Attempted to head towards Florida today! After checking out of customs we headed out to the Yucatan Channel and turned Northwards towards the USA. Ahead of us were dark and ominous clouds and I thought to myself, I don't remember hearing or reading about those on the weather forecast. I turned my attention to the bright and sunny skies to the South of us and made some "happy lists" in my head. The list includes buying more jelly beans at Costco,redecorating at our home in Nanoose Bay,iPad's, fresh vegetables to eat and on and on. I am really looking forward to being in BC.

I look out towards the North to check if things have improved. Nope. Now we have a line of waterspouts in front of us. There are at least 5 of them formed and more in the making. I look towards the South. Pretty nice in that direction. But I want to go home so I don't say a thing to Jim. Maybe they will disappear or something. I do my best to avoid all eye contact with Jim. However, the thunder has started, along with some more waterspouts. Jim finally says something -"Maybe we should head more to the West and we will avoid those 'son of a bitches'". I point out to Jim that the wind is heading in that direction and if we go that way we will end up in those squalls and waterspouts forever.

So we turned Emerald Seas around and scurried back to our safe haven at Cayo de la Lena.

Maybe tomorrow we try again......