Happy Groundhog day.
It looks like Monday will be the day we leave, we think. We plan to leave mid day and sail overnight and arrive in Nassau Tuesday afternoon. We will make a final check of weather Monday morning to be sure but it looks pretty good. I don't think there will be much wind so we will probably motor most of the way.
We are hoping to spend enough time in Nassau to do our laundry and get some conch salad from under the bridge. When we leave the states, we will put our phones on vacation. I live by my smart phone. It's hard to believe there was a time when I couldn't call or check email at will. We will activate our Bahamian phone so we can reach the states. Our wifi will be much more intermittent. We will check in from Nassau but many of the islands (cays) where we stop do not have wifi.
Yesterday we commissioned our new water maker. We were excited to drink our first toast. We will be much cleaner in both body and boat this year. It makes 20 gallons an hour. In the Bahamas you have to pay for water in most places. Normally we would take our 6 gallon tanks in the dingy to a dock where we would pay as much as 50 cents a gallon. We would then bring them back to the boat and pour them into the tanks. A gallon of water weighs 8.34 lbs and lifting a 50 gallon can is an effort.
Have a wonderful weekend and go San Francisco.
John & Elyse
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