Dear ANNK,
I feel I might be in a similar predicament, some day, as those 1700's pirates were. Earthquakes are a regular feature of the volcanic regions around the shifting Maya Plate. The bar at Livingston, Gua. is already difficult for anyone who is not "shoal"
draft, though 7 footers have skidded in on neap tides. It is entirely possible for the same thing to happen and trap the cruisers in the Rio Dulce.
Of course, these type of considerations deal with geologic time and can be easily ignored, until
your time comes! When that time comes, I guess one could always try the old
oil barrel off the masthead!
As far as cruising up the
San Juan river bordering
Costa Rica and
Nicaragua that links the
Caribbean to Lake
Nicaragua, shoal
water is not the only consideration.
The United Nations' highest court last month set travel rules for the San Juan River, affirming freedom for Costa Rican boats to navigate the waterway while upholding Nicaragua's right to regulate traffic. The judgment ended a four-year legal battle.
Under an 1858 treaty, the entire river belongs to Nicaragua up to the Costa Rican bank, but Costa Rican ships have freedom of navigation for commerce. (Associated Press)
Nicaragua was supposed to begin a big dredging
project to re-establish the river
bed from a diversion by
Costa Rica to their Colorado River.
Cruisers contemplating such an adventure as cruising a "blue water"
boat up this river would do well to hire a river pilot or
research the river with their own "Lancha" trip.
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