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Are any of you Baws living on one of the island territories?

Posted on 10/9/26 at 3:29 pm
Posted by FAT SEXY
California
Member since Jun 2020
2808 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 3:29 pm
Puerto Rico
Guam
American Samoa
Virgin Islands
Mariana Islands

What's life like over there??
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
22283 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 3:51 pm to
In. I've thought about retiring on one of those. Of course, fear of hurricanes has me hesitating. I'd want to live on one with a decent airport so I could get out ASAP when needed.
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
39113 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 4:03 pm to
I had a baw whose uncle retired to the Marianas with his 42 ft sailboat. Lived like a king in Saipan
Posted by Rabby
Member since Mar 2021
1962 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:43 pm to
Been to all of them for work. (except for Samoa) I did live on one and worked on another for a couple of years. Had friends living on or from all of them.
It was an adventure.
There was a lot of good about being on a scenic island - especially if you are a boater, beach bum, diver or fisherman. Sitting at a local beach bar trying to see the green flash at sundown was a frequent event.
I enjoyed riding along the beach road in the early morning to get to work. Like Magnum PI, but often on a Harley rather than a convertible.
The climate is warm, but very pleasant - most have dry and wet seasons rather than winter or summer.
But there are also a lot of challenges.
Housing costs are high. Decent healthcare is a concern. Fresh food spoils rapidly and is expensive. Spam is a staple of island diet. Fresh fish is abundant which is nice for a while.
The time zone differences in some islands are a pain. Guam and the CNMI, but not so bad for PR and VI. People often call Guam or Saipan in the middle of the night because they do not realize that these islands are on Vladivostok/Port Moresby time.
Simple things like getting a driver's license can be an ordeal. Backwards bureaucracy which frequently makes Louisiana look great in comparison. Government is even more corrupt and every process is slanted to the locals.
Driving on all of them can be a challenge because the roads are coral aggregate which gets polished slick. They are also filled with algae which does not help during the wet season. Adapt to the slow speed limits for your safety and to avoid the traffic enforcement leaches
Almost all of these islands are gun phobic. Similar to Hawaii.
Good times and bad times at all.
Try a vacation before actually moving to any of them.
If you do move there, consider buying a used local vehicle rather than paying to bring a good one over there. It will only rust and depending on type, you might not find anyone to service it or get parts for it. Then you will have to decide whether to pay to return it to the mainland or take a loss as you leave. Most military facilities have lots where there are cars that people are hoping to sell as they PCS out.
I would go back again for the diving, but not to live for any significant time.


Posted by eddieray
Lafayette
Member since Mar 2006
19622 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 10:01 pm to
I watched something on this very thing the other day. Seemed like a mixed bag. Some good and some bad with most of these
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