Eco Naviera did a superb job and the alternator and engine controls are now on board Pachuca.
Yolanda returned from Pichilingue at 2.30 PM yesterday and soon she, her colleague, and I were in the car headed for the airport. My equipment had been moved from the airport terminal building to the Aduana compound a half mile away. At the gate papers were presented to the guard, along with my name. He went into the building to consult with somebody then returned to let us through the gate.
The customs man was fastidious in checking out my paperwork and the equipment. He got fussy because the customs girl who had typed the letter at the airport had described only one engine control box instead of two, and had not specified any part numbers. I kept cool with a smile on my face and let my representatives do the talking. At 3.30 PM the equipment was released into my hands.
For me to have tried to do this alone would have probably taken several frustrating days with maybe return trips to airport customs and Pichilingue. This way was much better: I arrived in force with two experienced representatives to do the talking.
The cost of Eco Naviera's service was a remarkably low $60. The cab fare to the airport and back alone would have cost me $54.
This blog began in late 2006 with the planning and preparation for a circumnavigation of the world in my 39-foot sail boat Pachuca. It then covered a successful 5-year circumnavigation that ended in April 2013. The blog now covers life with Pachuca back home in Australia.
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Friday, January 7, 2011
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- Days 5 and 6, Isla San Francisco
- Day 4 - Ensenada El Cardonal and Oil Problems
- Day 3, Walk to Playa La Bonanza
- Day 2 - Caleta Lobos to Bahia San Gabriel
- Day 1 - La Paz to Caleta Lobos
- Malecon Birds
- More Preparations
- Hummingbird Happening
- Preparations for the Cruise
- Trimming Around HF Equipment
- Brenda in La Paz
- Boat Ready, Sailing Notes, Mexican Medical Service
- The Vaquero
- Visitors to the Camp
- Campsite on the Sierra
- Almost Domesticated Road Runner
- Clip of Puerto Escondido
- Back from Ovenight Visit to Sierra
- Buzzer in and Engine Run
- Engine Controls Intalled
- Work Day on Pachuca
- Propeller is In
- Replacement Alternator Installed
- Settling In
- Flip Side of Good Byes
- Alternator and Engine Controls Now On Board
- Propeller Handover
- Back in La Paz
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1 comment:
Clever thinking>>>>>>>
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