November 26 - 27, 2012. Hard to believe we’ve been in Marathon ten days, but it’s time to depart! We have received the last of our parts and deliveries, filled the propane and water tanks, made one last trip to Publix and are ready to go. We left the harbor around 3:30 pm for an overnight trip to the Bahamas – the wind is easterly 10-18 knots so we headed slightly south to get out into the axis of the Gulf Stream, then we altered course to the northeast for Bimini. As we neared Bimini Bruce caught this Wahoo – we know what’s on the menu tonight! We arrived 25 hours later just as the sun was setting, so we anchored just outside the channel (the channel had a dredge moored in it and markers had been changed since our last visit) for a morning entry for customs. Our last trip here Bruce was scolded by Customs for not coming to the Customs dock (or a local marina) for entry, so we carefully docked on the cement pier for our clearance. A note for our cruising friends – you MUST either go to this dock or secure a slip in a marina for entry – the boat anchored next to us was refused entry till they pulled up anchor and moved to the dock for clearance. UGH! After clearing in we moved down to the anchorage just outside Bimini bay – very thankful, as the scheduled front has started moving through - looks like we will be in Bimini till the next weather window – possibly five or six days.