Nov
07 Update
Hello Everyone,
Just a little check in to let everyone know how we are doing.
I know it has
been awhile since we have been in touch, the summer flew by
too quickly and
we managed to pack ourselves with house chores and repairs while
we were
home in San Diego. We visited family and were so surprised how
quickly the
time went. We were sorry to not have hooked up with more of
our friends.
Sorry if we missed you this time around.
We arrived back to Managua, Nicaragua on Nov. 16th, and stayed
at the Best
Western across the street from the airport. This was a great
way to go
because the concierge met us at the airport and shuttled us
thru the
immigration and customs agents like we were royalty. We didn't
have to
stand in line and the greatest thing was that none of our 300
pounds of boat
stuff and parts were even checked. So we did not have to pay
duty on
anything, which is always something we worry about. We then
rented a 4
wheel drive with a driver for $125 to take us to the marina
which is about 4
hours of driving and many pot holes later. We had the driver
stop at many
stores along the way, including the Price Smart to load up on
supplies and
food for the boat. The car was stuffed to the rim with all of
our luggage
and food, we were sure glad that we had enough room to fit everything.
We are here in the beautiful marina of Puesta del Sol on the
Pacific side of
Nicaragua, doing all of our boaty chores. We have rigged all
the sails back
up and did some mast head repair. Gary successfully repaired
the water maker
this time and it was a good thing we brought it home with us
on our last
trip only to find they had installed a wrong part from the factory.
We
should get better water output now and we have just about every
spare part
necessary!
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