Steve - Marinas aren't cheap down here. They've figured out that
gringos will pay SanDiego prices, and electricity and water are
meteredand extra. And many good anchorages are now filled with mooring
balls, and even if you don't trust the mooring ball and use your own
hook, you pay to anchor. Yet another reason to Go Now before it's gone...
Buying new chain outrightis harder than you can imagine. It's simply
not availabledown here. I picked up that used chain from a guy who had
a friend bring 300 feet down from the US on the friend's boat. I was
planning on trucking some down next summer, and the logistics are
daunting. I was going to buy it, have it trucked to a freight forwarder
in San Diego, and then have it trucked across the border and down Baja.
Basically, double the cost. You might think that it's crazy, and that
they have chain in Mexico. Yes, they do. It'll last about a year.
(Hey, you wanted chain, this is chain, what's the problem?)
I'm down in Banderas Bay at the moment, back on the hook since I now
trust mychain. I've been hanging here to work with an Ophthalmologist
that I trust. My eyes are pretty weird -- I'm one of those people who
have worn coke-bottle bottoms since 4 years old. I wear glasses over
contacts. Apparently, people with eyes like mine don't live long down
here. They get hit by a busin childhood. I'vespent a lot of money
learning that you don't have to be licensed or trained to sell glasses
and contact lenses down here. You just hang up a sign that says
"Optica." I've been given the totally wrong prescription. (Hey, you
wanted lentes contactos, these are lentes contactos, what's the problem?)
So yeah, I've got a good Dentist in La Paz, and a good
Ophthalmologistin Bucerias, and a Woman in Santiago. Good thing I have a
boat.
you wrote:
<snip> And that's a lot of money to spend on Marinas. A thought occurs: would it
have been cheaper to simply buy new chain outright?
And now a question, are you parked in La Paz or are you getting around?
(for that year)
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