casey's notes (includes costs)
Connie's updated costs:
$650.4 = (1084 mi *2 ways /10 mpg )*$3.00/gal = truck gas per truck (or flight for Tina)
$450 = 150 gal * $3.00/gal = boat gas (fill up in US, don't use the whole tank)
$108 = boat oil
$2625 = ($3145/3 families)Bahamas lodging + ($120 * 4 days)continental US motels
$60 = health visa
$510 = $110 * 4 passport books/family. + $35/kid for document check at the post office. Can possibly use passport card $30/person as long as not returning by airplane.
$350 = groceries
$50 = ice
$1160 = meals out
$120 = $15/day * 8 days truck and trailer parking
$133.33 = ($150/boat entry fee * 2 boats [includes 3 people per boat]+ $25*4 for additional people)/3
$233.33 = ($350/slip * 2 boats)/3 families
$5453.40 total per family
If we switch to the 3 brm at Seacrest Bimini, Bahamas ~ Sea Crest Hotel and Marina (seacrestbimini.com)
$5724.80= $5453.40 - 3145/3 + 3949.2/3
If we switch to $9616 with private dock Island house located in beautiful Bimini Bay - Bimini Islands (vrbo.com)
$7377.07 = $5453.40 - 233.33 - (3145/3) + (9616/3)
If we switch to the house by Resorts World with its own dock (no longer available) :
$650.4 = (1084 mi *2 ways /10 mpg )*$3.00/gal = truck gas per truck (or flight for Tina)
$450 = 150 gal * $3.00/gal = boat gas (fill up in US, don't use the whole tank)
$108 = boat oil
$3230.33 = ($8251/3 families)Bahamas lodging + ($120 * 4 days)continental US motels
$60 = health visa
$510 = $110 * 4 passport books/family. + $35/kid for document check at the post office. Can possibly use passport card $30/person as long as not returning by airplane.
$350 = groceries
$50 = ice
$1160 = meals out
$120 = $15/day * 8 days truck and trailer parking
$133.33 = ($150/boat entry fee * 2 boats [includes 3 people per boat]+ $25*4 for additional people)/3
$6822.07 total per family
consider $25/person kayak rental, $74/person wild dolphin encounter, etc.
"All boaters entering The Bahamas are required to pay an entry fee.
- For boats up to 35′, the fee is $150.00
- For boats over 35′, the fee is $300.00
Fees Subject To Change
The Fees Will Cover :
- Cruising Permit
- Fishing Permit
- Departure Tax for up to three (3) persons. Each additional person above three will be charged a $25 departure tax. This fee is good for a second re-entry within a 90-day period.
If you plan to stay longer than 12 months, special arrangements must be made with Bahamas Customs and Immigration. Bahamas Customs and Immigration office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Officers are on call during holidays and weekends.
There is no overtime charge."
"Note 1 -- This modified form of report under the Customs Regulations is applicable only to pleasure vessels engaged in a
voyage for recreation, sporting or pleasure purposes only, Master of vessels carrying cargo must complete an In-
ward Report Form C2.
Note 2 -- If the proper officer is satisfied that the Inward Report of a foreign pleasure on this form is in order, he may
issue a Temporary Cruising Permit (Form C39) for use while the vessel is in The Bahamas."
https://www.vrbo.com/838658?
| Bimini | resorts world | Abacos | Grand bahama | |||||||||||||||
| Bimini road | treasure cay | blue marlin marina | ||||||||||||||||
| sapona | green turtle cay | |||||||||||||||||
| honeymoon harbor | no name cay(pigs) | |||||||||||||||||
| port royal homes | nippers(currently closed) | great guana cay | ||||||||||||||||
| bimini sands | marsh harbor | |||||||||||||||||
| galant lady shiprwreck | hope town | |||||||||||||||||
| gun cay lighthouse | tahiti beach | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 daughters restauruant | sea spray place to stay | |||||||||||||||||
| paradise beach | elbow cay | |||||||||||||||||
| three sisters rock(low tide cave) | petes bub | |||||||||||||||||
| joes conch shack porgy bay | ||||||||||||||||||
| south bimini plane wreck | ||||||||||||||||||
| radio beach | ||||||||||||||||||
| cat cay sandbar(15 mi south) | ||||||||||||||||||
| https://www.youtube.com/watch? | ||||||||||||||||||
| great issacs cay (20 miles north) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thirsty turtle | ||||||||||||||||||
| fountain of youth | ||||||||||||||||||
| MSC Cruise Lines private island. Latitude 25.3976, longitude -79.1996. Awesome snorkeling. You have to be really careful to get there shallow water everywhere. | ||||||||||||||||||
| cjs for conch fritters, N bimini | ||||||||||||||||||
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| https://www.firgatechaser.com/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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| COSTS | from | Casey's first calcs, doesn't include visa, passport, or slip | ||||||||||||||||
| Truck gas | $450 | = 900 miles each way, 10 MPG, $2.50/gal (actual mileage is 1070 from Edgewater, 1084 from Kens) | ||||||||||||||||
| boat gas | $375 = | 150 gallons * $2.50/gal | ||||||||||||||||
| boat oil | $108 = | 3 gallons * $36/gal | ||||||||||||||||
| ice | $50 = | 100 lbs *.5/lb | ||||||||||||||||
| lodging | $3400 = | per family = 4 days $150 (on the road) + 7 days * $400/day | in Bimini assumes house with a dock | |||||||||||||||
| groceries | $350 | |||||||||||||||||
| meals out | $1160 | |||||||||||||||||
"While car rentals are best for Andros and Great Harbour Cay in the Berries, golf carts, walking, or hitching a ride (it's safe!) are options on smaller islands. Rentals are done through local micro-enterprises and are often arranged by your hotel or lodge. To have a car or cart ready for your arrival, call in advance. In Bimini, Resorts World runs an hourly tram to Alice Town and offers free buses for getting around the resort." Car Travel in Andros, Bimini, and the Berry Islands of Bahamas | Fodor's Travel
Sue and Joy's Golf Cart Rental got a lot of 1 star reviews. People said they had more than one golf cart break down in a week.
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