Gold has smashed past $4,200 an ounce as paranoid central banks hoard bullion to hedge against persistent energy inflation and impending global ruin. Meanwhile, El Sargento kiteboarders continue their relentless pursuit of the only currency that actually matters: a $3 Tecate Light and a clean offshore wind. While the monetary elite weep into their spreadsheets, expats agree that heavy yellow metal is far too bulky to paddle out with anyway.