There are no border crossings on the water. So, you may ask, how does one get checked from one country to the next if one is traveling on a boatÉ
Good question, You!
Itès different in every country. But there is some form of first, as a crew member, getting formally as part of a crew of a boat, done by the captain. Then the captain, and sometimes you, too must go to an immigration station somewhere near an anchorage and check out of the country, then you have a certain time to leave the waters of the country. Of course it gets confusing. You are not allowed to land again. What if you check out and a storm comes upÉ You go to land; you are there illegally.
Anyway.
We are, apparently, to go to Martinique tomorrow.
Sailing flat and slow.
We are planning to anchor, but not go on land, so we can bypass immigration.
On to Dominica. We will arrrive Sunday. No immigration office open. Monday 5 am or so, I need to get to the airport.
How does one check OUT of a country at the airport, when one has never checked INTO the country.
Vern says *they re casual* in Dominica. But let s say they re not. Sorry for the weird punctuation; it s mostly gone to French characters.
That could mean I will be in the Dominica airport, but not actually be legally in the country. What if they won t let me out, if I m not really iné
In the meantime, J Friends is on the other side of the island, out of contact. They have floated away.
Will I have to stay forever in Dominica, until my money runs out. I will have to learn some native tricks.
Isn t this an intriguing screwup
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