I have a condo and a boat here on the northeastern tip of Puert Rico (Fajardo Bay), and since it is a US Territory the currency is the US dollar and the natives have blue passports. We also drive on the right side of the road ;) If you want to check the panoramic view (it's 1.8 MB): http://www.knopfconsulting.com/pics/dosmarinas/TheView_05.jpg There are two West Marine stores on the island, many small marine stores, and for buying the odds and ends hardware you can go to Home Depot; also, a Best Buy is about ready to open their first store, yeah! If you walk into a Walgreens you get that deja vu feeling it's so similar. Cost of living is about the same as on the mainland, except that I have no heater or air conditioner and my budget for clothing is minimal, since temps for the year range from about 68 on a cold winter night to about 91 on the hottest summer day - check out weather.com and use zip code 00738. There are more hurricanes in Florida or on the Gulf Coast then here, we have been fortunate, the last one was Georges (1998).
Walter ----- Original Message ----- From: Don White To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:52 PM Subject: [Liveaboard] Countries near the US I've given a lot of thought to countries near the US, because I expect to be dependant to a degree on medicare for health insurance. My first choice, if I were to stay in one place would be the BVI (British Virging islands). They are close enough to the USVI and Puerto Rico to make it practical to go there for medical attention. The BVI is more expensive than The Dominican Republic, but also more peacefull. Another major concern for me is hurricane season, when it is better to be far to the south. I'm thinking that it would be best to spend huricane season in the south and the other months in the north. In either case one can live without heat or A/C, with fair winds, usually calm waters, and a minimum requirement for electric energy. _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
