So Ya Wanna Be A Pirate? (Part Four of Four)

Wheedle Mooch and Connive….

Having spent some time in town, caught up on our rest, and decided what we want to see and what needs to be repaired and restocked on the boat, it is time to find our taxi driver. A good taxi driver is essential to any arrival in a strange port. If possible get a recommendation from a cruiser who has been there a while, but if not, get a taxi driver anyway. This guy can get anything and knows where everything and everyone is. Need a machine shop? No problem mon. Need a sail repaired? No problem mon. Need a left-handed thingamabob? No problem mon, my cousin make you one mañana. Remember, you’re not in Kansas anymore Dorothy and you may need to be a bit resourceful in obtaining parts and supplies. Lots of trades and such will come to pass in order to find what you need. And the guy driving around in a 1952 Ford sedan with a John Deer tractor motor will probably be able to help you out.

So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish……

So we have been here for six weeks now, been to most of the bars at least twice, and have the boat in as good as shape as we think we need to for the next passage. Have met the people, seen the sights, and it is time to move on. One last round of officials (easier now that we have a good driver), pay off our tab at the local cantina, and head out. Get ready to do the whole thing over again. And after reading all the reasons why not to do it, why would we do it again anyway? Because after all the inconveniences, there is nothing else like it in the world. The freedom to sail to strange places, meet new people and explore new ways of looking at the world, without the restrictions of just being a tourist. Being able to live within, and enjoy the local economy and customs. Just the sheer joy of being alive in a new and different situation and location. Some say, "Attitude is the difference between ordeal and adventure." I believe they are right. If you have the attitude, it is one heck of an adventure.

Fair Winds and Safe Passage
Capt David
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