Originally Posted by
blackavar
Hi -- we're using our trip here as a mini vacation from the mid-western winter come january.
We'll have a 3 year old with us, any advice for traveling around the island? do we need to bring a car seat with us? should we just rent a car & car seat and park it at the resort to make life easier if we want to go around the island?
I think generally we'll be hanging out at the resort...but I thought it would be nice to visit the turtle center and perhaps check out other nearby restaurants or activities.
anyone have any other recommendations?
The hotel does have a shuttle from the hotel to the turtle center so you don't need a car for that part of the trip.
However, you may feel trapped on property at night if you don't have a car. There is no Uber but there is taxi service available..
It is worth looking up if you need a car seat in the taxi. If you do need a car seat in a taxi then I would recommend renting a car and bringing the car seat. Can you get away with the booster car seat at age 3 (I can't remember any longer, those years are blur now). Remember you should also buy liability insurance for the car rental (can be bought from the car rental company) to cover you in case of a serious accident. Most US car insurance liability doesn't cover out of the country such as GC and the credit card only covers damage to the car only (not to anyone else or property).