i would, but I still like to surf and belize doesnt get much at all... thanks! jim
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 1:39 PM, 'bella <[email protected]> wrote: > Jim have you considered Central America? > Belize is a lovely place, they offer a retirement visa that is worth looking > into. > Islands are expensive they don't particularily like americans,but they sure > like our money.. > > To answer your question.. take a month off and go for it.. then leave the > boat in the USVI and go from there. might look at puerto rico as a long term > base as well.. > > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:14 AM, jim sims <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'm currently in Charleston, SC and my GF is 'stuck' here for family >> for a few years yet, but we are interested in looking for property in >> the southern Caribbean to eventually move to. So, the dilemma is how >> to best/cheapest do that will maintaining home base here for a while. >> We're looking for advice or other options - here's what we're >> considering: >> 1) Sail the boat in that direction a week or so at a time, leave it >> wherever we get to, fly home, then fly back to the boat a few weeks >> later, repeat till we get down to the windwards, then repeat at a >> slower (movement) pave, stopping to scout each likely island. >> 2) Sail the boat straight there (say, St Vincent) and then proceed as #1 >> above >> >> distant third choice) Fly to each likely island in turn and spend a >> week looking around >> >> >> My biggest question/concern is how to find a safe place to 'leave' the >> boat for a few weeks at a time in between our visits to move her >> (costs at marina vs lack of security anchoring out, etc) >> >> >> We'd appreciate any reasonable advice from folks on the list - you can >> reply to me directly and I'll summarize unless you think everyone >> would be interested int eh answers... >> >> Thanks! >> jim sims >> s/v Nekkid Joy III >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > > -- > IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) > named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or > unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of > humour or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended > recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not > authorised (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating > social faux pas. No animals were harmed in the transmission of this email, > although the Yorkshire terrier next door is living on borrowed time, let me > tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of the unknown will be > gratified to learn that there is no hidden message revealed by reading this > warning backwards, however, by pouring a complete circle of salt around > yourself and your computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your > pets. If you have received this email in error, please add some nutmeg and > egg whites, whisk briefly and place it in a warm oven for 40 minutes. Let > it stand for 2 hours before icing. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
