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I understand that this hotel is a well known establishment for water sports activities. Does anyone knows any info in refernce to this question?
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If you mean the Bitter End Yacht Club on Virgin Gorda in the BVI, I've been to Gorda several times including there. It depends on what water sports you are interested in. Since it is in the North Sound, it's good for kayaking and, if there is not too much wind from the northwest, OK for windsurfing. The sound is not all that big and I have never seen waterskiing or wakeboarding there, so if you are into that you may be disappointed. The snorkelling is not particularly interesting in the Sound itself, but you can do it in the outer beaches. I feel there is better diving and swimming at the south end of the Island and better snorkelling and scuba on the East side. I prefer the beaches at the south end -- they are bigger and nicer than in the North Sound, especially Little Trunk and Valley Trunk, away from the crowds at The Baths. If your family prefers the resort style isolation and services of a self-contained club, maybe you would like Bitter End. But personally, I prefer the variety of the south end of the island. When we go we rent the Boulder House villa from the Hunter Homes.
The BVI are more laid back and not quite as commercialized as other islands in the Caribbean. It's more a place for natural and easy going activities, like kayaking, snorkelling, hiking, sailing and scuba. It is not ideal if you crave jet skis and water skiing and other motorized sports. Also, there is only rarely enough wave action for surfing. We were there last February and it was unusually windy so we saw surfers but that was the first time I had seen them in the 30 years I have been going down there.
I hope this gives you some useful information.
ADDED LATER: I hope you realize that costs to rent a cottage at the Bitter End run from $6,000 to $10,000 per week. For less than $2,000 you could rent one of the Hunter Homes villas, one is a 2 bedroom and the other is 3 bedroom and they have huge grounds and come with a housekeeper and car. True, you don't have all the on-site services (so it might not appeal to you) but you can arrange scuba, sailing, kayaking and other sports on your own through the many vendors on the island yourself and save thousands of dollars. Spanish Town, where the shopping, outfitters and restaurants are, is 5 minutes from the houses and the best beaches are 10 minutes away. It takes about half an hour to 40 minutes to drive to the North Sound from there. The whole island is only 8 miles long and a half a mile wide in the middle.
http://www.hunterhomesbvi.com/
You can find a lot of reviews by other visitors to Bitter End (and the Hunter Homes) at Tripadvisor.com
If you mean the Bitter End Yacht Club on Virgin Gorda in the BVI, I've been to Gorda several times including there. It depends on what water sports you are interested in. Since it is in the North Sound, it's good for kayaking and, if there is not too much wind from the northwest, OK for windsurfing. The sound is not all that big and I have never seen waterskiing or wakeboarding there, so if you are into that you may be disappointed. The snorkelling is not particularly interesting in the Sound itself, but you can do it in the outer beaches. I feel there is better diving and swimming at the south end of the Island and better snorkelling and scuba on the East side. I prefer the beaches at the south end -- they are bigger and nicer than in the North Sound, especially Little Trunk and Valley Trunk, away from the crowds at The Baths. If your family prefers the resort style isolation and services of a self-contained club, maybe you would like Bitter End. But personally, I prefer the variety of the south end of the island. When we go we rent the Boulder House villa from the Hunter Homes.
The BVI are more laid back and not quite as commercialized as other islands in the Caribbean. It's more a place for natural and easy going activities, like kayaking, snorkelling, hiking, sailing and scuba. It is not ideal if you crave jet skis and water skiing and other motorized sports. Also, there is only rarely enough wave action for surfing. We were there last February and it was unusually windy so we saw surfers but that was the first time I had seen them in the 30 years I have been going down there.
I hope this gives you some useful information.
ADDED LATER: I hope you realize that costs to rent a cottage at the Bitter End run from $6,000 to $10,000 per week. For less than $2,000 you could rent one of the Hunter Homes villas, one is a 2 bedroom and the other is 3 bedroom and they have huge grounds and come with a housekeeper and car. True, you don't have all the on-site services (so it might not appeal to you) but you can arrange scuba, sailing, kayaking and other sports on your own through the many vendors on the island yourself and save thousands of dollars. Spanish Town, where the shopping, outfitters and restaurants are, is 5 minutes from the houses and the best beaches are 10 minutes away. It takes about half an hour to 40 minutes to drive to the North Sound from there. The whole island is only 8 miles long and a half a mile wide in the middle.
http://www.hunterhomesbvi.com/
You can find a lot of reviews by other visitors to Bitter End (and the Hunter Homes) at Tripadvisor.com
If I have a Green Card can I cross the international border driving a car with Mexican Plates?
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I have a Green Card and I plan to cross a Motorcycle that belonged to my unlce to the United States. Can I drive it accross if it has mexican plates?? Do I need a permit or something?? Any info would help...
Thanks in advance
Do I need a Mexican License as well?? Or will my California Driver's License do?
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thats a good question.i know you have to pay $500 for taking a car to mexico, but from?let me check on that.
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ok i found this link.
http://www.foreignborn.com/visas_imm/entering_us/7importingyourcar.htm
Driver's Plates and Permits
Imported cars should bear the International Registration Marker. The International Driving Permit, issued in five languages, is a valuable asset. Consult an international automobile federation or your local automobile club about these documents.
U.S. RESIDENTS importing a new or used car should consult the appropriate department of motor vehicles in their State of residence about temporary license plates.
FOREIGN NATIONALS employed in the U.S. may use their foreign license tags from the port of entry to their destination in the U.S.
NATIONALS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN countries that have ratified the Inter-American Convention of 1943 may drive their cars in the U.S. for touring purposes for one year or the validity of the documents, whichever is shorter, without U.S. license plates or U.S. driver's permits, provided the car carries the International Registration Marker and registration card, and the driver has the International Driving Permit.
MOTORISTS VISITING THE UNITED STATES as tourists from countries that have ratified the Convention on International Road Traffic of 1949 may drive in the U.S. for one year with their own national Iicense plates (registration tags) on their cars and with their own personal driver's licenses.
MOTORISTS FROM CANADA AND MEXICO are permitted to tour in the U.S. without U.S. license plates or U.S. driver's permits, under agreements between the United States and these countries.
MOTORISTS FROM A COUNTRY NOT A PARTY to any of the above agreements must secure a driving permit in the U.S. after taking an examination.
that is all i find.
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your CA license will be fine.
thats a good question.i know you have to pay $500 for taking a car to mexico, but from?let me check on that.
*edit*
ok i found this link.
http://www.foreignborn.com/visas_imm/entering_us/7importingyourcar.htm
Driver's Plates and Permits
Imported cars should bear the International Registration Marker. The International Driving Permit, issued in five languages, is a valuable asset. Consult an international automobile federation or your local automobile club about these documents.
U.S. RESIDENTS importing a new or used car should consult the appropriate department of motor vehicles in their State of residence about temporary license plates.
FOREIGN NATIONALS employed in the U.S. may use their foreign license tags from the port of entry to their destination in the U.S.
NATIONALS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN countries that have ratified the Inter-American Convention of 1943 may drive their cars in the U.S. for touring purposes for one year or the validity of the documents, whichever is shorter, without U.S. license plates or U.S. driver's permits, provided the car carries the International Registration Marker and registration card, and the driver has the International Driving Permit.
MOTORISTS VISITING THE UNITED STATES as tourists from countries that have ratified the Convention on International Road Traffic of 1949 may drive in the U.S. for one year with their own national Iicense plates (registration tags) on their cars and with their own personal driver's licenses.
MOTORISTS FROM CANADA AND MEXICO are permitted to tour in the U.S. without U.S. license plates or U.S. driver's permits, under agreements between the United States and these countries.
MOTORISTS FROM A COUNTRY NOT A PARTY to any of the above agreements must secure a driving permit in the U.S. after taking an examination.
that is all i find.
*edit 2*
your CA license will be fine.
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