This town of Fronteras is really third world. You'd have a kick here. lot's of ExPat Texans & Guatemalan girls with short skirts. There is a great TexMEX restaurant run by of course another ExPat Texan. --- No problem crossing the bar. If we have to cross in the morning and don't go directly to Roatan,, do some snorkeling, overnight in Belize ( 40 miles East ) and leave at first light for Roatan. Can't do it as a day passage and I don't want to arrive at night to make the entrance through the reef at West End. Perhaps a split and weigh anchor at 'O-dark-30' (3 or 4 AM) arriving West End late afternoon.

To paint the boom and then put the main and all the crap back on would be a hassle after you arrive. I think I'm going to go the 4 or 5 spray can method. I've got this guy,,, Marvin. He's a local young guy that speaks English and charges the equivalent of $12.00 a day. His wife just had a baby so I'm going to up it to $15 a day. Perhaps he can find some paint for me. I have trouble with Spanish other than simple stuff and he's pretty good with understanding everything I say.

Do you think that Denise might show up with Rey???? That would be a lot of fun.....

I'll email you

later.

Dan