try this
hola.. estoy gringo this of course, they know.
quieres tu un presidente? then go to bar and get a couple of beers
yo quiere ir en un barco.. then point to the boat you want to take
para buscar... then make fishing rod motions
pescados... fish
pero... but
no estoy i am not
un rico
estoy estudiante i am not rich i am a student *or missionaira or whatever..
puedes ayudarme? can you help me?
look, anyone who ends up living in Monte Christi with rusty Spanish.. well, , you need all the help you can get!
the guys at the club are really nice and the Captains probably speak English and will work with you but as I said, it costs a lot to fill up the tanks... You can charter one of the little boats, that belong to the locals to take you out to the islands off the coast or to the mangroves but be sure to pack water and food and sunblock and note that there is not ladder on the dock thing that they have inside the mangrove swamp. It is off season and there are not many tourists there even in high season.
The boats probably belong to the wealthy folks from Santiago perhaps and go out to defray costs. I cannot imagine that anyone could live off sport fishing tourism there.
you should also see if you can eat there.. they serve a good lunch. it is a private club but they do serve. might have to arrange in advance. but they have good food.
let us know how it goes.
