Posted By: pgp
Ecuador
Posted By: Joanna
Re: Ecuador - 01/21/13 08:39 PM
I don't know about beach access (I would think the water would be freezing if it is anything like the coast of Peru)....BUT I would move in a heart beat if I could. Ecuador is one of my favorite places!!
Posted By: pgp
Re: Ecuador - 01/23/13 09:35 PM
What's best about it?
Posted By: Robi
Re: Ecuador - 01/26/13 05:48 AM
lol I lived their for three months.
It blows dogs off the chain and the wind is usually from the west, so its blowing onto the beach.
There are sandy beaches but they are not majority. Getting any type of hardware for a cat is close to nil or impossible.
You are better off as a surfer, wind surfer or a kit surfer. Sailing is not big at all. Catamarans are even worst. I spotted to waves in a yacht club on the shore city of Manta, and ufff they were in really rough shape.
Not a very gringo friendly country they take advantage of non native speakers very quickly and easily.
And forgot, the water is not cold at all, its actually very pleasant. I surfed a lot in shorts and rash guard. Never had to don my neoprene long sleeve rash guard.
Food is awesome, cheap and plentiful. Nothing like paying 75 cents a pound for pink shrimp. A dollar a pound tuna, that's every day!
It blows dogs off the chain and the wind is usually from the west, so its blowing onto the beach.
There are sandy beaches but they are not majority. Getting any type of hardware for a cat is close to nil or impossible.
You are better off as a surfer, wind surfer or a kit surfer. Sailing is not big at all. Catamarans are even worst. I spotted to waves in a yacht club on the shore city of Manta, and ufff they were in really rough shape.
Not a very gringo friendly country they take advantage of non native speakers very quickly and easily.
And forgot, the water is not cold at all, its actually very pleasant. I surfed a lot in shorts and rash guard. Never had to don my neoprene long sleeve rash guard.
Food is awesome, cheap and plentiful. Nothing like paying 75 cents a pound for pink shrimp. A dollar a pound tuna, that's every day!
Posted By: tback
Re: Ecuador - 01/26/13 04:09 PM
Robi returns!
Long time
Long time
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Ecuador - 01/26/13 04:51 PM
i had a friend on my cat last summer. She could not stop talking about her vacation down there, and how she couldn't wait to get back there.
Posted By: pgp
Re: Ecuador - 01/26/13 05:50 PM
Wuz daydreamin' about opening a little B&B, renting a few boats. Sounds like work...
Posted By: Timbo
Re: Ecuador - 01/26/13 08:49 PM
Well...what about the west coast of Costa Rica?
Seems a lot of Americans like to retire down there. I hauled a plane load of Surfer Dudes down there a few years back, supposed to be cheap, safe and friendly....or it was at that time.
Seems a lot of Americans like to retire down there. I hauled a plane load of Surfer Dudes down there a few years back, supposed to be cheap, safe and friendly....or it was at that time.
Posted By: pgp
Re: Ecuador - 01/27/13 01:16 PM
Sounds like work...
Posted By: Tony_F18
Re: Ecuador - 01/27/13 01:51 PM
The Galapagos Islands are nice, been 20yrs since I was there but since it is so heavily protected I imagine it is still pretty much unspoiled (although eco-tourism has undoubtedly grown since then).
Tanzania is a nice place to sail as well if you are planning on doing an adventure.
There is a great regatta every year which combines a RAID with some bouy racing:
http://www.tanzacat.com/
Tanzania is a nice place to sail as well if you are planning on doing an adventure.
There is a great regatta every year which combines a RAID with some bouy racing:
http://www.tanzacat.com/
Posted By: Todd_Sails
Re: Ecuador - 01/27/13 03:36 PM
Originally Posted by Robi
lol I lived their for three months.
It blows dogs off the chain and the wind is usually from the west, so its blowing onto the beach.
There are sandy beaches but they are not majority. Getting any type of hardware for a cat is close to nil or impossible.
You are better off as a surfer, wind surfer or a kit surfer. Sailing is not big at all. Catamarans are even worst. I spotted to waves in a yacht club on the shore city of Manta, and ufff they were in really rough shape.
Not a very gringo friendly country they take advantage of non native speakers very quickly and easily.
And forgot, the water is not cold at all, its actually very pleasant. I surfed a lot in shorts and rash guard. Never had to don my neoprene long sleeve rash guard.
Food is awesome, cheap and plentiful. Nothing like paying 75 cents a pound for pink shrimp. A dollar a pound tuna, that's every day!
It blows dogs off the chain and the wind is usually from the west, so its blowing onto the beach.
There are sandy beaches but they are not majority. Getting any type of hardware for a cat is close to nil or impossible.
You are better off as a surfer, wind surfer or a kit surfer. Sailing is not big at all. Catamarans are even worst. I spotted to waves in a yacht club on the shore city of Manta, and ufff they were in really rough shape.
Not a very gringo friendly country they take advantage of non native speakers very quickly and easily.
And forgot, the water is not cold at all, its actually very pleasant. I surfed a lot in shorts and rash guard. Never had to don my neoprene long sleeve rash guard.
Food is awesome, cheap and plentiful. Nothing like paying 75 cents a pound for pink shrimp. A dollar a pound tuna, that's every day!
That's IT, I'm packing up and moving!!
Posted By: Luiz
Re: Ecuador - 01/27/13 11:55 PM
Best seafood you can find, Galapagos, wind, everything correct. The only problems I see are:
1) Quito, the capital, is inland. Sailing is possible near Guayaquil, the main port.
2) The current government is aligned with Venezuela (oil, populism, anti-US...). Lots of good people left the country, the economy is not in good shape, etc.
Things change, though.
1) Quito, the capital, is inland. Sailing is possible near Guayaquil, the main port.
2) The current government is aligned with Venezuela (oil, populism, anti-US...). Lots of good people left the country, the economy is not in good shape, etc.
Things change, though.
Posted By: waterbug_wpb
Re: Ecuador - 01/28/13 04:39 PM
Okay, let's think a bit here....
Boatload of work.... +
Second boatload of work ... =
lot-o-work.
It's good to have these thought experiments before signing up
Originally Posted by pgp
opening a little B&B,
Boatload of work.... +
Originally Posted by pgp
renting a few boats.
lot-o-work.
It's good to have these thought experiments before signing up
Posted By: tback
Re: Ecuador - 01/29/13 07:51 PM
Pulled this from an article I read recently:
Just as our forefathers did, when the walls of the social contract start closing in, you go find a new piece of dirt. Or at least have a plan for it; the time to consider your escape options isn't while you're packing your bags.
Ecuador could be a possibility. It's pleasant here. The economy is growing. It has plenty of modern conveniences. It's easy to become a resident-- in some cases you can even use the funds in your IRA to qualify.
Plus it's cost-effective. You can still live reasonably well for under $1,000/month. And real estate can be extraordinarily cheap. I've just seen a spacious 2,000 square foot home on 10 acres for about $100,000 dollars; they're effectively selling the home at construction cost and throwing in the land for free.
Just as our forefathers did, when the walls of the social contract start closing in, you go find a new piece of dirt. Or at least have a plan for it; the time to consider your escape options isn't while you're packing your bags.
Ecuador could be a possibility. It's pleasant here. The economy is growing. It has plenty of modern conveniences. It's easy to become a resident-- in some cases you can even use the funds in your IRA to qualify.
Plus it's cost-effective. You can still live reasonably well for under $1,000/month. And real estate can be extraordinarily cheap. I've just seen a spacious 2,000 square foot home on 10 acres for about $100,000 dollars; they're effectively selling the home at construction cost and throwing in the land for free.
Posted By: pgp
Re: Ecuador - 01/29/13 08:00 PM
The only place I'd consider escaping TO is the U.S.
I was thinking of some place pleasant and inexpensive to escape hurricane season and possibly off set my expenses.
I was thinking of some place pleasant and inexpensive to escape hurricane season and possibly off set my expenses.
Posted By: pgp
Re: Ecuador - 01/29/13 08:08 PM
To tell the truth I'm so jealous of the St. Barts trip that the F18s do that I was looking for a substitute. Maybe a 10 day trip some place really nice.
Posted By: Timbo
Re: Ecuador - 01/29/13 09:02 PM
A lot of people in Europe fly over here in the winter to go to...
Sanibel.
How far is that from you?
20 minutes?
And they speak English there!
Well, most of them do.
Sanibel.
How far is that from you?
20 minutes?
And they speak English there!
Well, most of them do.
Posted By: pgp
Re: Ecuador - 01/29/13 09:46 PM
Another day on Sanibel! Geez.
Posted By: Timbo
Re: Ecuador - 01/30/13 02:38 AM
You meant;
Another Lousy Day in Paradise!
right?
Another Lousy Day in Paradise!
right?
Posted By: pgp
Re: Ecuador - 01/30/13 03:24 AM
Pretty much. Still one wishes to see new sights.
Posted By: Robi
Re: Ecuador - 01/30/13 03:28 AM
Pete you are too lazy to live in Ecuador.
Posted By: pgp
Re: Ecuador - 01/30/13 04:09 AM
Perhaps. I'm certainly too lazy to work in Ecuador or anyplace else.
Posted By: F-18 5150
Re: Ecuador - 01/30/13 05:32 AM
i liked sailing in the philippines
Posted By: waterbug_wpb
Re: Ecuador - 01/30/13 05:37 PM
Actually, Timbo, it would appear a good bit of Naples/Sanibel area are speaking German right now... Lots of eruo-investors snapped up beachfront digs when they were all foreclosed on.
Too bad the crotchety old puritan snowbirds are making such a fuss about "beach attire" (seems the euros have a different attitude about appropriate dress) they may scare them all off...
Best comment on the subject from an unnamed beach safety officer "I wouldn't worry about it much (the controversy)... they'll probably all be dead by next season anyway"
best "I wish I had a picture" moment - an old geezer the color of wet leather soaking up the rays with a cigarette in one hand, and her portable oxygen concentrator in the other...
Too bad the crotchety old puritan snowbirds are making such a fuss about "beach attire" (seems the euros have a different attitude about appropriate dress) they may scare them all off...
Best comment on the subject from an unnamed beach safety officer "I wouldn't worry about it much (the controversy)... they'll probably all be dead by next season anyway"
best "I wish I had a picture" moment - an old geezer the color of wet leather soaking up the rays with a cigarette in one hand, and her portable oxygen concentrator in the other...