Here at last, Here at last!!!!
Now south of the Pacific hurricane line as pronounced by most insurance companies (ours included) we are free to relax and enjoy our cruising lifestyle. This is the start of Tina and John’s retirement adventure. We have worked hard for many years and hope now to relax and enjoy our friends, family, and good times around the world on our boat,
Sockeye Blue. As the day breaks I sit out on deck listening to the sounds of the jungle. Hillsides are a lush canopy of vegetation. The howler monkeys are howling the birds are singing and I am sipping Costa Rican coffee. The jungle smell and the heat are very present even at this time of the day. The sights in the water are every where. Black & white Pokka dotted fish to schools of large bass/grouper?? (20 pounds average) and lots of small multi colour fish.
Our agent will be coming to the boat this morning along with government officials to clear in the boat and all the crew. We have hired an agent as this is going to be a little more complicated as we are straying for more then the standard 3 months. We will need to get import tax exemption for our 2 Vespa motor scooters. The first steps of clearing in have gone very smooth. Lot of paper work in triplicate and lots of official stamps and signatures. Now we are free to roam. first we get a rental car. then we start to explore the surrounding area.
Frank and Murray are booking tee times at the Papaguyo resort. John is making reservation at the Four Seasons beach club so we can watch the Costa Rica play Greece. We are all off to the pool and the local marina bar for lunch. Then hang around the pool for the afternoon. Not a bad start to our arrival in Costa Rica.
Frank & Murray
On the managing the boat side of things we have had a problem with our air conditioning system. We have contacted the manufacture and have made contact with the manufactures rep here in Costa Rica. They will be driving here (300 miles) to fix our air conditioning. But not soon enough. we will still need to wait a few more days. living in this heat has us all exhausted. Temperature is 89 to 95 F day & night and with humidity of 80%+. IT IS HOT…… Other then the air/con problem the boat has had very few issues. All for now it is another day tomorrow.
Sockeye Blues home for the next 3 months.
John & Tina
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