At Least We're Not Cold

Little Farmer's Cay  

Up to this point we've been very fortunate this season in the weather department. There have been a few days in which we've had rain showers, but it always cleared quickly. There have been days with clouds, but they moved out and sunshine reappeared. Most recently, there was an overnight of high winds, but it calmed by daybreak. Today, however, a serious front approached that will make for a tense and interesting evening. An overnight rain shower heralded the arrival of the front that brought heavy cloud cover, chilly temperatures, and a stiff breeze. Our morning weather report confirmed that we were not going to dodge this one. Forty knot winds would be headed our way. I dusted and vacuumed the upstairs and we stowed loose items that had accumulated in the cockpit. From the pilothouse I finished the next book and watched as the clouds thickened. 

Around 2:00, Barry made the call to raise our dinghy to the upper deck to prevent it from banging into our swim platform. Oddly enough, soon thereafter Kelly (Untethered) called and asked if I wanted to join her ashore for a walk as she finished her laundry. Never one to turn down a walk, I said, "Sure," and she picked me up. The Little Farmer's Cay Yacht Club had two washers and two dryers. Kendall and Lorenzo were super friendly and most-helpful in getting the washers running for her earlier in the day. She loaded everything into the dryers and we were on our way. We walked by the harbor where yesterday we snorkeled with the turtles. Today the water was cloudy and choppy and all the boats were in port. We took the little bridge across the creek and walked around. We spotted a "classic" telephone booth (that had most of the phone still intact) along our way to the island's southern point. Once again, we commented what a difference a day makes. The choppy waters of today in no way resembled the calm snorkeling paradise of yesterday.

On our way back to get the laundry after an hour's walk, we passed an interesting pig and turtle statue. The sky was getting darker as we carried four bags back to the dinghy dock. Kendall watched over us as we gracefully and skillfully transferred the clean laundry and ourselves into the bouncing boat. Kelly and Richard came over to Crossroads for a final appy hour together. We don't get many visitors on our small boat, so Barry and I were excited to have them onboard. A final photo was taken then hugs and goodbyes were shared just before dark. They returned to Untethered and raised their dinghy to the upper deck. Tomorrow, depending on the weather, we will either move in opposite directions or sit beside each other and chat via WhatsApp. Currently the anchor monitor shows that our hook has reset firmly following the current flip. Low tide has just passed and the wind is now blowing 30+ knots. Seems like that's not much different from the weather all along the East Coast ... at least we're not cold.