I was supposed to have gone up to GA last night and been doing paperwork today, but the boat was delayed by a day and so it doesn't actually come into port until tomorrow... And apparently they are not unloading my car first - do they not know who I am?! Which means, it won't be able to be collected until Wednesday at the earliest, which doesn't work for my other travel plans - so I have decided to stay in Florida (oh well!) and pick it up next week.
So on Sunday, February 14th, I will be heading up to Savannah by train (10h50m ouch!) and stopping at an AirBNB with a cool-dude of a host called Ron and checking out Savannah in the evening and on the Monday. While I'm there, I will go to see the nice customs lady, Officer Gavin (who has given me friendly advice) before checking out the lights of Savannah.
Train fare; 80.00USD
AirBNB; 91.00GBP
Paperwork; CBP 7501 Entry form, EPA 3250-1, DoT HS7 & Passport.
After my second night at Ron's AirBNB place, I will pick up a rental car and make the 75 mile drive down to Brunswick, drop the car, Uber to the port and pick up the Puma.
Car Rental; 91.00USD
Collect Shipping charges; 1170.00USD
Port Escort fee; 50.00USD
Paperwork; Bill of Lading, Notice of Arrival, Shipping Note, money orders for the shipping balance.
Once I'm behind the wheel, call Progressive and start insurance, get on the road and head straight to either CBP in Brunswick or Savannah (a bit out of the way at this point) for them to check the car for agricultural matter and stamp the paperwork.
Drive back to Florida!
So at this stage, I will be collecting the car on the 16th Feb, a week later than expected - but it is what it is. Unfortunately, because I don't have a major credit card either, I cannot book a $30 one-way rental from Enterprise. The next cheapest is $90 and there is no public transport link to Brunswick; not even a train or bus (amazingly). Really, I need another driver but with none available - I have to grin and bear it.
Stay tuned!
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