Ready To Go

I am offshore en-route to Colombia. See my current location on SPOT.

I thought I might need Mike to fill in or post a canned article this week because I am offshore. Instead in this amazing world I am online via Exumas Wi-fi at Big Majors anchorage with the swimmming pigs and James Bond's Thunderball groto. It is a great anchorage, protected on three sides. The local fare is slim, but you can get some supplies at Staniel Cay including meals out of the yacht club. There is gas and diesel.

Tonight (and I write this on Sunday, the 27th) we finally take off for a super clear weather window to Colombia. With the owner and Peruvian consult aboard we are take it easy. There has been little praying to Buddha so far though I expect that to change no matter what Commanders wx service says.

Best story I have so far is almost loosing our dinghy. I tied a sloppy knot and sure enough, the consult shortly later started gesticulating in the direction of the freely floating dinghy ( he only speaks Spanish and French, other crew speak French, I speak a little Spanish). I am a world class swimmer so jumped in and quickly got aboard the fastly departing dinghy.

A strong westerly current is running through the anchorage. As I climbed aboard I found that I had forgotten the key! I tried the oars, but there are no oar locks. I was drifting past a Morgan 41OI and tried to throw my line to the owners but missed. In the meantime our gracious owner had jumped over board with the key to swim out to me. But with the current running through that anchorage he did not have the fitness.

I jumped overboard and was able to swim the dinghy to the Morgan 41OI. I knew those 3 miles I swim every morning would come in handy someday. Then another dinghy came and dragged our dinghy as well as saving our out to sea capitan back to the yacht. I swam back and tied a fierce bowline. I have been tied careful bowline at every dinghy stop since.

Anyways I am ready to get moving. I like fast pace deliveries and this sultry stay at Thunderballs grotto has gone too long. I would rather be praying to Buddha, so here we go. Good to relax but nothing better than 3 on, 3 off watches nonstop offshore.

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