Off We Go ....

The forecast looks good, the gulf stream is predicted to be only 2 knots, down from the usual 3 1/2, there is no wind right now. Looks like a great day to go to The Bahamas!

A Weather Window! Tomorrow!

Looks like the day to cross the gulf stream will be tomorrow. Winds are to die down and the waves are to be a bit less scary. We will finally get our chance to reach The Bahamas. We have found two other boats to cross with and as a tiny armada we will scamper to safety as quickly as sails and engines will take us.
This is the most scary, exhilarating, and looked forward to part of the whole trip.
Let's hope the forecasters are correct and Mother Nature is in one of her better moods!
Departure time: 4:00 am Wednesday December 7
ETA: Noon, same day.

Stay tuned!

Provisioning Trip

This morning Julie from Hi-5 and I went on our final provisioning trip.
I only went for a "few things", and came back with enough to fill the dinghy. We are trying to stock up on things like canned goods, boxed milk, pancake mix, oh...and beer. We have been told that we will find a decent variety of foods on the various islands that we will visit, but the selection isn't always great, and the prices are generally up to 50% higher than in the US.
The rest of the afternoon was spent finding space to stash it all. I was remarkably successful, so will head into town again tomorrow for a few more things.....