[password] beavis
[position] 22 21.26N 72 59.61W
[weather] sunny, winds 20-25 SE
[status] We moved from the west anchorage to the east anchorage in Abraham's Bay on Mayaguana Island late yesterday morning once the sun was higher in the sky and we could more easily read the water. The wind was blowing strong and the bay is quite shallow with a few reefs/rocks to avoid, so it was a stressful hour getting from one end of the bay to the other, and we were quite relieved to drop the hook again. We are anchored behind a reef, so it gets a little bouncy at high tide, but overall it's a pretty comfortable spot. We have not yet attempted to get the outboard on the dinghy because the high winds and wind chop make it a bit of a challenge. The weather is expected to be blustery today and tomorrow and settle down on Monday, so it may be Monday before we get ashore. We arrived here just as a strong storm system moved off the east coast, and it's expected to hit the northern Bahamas today, so that's the reason for our blustery weather. But, we have plenty to do on Slip Away - change the genset oil, run the watermaker, defrost the fridge, and general cleanup after our long passage. We celebrated our arrival with a couple of beers yesterday, but we've got a bottle of bubbly in the fridge for tonight. :-) We expect we will be here until early next week, waiting for the weather to improve and getting ashore to check in. All is well aboard.

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