My, my, my....Mayaguana!  We have been here for 9 days and are hoping that the winds will finally shift out of the east and calm down so that we can move away from here.  Yesterday's winds were consistently 20 - 28 knots. The temperature is in the low 80's.  Will's brother Jamie said last night that this place is a turquoise cage.

Jamie did spend one night ashore here and met Reggie the local grocer, chef, inn keeper and bar owner.  Only thing about his bar is he doesn't serve alcohol.

We know we shouldn't complain, but there is really nothing here except water.
The beaches are a good 20 minute dingy ride (remember seas are rough) and then a 20 minute walk across the shallow banks to shore.  The beach is rocky and filled with treasures that have floated from some where.  I did find at least 10 floats, but the captain has a limit on how much stuff I can bring back to the boat with me.

The grocery store is so sad.  The only produce available was shriveled up potatoes and onions with roots.  One item I needed was butter, but there wasn't any.  No cheese no milk no meat.  Not to mention any fruit!!  There are lots of coconuts in the trees and places to rest as you walk around town.

There are six boats here besides us, but they haven't been a very chatty boating crowd.  Will started a morning net at 9:00 AM and most of the boats will check in with their boat name, but only one other boat would join as regularly for morning discussions about weather and what to do in Mayaguana.   All have stated, however, that they are so ready to be on the move again.  It will be like a large convoy exiting Abraham's Bay, hopefully today.

We are going to head to Turks and Caicos.  Not sure what we will find there, but they are not part of the Bahamas, and we believe the economy is much better than here.