The way to get acquainted with people no matter where you are is to
get off your boat and get out into the community and talk to people
and be really genuinely interested in what they say.

"purple_stars" wrote:

hi folks,

in your cruising adventures, how do you go about meeting the locals and
really getting to know some new people ? i'm interested in some of your
stories about meeting people at your various destinations, etc ...
basically, how do you get invited to dinner ? lol. it seems easy to
meet fellow cruisers at the harbor, you are all doing more/less the
same thing, there is some sense of community, and there's the radio
also to keep you talking. but what about meeting locals ?

i'm guessing that in some places this is harder than in others. for
example - small island destinations that get a ton of cruising traffic
probably treat cruisers more as customers than guests, and i am
guessing the last thing they want is another sailor hanging around
their house, they've all been there/done that. but more out of the way
places i would think would be very interested in cruisers and extend to
them some hospitality .. maybe ?

grandma Rosalie