We're not actually cruising Belize this winter, but we have lots of friends that are... According to them, the customs charges seem to be the main topic of conversation at every happy hour/pot luck/cruiser get together. They are not uniform and every boat has been charged a different amount. From the "normal" few dollars to $450 from what we're told. Cruisers are frustrated and unhappy, to say the least!

Interesting about the AIS situation, glad we haven't bought one yet!

Almost, not quite, glad we're back in SW Fla for a mini-refit. At the moment we're in Key West, testing all our new systems and celebrating Winterlude's 10th Anniversary (with us) by hopefully sailing overnight back to Charlotte Harbor and Burnt Store Marina in the AM.

Cheers! Jan