Wind, wind and more wind 26◦39'.830N 77◦06'.647W

We took off from Treasure Cay around noon. We had been waiting for mid, rising tide to leave. Turtle cay is only a couple of hours away and we were in no rush to cross 'the whale.' The forecast called for 8-10 mph winds and 1-3 foot waves. When we got out into the sea of Abaco we had 5-6 foot rollers and 1-3 foot chop on top of them. We lost a glass juice jug and one scratch to the floor. Not too bad for such a rough ride! So we decided to just cross the bay and get to Great Guana cay. We chose a spot to anchor and dropped the hook. About 5 min later we saw a boat coming through the 'whale passage' and asked them how it was. "It's choppy" he said "but not the worst I've been in." Armed with this new knowledge we weighted the anchor and set off to go. This of course, is when the wind picked up a bit more and by the time we got to the passage there were 10 foot waves on the ocean side and at least 6 footers on the Sea of Abaco. Once again the weather conspiring to blow not only the winds but our budget! We turned around of course and sought a port of refuge. There were no anchorages that provided protection from the west winds we were experiencing. Orchid Bay marina was the closet port and so off we went. We will now be here for the next 2 days as the winds for Sunday are predicted to be worse than today. It's not so bad though, the marina is really cute and the folks here are quite friendly.

Marina office 

 In fact we have an invitation for a waffle breakfast tomorrow am. All we have to do is bring some toppings.  Hopefully there is some whipped cream left! Happy Valentines day and good night all. 

 This is the pathway to the grocery store. Certainly not Hamilton streets.