We have decided to take a sail to Isla Margarita, we'll spend the night in Cumana before crossing over to the Island, no need to do it in one hit. The shopping in Margarita is good, something that is lacking in the part of Venezuela we are in now. The forecast was cloudy today but it turns out to be raining aswell, we don't do rain, so we're hanging around waiting for it to stop. It's only 4 hours or so to Cumana, if we can get away by 0800 or 0900hrs we get in at a comfortable time.

 

Isla Margarita is duty free, so not only don't we pay IVA some of the import duty is removed too, so there can be bargains.

 

It'll be interesting to see how many boats are in Porlamar, rumour has it there are many more than previous weeks. It's always been a popular place for a hurricane season hangout, consequently you get to meet more cruisers and catch up with old friends too. Nevertheless, the Golf of Cariaco is a much nicer hangout, shopping aside, the local people are friendlier, more natural, less accustomed to foreigners. The anchorage is huge and is only one of many. No worries about safety, locking dingies etc. Also you have opportunites to daysail to many other places within the Golf and either anchor there or return to Medregal anchorage. No worries about losing your spot, there is so much room.

 

We'll stay in Margarita for a few days, maybe we'll bump into (not literally) a few readers of this blog. All for now

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