Day 49: Coconut Drinks

Brown’s Marina, Bimini, Bahamas (docked)

March 4, 2022

By the time we went to bed last night the waves were slapping our stern pretty loudly.  If there’s a rhythm it can be relaxing, but last night the slaps were loud and random.  (I made the video from our bed – it’s the view from the portlight right behind my head). At one point I plugged headphones into my phone and played white noise to muffle some of the sound.  We’re in for more (and higher) winds tonight and tomorrow, but it will gradually taper off this weekend.

John has added additional lines to the port side of the boat to keep us off the dock on our starboard.  The wind and the chop are making it feel like we’re vibrating a bit.  It’s not terrible but it’s definitely “a thing”.   I could see the movement during some of my Zoom meetings today; my laptop and the cabinets behind me were vibrating.

To celebrate the end of the week, our arrival in Bimini, a really collaborative and positive remote school visit, and just because we can, John and I walked over the hill to the ocean side of the island to have a coconut drink with one of our boat neighbors. Coconut Brian is right on Radio Beach.

Oddly, the ocean side of the island was pretty calm. We had our feet in the water at the “world famous Radio Beach”.

I am hoping to get some beach time tomorrow, especially now that we know the wind isn’t an issue there. Hopefully the wind direction will change enough that wave slaps won’t be so loud tonight. We’ll see (or hear, lol).