The wind is swinging into the south - which is the key requirement for us to head out to the Bahamas. We've been waiting for this weather window for over 2 weeks now. This is it. There isn't another weather window like this for another 2 weeks - so we have to be go now. We're expecting 10-15knots from the south-southeast. We'd prefer a southwest wind, but we'll deal with what we have. I'm sure we'll run the motor the whole way to give us a better angle on the wind and make better time.
Once we get to the Bahamas, our cell phones will stop working. Or more correctly, we have to stop them from working because we wouldn't be able to afford the cost of the calls (something like $2/min). Instead, we will eventually get Bahamian phone numbers - but this might take a week or more.
Meanwhile, you can reach us via email - which will be pretty reliable since we have a few ways to pull it in. You can also always use the text messaging feature of our satellite-based tracking system. See the link to the right of the blog for more information.
We'll likely be in a marina in Bimini for a couple days, which might give us wifi and allow us to post a blog on our trip over. We'll be sure to include some pictures of the shades of water we'll encounter.
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