre lots.
>>Provo realtors have been trying to drive up Middle prices in order to make it worth doing business.
>>I don't think land is worth what they think it is yet (they're talking 300-400k per acre).
>>Beachview is $15k to $25k for half acre lots, depending on location.
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> Egads, $90K I can see, perhaps $125K for primo but over that, no way, Mike,
> you got a bargain and although we would love to walk out the backdoor to
> the beach, it ain't worth $125K+ more *and* 2x building costs.
>
> I see you are on Verizon DSL or Satellite?

DSL, but I'm in Texas. Someday we'll be living on Middle... and will probably have to have a satellite.

Mike