It's now mano a mano.........

OK, the gloves are off- It's Tom and Kirstin vs. the Bahamas. Game on. We have found the Bahamas to be singularly difficult to date. Storms ?.........check. Wind out of whatever direction you need to sail ? Check. Super shallow water, not suited to a deep draft boat ? Check. Absolutely ZERO protected anchorages ? Check. Oh, and the autopilot is shot due to the lightning strike. Hand steering the whole way. Like driving an 18-wheeler with no power steering. 21 Tons of boat in big waves with just your biceps and white knuckles. Of course no protected anchorages.................15 degrees roll throughout the night........crash, bang, creak............gosh, we're really glad Dr. Prescription in Bethesda gave us those amazing sleeping pills. Snooooooor.

It's also off season..........we find a restaurant (finally).

Tom- "You guys open for dinner ?"
Bahamian lady- "Yes, come right in."
Tom- "Super. Can I see a menu ?"
Bahamian lady- "I need to see if we have any food in back first".
Inside Tom's head- special effect sound of a record needle screeching across a vinyl disk.

With our food stores waning..........we're even down to our last 12 bottles of merlot.............Kirstin is still making some amazing food.

Kirstin- "It's Jambalaya night".
Tom- "Cool........what's in it ?"
Kirstin- "Whatever I find in the fridge without mold"........making a threatening face that tells me the my next words should be well chosen.

Tom- "Sounds yum-tastic"........preserving the marital peace.

So, tomorrow.........north towards the top part of Eleuthera...........Governor's Harbor. We hear there is food there. Why does this seem like we're descending into a Mad Max movie ?

OK, it is beautiful - Mayaguana, Bahamas

Not a bad beach to have to yourself - Long Island,  Bahamas