So like myself, many cruisers continue their working life while they're out here. Some even take up other pursuits that can help contribute to the "cruising kitty." Some people learn how to mend sails. Some create jewelry from beads and shells and sell them to other cruisers. Some become self-taught diesel mechanics and lend out their repair skills for "coconuts" - the code-word for money in a country where us foreigners aren't allowed to sell things; we can only trade. This guy pulled into the anchorage here yesterday. He apparently became (or continued his practice as) a masseuse, as advertised on the port quarter of his vessel:
