Winter has found us in the Bahamas!

Brrr that blizzard that is hitting the NorthEast today has sent a vicious cold front to us here in the Bahamas.

The wind howled all night long in the 20kt range with higher gusts. Today it has been 15 - 20 kts all day. Folks are moving around in ski clothing. Wearing jackets, long pants. knit caps, gloves, scarves, etc. I never knew there were so much cold weather clothing here. Ohh it is a cold winters morn here today. Ohh the low was 62 degrees and the high was only 66. I suspect with all that wind the wind chill MUST be in the low 60s. Ohh man it's tough here today. Please think of us in your prayers tonight -- and for some of you -- your condemnation.

We fought the high winds last night and went to Jack's for dinner and some Jack's bingo. It's only a 50 yard long dinghy ride from our mooring here. I had the Wahoo and Karen a Taco salad. The bingo was nice. Karen won the second game and unfortunately with another person and had to split the nearly $300 pot. Ohh it's great fun when you win. I unfortunately did not experience that but still had a good time.

We decided with the long range forecast to take a month here in Hopetown on a mooring and use this as a base of operation. When the weather is fine we go out and play and when it's bad we have our mooring here. Not as nice as a marina but only $350 for the month.

Unfortunately we still need to head to Marsh Harbour for provisions and water because it is twice as expensive here in Hopetown. Water is .38 cents a gallon here vs .20 cents in Marsh HArbour. Eggs are $5 a dozen here and $2.50 in Marsh Harbour. Boy food is expensive here.