It depends where you check into Mexico. I can't speak from experience on the rest of Central America. It is against the law to take fresh meat (some types)/chicken into Mexico. This is reciprocal for the laws restricting the same into the US. Can you imagine? However, if you check in at Ensenada, and get the "green light", no one is going to come to your boat to inspect, and they may never ask you. If you check in at Cabo San Lucas, there are "inspectors" roaming the docks to ask about such things. Some are very nice and not too insistent. Others are more diligent. If you anchor out they are not equipped to come find you at all. Therefore, there is no way for them to enforce the law/regulations. The marina is way too expensive anyway, this is just more reason to anchor ou and enjoy the view. No one has ever asked about the wine quantity. The first time I went on my own boat, I went strictly by the rules. The next 2 times I took 4 1/2 cases each time. Much better, since the Mexican wine is undrinkable, and the rest is unbuyable -- price. A $6. bottle of CA wine might sell for $30. There is no practice of bring your own and pay corkage at restaurants in MX, though. MX is a great place to go. I can hardly wait to get back. I helped take a KK39 to Paradise Village this fall, my 5th trip down on a boat, 4 back, as well as several by plane. Bob Craven S/V Caladesi ----- Original Message ---- From: "scottebulger@comcast.net" <scottebulger@comcast.net> To: PUP <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 6:06:41 PM Subject: [PUP] Provisioning for Mexico and Central America I'm a bit confused about some information I've gathered here and elsewhere. It seems to be common practice to fill a freezer full of fresh meat and poultry prior to heading out of the U.S. My boating experience in the Pacific Northwest has been if you cross from the U.S. to Canada there are restrictions on the quantities of meat and other items (wine...) you can have in your possession. This is true both ways. So, can any passagemakers advise the practices in Mexico and Central America? If we arrive in Cabo with a freezer full of NY steaks and 30 bottles of wine are we going to have them "confiscated"? Thanks! Scott Bulger, N40II, Seattle WA _______________________________________________ Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions. To be removed from the PUP list send an email with the subject "unsubscribe" (no quotes) to the link below: mailto:passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List