One look at this sky and I am glad we stayed securely anchored in Georgetown Harbor one more day. Our sleep was interrupted about 10:00 pm last night by a nasty rip snorting thunder storm with sustained winds around 25 with a few gusts to 40 and some lightning strikes that shook the boat. One feels quite vulnerable with a 50 foot lightning rod at one's feet. Counting my blessings, our anchor held and this morning, though it was calm, the weather forecast called for squally weather along our route northward, and I didn't want to run into that mess in open water. We have plenty to keep us busy for one more day.
Jack finished his outboard repairs. After exchanging new parts for old and replacing a new spark plug with an old one that still worked, he achieved his goal of getting a spark when he pulled the starting cord. He didn't feel he needed to start the motor as it was not in the water and that would involve exchanging motors in the rain. That will happen the next time we need an outboard.
We waited for the rainy weather to pass around noon, and it did, leaving a cloudy but pleasant afternoon. Charlie and Phyllis and Jack and I decided we would have one more lunch ashore before we head to the land of no restaurants. We have probably eaten out more this trip than ever before, so I won't mind a few days of "boat food" We had a pleasant lunch at Peace and Plenty and were once more entertained by Lermon, our favorite Bahamas waiter who seems to be related to half the folks in the Exumas.
After a quick stop at the grocery store we dinghied back to Caprice to finish packing up for the long trip home. We stashed the dive tanks under the v-berth and retrieved a few cases of beer that were in deep storage. Now that the necessities are in place, Jack raised the dinghy and secured all gear on deck. I do the same below. We don't expect a rough trip, but it is good to have things ship-shape. I can only post one picture so I chose the stormy sky, but we had a gorgeous sunset which brings to mind the Red Sky at Night Sailor's delight phrase. Let's hope those old superstitions ring true.