The guy that bought the property we worked on had been visiting since he was a kid. His parents had a condo they used part time and rented the rest. They were teachers here in Denver and spent the summers and holidays there.

He found a property with a great view on the north side over looking Hull Bay. From the porch we watched the sunset over Inner and Outer Brass Islands.

They ended up building three rentals on that property.

It's good that you don't need a passport to visit and they use the dollar- obviously.

A lot of the properties go unfinished and empty because it takes a long time to get anything built. Remember that almost everything has to arrive by boat. There is a concrete plant on the island but trying to get men and equipment lined up is like herding cats. It's the tropics so everyone hides from the heat since enough exposure to it drives men insane.

It took three weeks to get a digger to the property. That is the local name for the backhoe.

A lot of people run out of time and money, trying to get something built. A half finished dwelling is very susceptible to water damage since it rains almost every day and there is the occasional big blow- hurricane.

Def90 is correct. I'd jump in the truck and go for a drive to get away from the lads and get some sweet A/C. Those drives lasted about an hour. The longest drive you can take always ends up right back where you started.

When I got home, I jumped in the old F-150 and drove straight east for two hours. It felt great.