Ready, Aim...Aim...Aim...Aim....

Yes, we are still in George Town, Exumas;  but we are trying to get out of here.  We are all set to begin the voyage south, but we need Mother Nature's cooperation.  Our plan is to sail south to the Caicos Islands.  To get there, we will be stopping again at Conception Island, and then sailing 15 miles south to Rum Island.  We should be at Rum by the beginning of the week, and will wait there for the weather.  What we need is a cold front to come off the Southeast US.  We are unable to sail into the prevailing East/Southeast trade winds; the trades blow constantly at around 15-20 knots right from the direction we are going.  We don't want to get beat up, so our plan is to wait for a cold front which will surpress the trades, and cause the wind to back to the southwest, west and then north.  With the wind behind us, we will be able to sail the approximately 300 miles to the Turks and Caicos.  We need to sail this leg, as we can't carry enough fuel to motor it.  So, here we sit waiting for that "perfect" norther to get us south.  (Everyone else in the whole world prays for nice weather, and here we are praying for a cold front (with the associated rain showers and squalls !!)

So, what to do while waiting......attend sunset ARG (Alcohol Research Group) meetings:

Waiting is so difficult sometimes !!