Our friends Bill and Lynn arrived last Thursday, February 19, as scheduled. Because of the high winds, they took the water taxi to CS'ta Time, rather than taking our dinghy across the harbour. Smart move as Jorge and I got soaked by the waves crossing the harbour, getting back to the boat!

What a coincidence, Bill and Lynn's neighbours from across the street in Parry Sound arrived the same day in George Town for two weeks! The six of us had lunch on Friday at Fish Fry Village to celebrate their anniversary.

Friday was also the official opening of Regatta 2015. As the winds were still high, we opted to take the water taxi to opening night, along with more than half the boats in the anchorage. Again a good move to avoid getting wet, but the lineup for the taxis was long and a bit of water rage occurred as cruisers were getting restless, wanting to get "home", also it was a cool night, not at all Bahamian weather.

We've been chillin' the last few days, visiting Chat and Chill, hiking Monument to the ocean side, sitting on the beach and enjoying happy hours. The guys also took in the small boat races (blind dinghy racing, kids kayak races, etc.), as part of the regatta events. The first big boat race scheduled for Saturday was cancelled due to the high winds. Bummer, it would have been great to see the boats racing up and down Elizabeth Harbour.

Today is Monday, February 23, and we were at Exuma YC at 0900 to water and fuel up, as were 4 other boats. The gas attendant showed up at 1000, complaining of food poisoning (aka a hangover I'm sure). Oh well, it is what it is, lol. It is giving me a minute or two to blog.

The plan is to start our way up the Exuma Cays with Bill and Lynn, first stop being Lee Stocking Island. The winds have certainly calmed, from the forecast 25+ over the weekend to 8 - 10 kts today.

(It is now 1100, we are watered up and are presenting fueling up.)