Driving after dark on arrival day - advice please

Not sure if this is an option with your rental, but you might want to consider asking if your rental car can be dropped off at the house and then take a taxi from the airport if you are concerned about driving at night on the left. Similarly, perhaps you can have the house stocked with the basic provisions you want. That can usually be arranged for a nominal fee.

You can always head out the first morning and pick up provisions in Savannah Sound. You have Midway Cost Cutters for groceries and Uncle John's for beer and wine. You can also by groceries in Palmetto Point or head 5 miles further north to Governor's for both groceries and adult beverages.

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Uncle John's is also a small grocer, too. I know that he offers house stocking service. To get to Uncle John's you would go to the main intersection in Savannah Sound on Queen's Highway. This is easy to miss. Look for the lone gas pump on the south side of the intersection on the right hand side and the old highway bar on the northern side of the intersection on the left. Make a left at that intersection, then make every right you encounter until you reach Uncle John's. It will be on your right on a corner across from a white gazebo. It's also on the same road that leads to Fishbone Bar and Grill.

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Thanks for another possibility Debc. I'll let the rental person (Stanton) know our concern and see what he suggests. I vaguely recall reading that he also provides taxi service.

My trip isn't until late December. Seems a bit early to be contacting service providers about these details. But, I'm wondering if there's a seasonal lull that would make it preferable to contact them now?

Follow up...

Da eats: In early October I sent an email to MidWay Cost Cutters (home owner gave me the addy) but I didn't get a reply. No worries, no hard feelings. We brought the items I listed in the first post and which were just fine for dinner and breakfast for two people. The morning after arrival we got out and about and found sandwich fixins, eggs, breakfast sausage, steak, potatoes, salad greens, chicken, bananas, squash and more that I can't remember.

Da ride: After I confirmed taxi service/vehicle rental at the house, our flight ended up rescheduled for an earlier arrival, giving us a couple of hours before last light. However, when I notified Sunshine of the flight change, I decided to keep the taxi service for three reasons:

1) I had already committed to the service and didn't want to back out - someone might be counting on the $
2) It would make for a less stressful travel day regardless of darkness
3) Our flight might be late (it was)

By the time we collected our one checked bag, last light had slipped the horizon. No taxi, no record of it. It was also apparent that it couldn't be arranged. For our part, we thought "Why ask why?" We had directions and proceeded south on our own. It wasn't raining, mostly, but the road was wet in spots. Did I mention our night vision sucks?

If you were at the Cupids Cay fish fry on 12/28 enjoying a chuckle at the tourists doing a three point turn in the parking area, you're welcome. At least dancing in the street had not yet begun. We found the dog leg back on Queens Hwy and carried on.

To make sure we hadn't missed the turn to Double Bay, we stopped at an old timey gas station that had no apparent name. Not only were we reassured that we hadn't missed the turn, we were given some landmarks that weren't on the directions I had with me, plus the "you know you've gone too far if..." Grateful for the helpful info, we bought two Cokes and some snacks. The additional directions were just what we needed and we got to the rental without further delay. 

For the next trip I think we'll depart a day earlier, stay over near MIA, FLL or NAS and take a morning flight to GHB.