Elbow Cay/Hope Town

We finally got out of Marsh Harbour.  There was a two day window of good weather forecast before the next front comes through and we took it.  We motorsailed and sailed back to Elbow Cay but instead of going into Hope Town we turned right and followed the shoreline down to an anchorage and dropped anchor with two other boats.  We got out with the dinghy and went exploring.  We checked out the shore of Lubbers Quarter across from us and down to Tilloo Cut to see the breakers coming in. After that we ran up to White Sound and walked up to Papa Nasty' for lunch.  Then it was back to the boat to get Cori's shelling stuff and over to Tahiti Beach.  Once she was done shelling it was a ride across to Cracker P's Bar and Grill for a beverage.  Both nights we had a very bright full moon to light everything up.

All good things must come to an end and this morning we had to leave the anchorage.  The front was getting closer and the wind had switched to the South.  It was forecast to swing around from East, to South, then West when the front would hit.  We were protected from anything from North East to East and then the South but not anything that included West.  We motored back up to Hope Town and got one of the last mooring balls available.  Everyone wants to be in a protected harbor for the weather.  Just after Cori took the dinghy into town the winds kicked up and the rain came down.  After a couple of hours the rain was light enough that she could get back without getting too wet.  Now it is hunker down for the next couple of days as it passes.  Of course there is another front coming across Florida in a couple of days so we may just stay here for a while.  They offer a discount on the mooring price if you stay for a week.