Rainbows, sunsets & weather windows

Since we left Emerald Bay and arrived at Sand Dollar Beach off of Stocking Island (near George Town, Exuma) about a week ago, we haven't done much other than sit around and watch mother nature do her thing! Our first day here, we saw a family of 7 porpoises playing in the calmest Elizabeth Harbor we have seen to date but by evening, clouds had rolled in and the weather was looking ominous.

The next morning we awoke to a double rainbow leaving pots of gold with various boats and spent the day snugged in to our anchor with 15 - 25 knot winds out of the southeast. That evening, Andrew caught a fabulous sunset over the troubled water. 

The next day blew up to 35 knots out of the north, creating white caps all over the harbor for another entire day but it calmed down enough the following day for us to dinghy ashore and enjoy the Art Walk, where children and adults alike paint rocks, wood, seeds or whatever they can find to scatter on the trail from the harbor side to the ocean side of Stocking Island.

We made full use of the calm day and later took the dinghy over to George Town to share a yummy spicy tuna roll and lobster sandwich at Exuma Yacht Club, only to be eclipsed by another beautiful sunset in Elizabeth Harbor.

Now, it looks like we have the weather window we have been waiting for and we hope to shove off tomorrow for Long Island, the one that is 35 miles from here (and not near the chill of NYC)!