What a Difference a Day Makes

Still waiting here at Boca Chita Key for a weather window to open up to cross over to the Bahamas. This picture was taken from the lighthouse at Boca Cita on a tranquil Friday morning.

Wind has been blowing steadily at 10 - 20 knots from the NE for the past few days. In order to cross the Gulfstream over to the Bahamas, we need a wind with absoluteely no northerly component. Looks like we may get a small window after midnight on Monday, when we will fire up the engines and head for Chubb Cay.

Meanwhile we are amidst the Cuban's weekend celebration here at Boca Chita Key. What a difference a day makes; the pictures below were taken at noon Saturday, and boats are still arriving and rafting together.

Contrary to many reports, this is a gathering of families, who are friendly, considerate, with very well behaved chidren. It has been fun to observe their culture and family committment.

These folks could teach us a thing or two about packing stuff into a boat. This morning a 28' express cruiser docked behind us and I counted 12 persons as they disembarked with tents, coolers, sleeping bags, BBQ, bags of charcoal larger than some of the kids and so much more. Many families are camping in the area adjacent to the docks.  It appears that everyone is preparing and cooking for a feast.