Book car now or when there?

Julia C. · Post by **Julia C.** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 10:35 pm

We're going to be staying in Castara end of August into September. We don't want a car for the whole two weeks because from past experiences in Greece we won't use it everyday or even everyother day.
We'll hopefully take a guided tour of the Island quite early on, probably try a bus trip into Scarborough and use a taxi for Sunday School and any other nights out of Castara (so we can both have a few Stags or Caribs?).
Does anyone know if it's realistic to arrange car rental at short notice and if so can that be done locally to Castara or would someone like Yes Tourism be able to help? We've not got a mobile that will work on Tobago (we've only got a pay-as-you-go!) - this is probably a very stupid question - but are there public phones in Castara?
Sorry lots of questions there.

Post by **Steve Wooler** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 8:59 am

Hi Julia

Yours is a very typical requirement, I imagine. Yes, arranging cars at busy times - such as in the high season - can obviously be a problem, but I would have thought you would be OK in August/September. Yes Tourism can obviously help, but Castara is a long way from the main tour operators and they won't be happy about delivery/collecting a car for just the odd day or two. I believe there is someone in Castara who has a couple of vehicles.

Over to you Steph - Help Needed.

Brian Taylor · Post by **Brian Taylor** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:55 am

no advertisment, but it is US!
as far as it concerns us single days are no problem to book here, best you get in touch at arrival.....

looking forward to see you in our beautiful village (wich have a public phone and I'm sure a chance to go to sunday school...)
steph & alibaba

Julia C. · Post by **Julia C.** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 12:18 pm

Thanks for the replies Steve and Steph!

I had a look at your website Steph but couldn't see any mention of vehicle hire, only some lovely looking tours, so I didn't know you did that - now I do, so that is good news.

Are you and Brian easy to find in Castara? - You must be it's not a big place!

Brian Taylor · Post by **Brian Taylor** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 8:38 pm

not big, but quite a bit of up and down....
when you reach in from scarborough you go down and UP UP UP again. that is where we are. easier is to give us a call from the cascreole reataurant (family) and we roll down. where are you staying, by the way?
hope for you it is close to the beach. hate walking the hills (wish I would love it, then I could loose some pounds

but cars are so comfortable....)

hear you, see you, have a good flight.... it is soo soon already!

steph & ali

Julia C. · Post by **Julia C.** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:25 pm

I hate walking up hills too!

Luckily we are staying close to the beach - The Blue Mango - can't wait!

Getting very excited - we've never been to the Caribbean before - bit nervous about the 10 hour plus flight - looking forward to staying in Castara - relaxing - seeing the Island - eating fresh fish - snorkling - sampling the rum punch etc.