Wind

The winds are kicking up from the west today, making our berth in the marina a little bumpy. The wind should veer right later today, bringing the direction around to the north, which will be better for us here. Wind has been the story on the dock this trip, with most cruisers observing that it has been much windier this year than last. Maybe El Nino, maybe just random coincidence, but it's hard to escape the feeling that we haven't been entirely welcome on the sea this year.

We expect the wind to decrease to around 10 knots or less tomorrow, and it will be blowing from the north as we head a little further south. When these days come, it's "moving day", so we'll take advantage and get into another anchorage before the wind picks up again. The next few days after that we expect east winds, which is generally a good direction for most of the anchorages here in the Exumas, as the islands provide good protection. The deep Exuma Sound lies to the east of us, and the shallow areas on the west side of the chain, the Exuma Bank, are the places that we look to anchor.