New Rum Point Excursion

[2206]

We rented a car from Avis two weeks ago. Rent it through their website and it will be cheaper. They will give you instructions on how to find them, etc. It was very easy. They will set you up with a wonderful map, and it is a very easy 40 minute drive to Rum Point. There were 12 cars in the parking lot at Rum Point the day we were there. It was WONDERFUL. We had never driven on the left side of the road before, but it was quite easy. You will take a shuttle to the rental office, and from there heading to Rum Point you will avoid the traffic and downtown.

[drew sailbum]

Rum Point is not a difficult place to find. Many car rental agencies obviously operate near the airport, and assuming the rental office is there...

 

1) Turn right out of rental agency parking lot and proceed to the stop sign. (AFAIK they are all on teh same side of the road, so it should eb a right turn... but head back int eh direction the transfer van brought you from!) The airport Post Office is on your left at this T intersection.

 

2) Turn left, and follow the road around past the Foster's Food Fair grocery (which will be on your right!)

 

3) Just past Foster's, turn left at the yield sign, and take this road around the end of the airport runway.

 

4) Turn left and settle in for a drive. During your drive, the road changes names several times, Crewe Road, Shamrock Drive, Bodden Town Rd, etc... It eventually passes through three round abouts (aka traffic circles) where each time you want to go straight through the round about toward Bodden Town. Continue through Bodden Town, staying on the main road.

 

5) Look for the Lighthouse restaurant, a prominent landmark in the Breakers area. One mile (exactly, so pay attention!) pas the Lighthouse restaurant turn left onto Frank Sound Rd. This is a prominent intersection and has a sign for Rum Point.

 

6) Cross the island on Frank Sound Rd. Near the north shore the road has a couple sharp bends, so SLOW DOWN. Just past the Esso gas station the road curves around to the left and follows the north shore. Stay on this road, and Rum Point is prominent on your right about 7 miles past the Esso gas station.

 

When in doubt, refer to the map from your rental agency. Rum Point is and the northeast tip of the North Sound. If you think you are lost, stop and ask ANYONE local. Everybody knows where Rum Point is.

 

FYI, speed limits are posted in Miles Per Hour. If everyone is riding your bumper and passing you, check your spedometer. A few right hand drive rental cars register speed in Kilometers per hour!

[Summertimescallingme]

2206 and Drew,

 

Thanks for the great info and directions, now I can rent a car and find my way there! Thanks for your time.