So anyway, we're in Hope Town, on Elbow Cay on a mooring ball waiting out the 50 knot winds which Chris Parker is forecasting for tomorrow night. The good news is that for the first time on our trip we were able to hear Chris's forecast, since we only recently got the new SSB receiver, and today for the first time were up by 6:30 to catch the forecast, so we are aware of the predicted 50 knot winds, and are prepared by being in a well protected harbor on a mooring ball.
Yesterday, after buying some bread and having our laundry done in Treasure Cay, we headed to Marsh Harbor. Predictably the wind was pretty much on our nose, although about half way we turned enough to allow us to motor sail. We went to the "big" grocery store to pick up a few more items, and try to replace our small pot which was ruined by being overheated. We were pretty worried because we use that pot all the time (when you have 3 pots and 2 pans they are all important) and all we could find were sets of pots and pans which were way out of our price (and weight) range. We also figured if we couldn't replace the pot in Marsh, we were going to have a hard time replacing it anywhere else in the Bahamas. Luckily, Ben was able to find a replacement this morning at the Corner Value store, while picking up some fishing gear which we lost in Costa Rica (surprisingly, the only thing that went missing from the porch of our house, luckily our hammock, which was hanging from the same hook was safe).
Ben also purchased some heavier leaders, so this morning we were able to use one of the lures that Sarah's dad made. We didn't have any success fishing, but as always, that's why they call it fishing and not catching.
That's it for now, time to get back to sip sipping and wine'ing down.
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