Tuesday January 25, 2011

Woke up and checked the weather. It was dead calm. The weather is becoming the major topic of discussion. About six boats are ready to go. However, bad weather forecasts are keeping everyone here at Old Bahama Bay. I looked out at the marina and the water looked like a glass mirror. You could easily see the reflections of the boats in the water. What I was seeing and what the weather forecasters were predicting not match. I then checked all of the weather sites and they said that the winds were going to pick up and blow 20 to 25 with Gale force warnings Tuesday night and Wednesday with thunder storms. I decided to stay put. At about 10 AM the winds were up and roaring. They have blown all day long. They are still blowing at 10PM.

Since it was sunny and no one was traveling, I decided to read the book that Shane and Marie had left for me to read when they were visiting us from Australia. The name of the book is Two Dollar Bill. A very easy read and who done it type of mystery. This book kept me busy most of the day until the guys from the Admiral ChiChi came over and asked me to go fishing. I agreed and we walked out onto the long pier that juts out into the ocean. It was so windy out there that it was difficult to tie a lour onto the line. I used the Pocket Po Peel Fisherman that Sandy had bought me about 20 years ago for Christmas. I finally got the lure tied to the line. The pocket fisherman worked fine most of the time. I did not catch any fish.

When I returned to the Water Mark, the neighbor boaters in the FinnIrish invited me to their boat for cocktails and dinner. They served pineapple rum drinks in coconuts that were collected earlier in the day. Ellie the first mate o the FinnIrish served chilly for dinner. It was delicious.

At 8PM Sandy called on Skype. We talked for a little while. I then crawled into my bunk. At about midnight I was awakened by extremely high winds and rain. I looked for leaks. The last time it rained the cabin had several leaks that I fixed. The repairs seemed to work. There was only one small leak near the rear window on the starboard side.

I read in my bunk for an hour or so and fell back asleep.