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You should try Walking Street in Pattaya. That is wild!

Thanks a lot Rich, we appreciate your comments. Thailand is an amazing place. Unfortunately its coming to an end. We leave at the end of April. Consolation is we are looking forward to seeing our Cape Coral friends again. See you in May!

Ignore the weather forecast. We have been in Phuket since December 2nd. The weather forecast looks bad every day. 40% chance of rain, 80% chance. We have had maybe 2 wet days. It rains more at night.

Thanks, so you are not worried about the 14 day forecast ahead it seems. Sounds comforting! Would be depressed with grey skies all day

@@stefanlundmark2982 Not worried at all. Example yesterday I was in Bang Tao about 30 minutes north of my wife. At about 5pm torrential rain for about an hour, then cleared up and blue Skys. My wife experienced no rain. Let me know

Thanks for the kind words. We are now exploring Thailand. We go back for 6 months in a couple of weeks. So much to see and do in the world. :)

yes, you are correct. :)

About 6 to 7 hours by the time we got out from Virginia Key and navigated into Bimini Harbour. We didn't push it. We set off at sunrise.

The bus company is called 35 Group Pattaya. Phone +66 (0)86-366-3894. Their address is 35 Group Pattaya, Pattaya 3rd Rd, Muang Pattaya, Amphoe Bang Lamung, Chang Wat Chon Buri 20150, Thailand . I don't recall the exact price - it was about 1,000 Baht each. They will pick you up at your hotel or apartment and return you as well for about an extra 200 Baht.

Decided on a trawler because it was more comfortable and easier than sail boat. There is more space on a trawler. We didn't really sail in rough seas but you're right in rough weather the trawler rocks like crazy. My one piece of advice is to get a GOOD dinghy with an outboard. We should have had a davit installed in the trawler, it would have made the trip fantastic. We just had a cheap dinghy and light cheap outboard - big mistake

The Earwan. Great hotel, excellent breakfast with lots of bacon, western food and Thai food. Be aware the hotel is not on the beach, it is over a main road from the beach front hotels. Next time I would try and get a hotel on the beach. White sands town is nice.

The Earwax

The Erawan. Spell check is screwing me up. :)

I cannot disagree. :)

They gave us envelopes made from the dung but I don't want to seal them!

single diesel was cheaper. we sailed the Bahamas out of tow range for 6 months. only issue I had was prop bolts sheared and fell out so had no power. difficult to get parts in the Bahamas, even in Bimini. for example I would have to get bolts shipped in. I didn't, I had 2 bolts that had fallen out and I put back on, the 2 sheared bolts I used a slightly smaller bolt. biggest advice I could give is get a davit and a decent dinghy and outboard. we missed out so much by going cheap. we never felt comfortable with our dinghy.

We left January 2021. We now live in Florida on the Mexican Gulf. Loved Spain but the lockdown rules were very strict.

Good luck with your treatment and enjoy the boating experience!

Hi Bill, we spent 5 months going around the Bahamas. We set off the day after I retired. Our boat is now for sale in Florida. We have spent the last year living in Spain. We are so glad we did it, what an experience! Things I would do differently. 1 we would have a better dinghy and more reliable outboard - especially for the Bahamas, well worth spending a lot of money on that. 2 we would have installed a davit on the back of the boat to get dinghy on and off - it was very heavy when we only had a small dinghy and outboard.

We have a single Yanmar engine. Even with 2 people can be very difficult to manoeuvre in and out of marinas especially on a windy day. But I would say go for it! You will meet great people and have so many adventures and memories. As for the Mainship 34, we thought that would be a little small for us two. The 39 seemed a nice size and layout. Good luck! Would love to hear how you get on! Paul

No. We used idealista.com. Then when we saw an apartment we liked we contacted the broker, mhcinmobilieria.com and they sent us a list of properties that matched and we chose this one. Note that for off season October thru May the rent was 600 Euros a month but the summer months change to about that a week. Hope this helps

Thank you for the information. I appreciate it :-)

Thank you! That makes sense.

Yes Abacos was something special for sure. So grateful we went before Dorian, I think it's going to be quite a while before it is back to it's previous glory.

Hi. La envia area is very nice and picturesque. But there is not a lot to do. There is a golf course that a lot of people do not like because it is very hilly. The drive from La Envia to the nice restaurants and bars on the main beach is closer to 20 minutes. It is nice to live in the area where all the tapas bars and action is. It's nice to walk out and see these things. After a few times driving for 20 minutes it will become laborious. We have friends that were in La Envia but moved out to here in the urbanisation area. Good luck.

@@pbaker777 Hiya, thanks and as long as there are good shops, shopping centre s d transport facilities, it wouldnt much bother us. Appreciate your help/comments

I can't speak to September. We live in Roquetas in the off season, October through May. I have never had a fly problem but there again we do not live near the nature reserve which is quite swampy. On facebook there is a Roquetas De Mar page, people are very helpful and will answer your questions - here is the link. facebook.com/groups/271924440416774/?multi_permalinks=487975728811643%2C486994475576435%2C483483999260816%2C487955268813689%2C487616212180928&notif_id=1581178290815490&notif_t=group_activity

Thanks, she usually does wear a hat and wears sun screen every day. Appreciate the warning - you never know.

Thanks Paul. I love not working! :). Hope everything is going well with you.

Thanks Lisa, glad you enjoyed it!

Hi Lisa, those things hanging from the ceiling were hams, cured whole legs of pork called Jamon. I will video the inside of the apartment in the next video (It is gorgeous). We pay 600 Euros a month (About $650). We rent from October until the end of May (The off season). In high season (June through September) the rent is 800 Euros A WEEK!

Thanks Greg, appreciate the comment

A little too expensive. We chose to live in Spain for a year because it's cheap AND an adventure!

Thanks Lisa. We chose to live in Spain for a year because it's cheap AND an adventure!