Black Point Settlement, Exumas, Bahamas (anchored)
April 20, 2022
Today was the last day of my virtual school visit which means we won’t have to go to shore if we don’t feel like it. I will miss a few of my office mates.
The ride back to Lailia was a little bumpier than in the past few days. The water here is shallow, though, so the waves weren’t terrible. A local on his boat came by to see if John would give him a ride from a mooring to the government dock. It’s pretty cool to be able to help someone out.
This same man agreed to take our gas can to Staniel Cay (about 4 miles from here) tomorrow when he goes to work. We’ll have more gas for the dinghy and generator tomorrow afternoon. Although there are less than 275 people on this island, some folks have cars. There’s no gas stations on this island.
We watched rain circle around us much of the late afternoon and evening. The clouds would intermittently block the sun enough that it seemed rain was certain but we didn’t get anything.
Right now the winds are really picking up. Lailia is moving and creaking a little as she moves around. It’s not too rolly but it’s a little nerve-wracking to hear the wind and feel the vibration of the boat. I have an anchor alarm on and a boat tracker. This will let me know if we somehow drag our anchor, which is very unlikely to happen (but I need reassurance just in case).
The winds should start decreasing in the next 18 hours.
John has made sure our dinghy is secured with three separate lines. He will sleep soundly tonight. I will try but I am pretty sure I will be checking the tracker a lot. I guess I can catch up tomorrow when the wind dies down a bit
Life on Lailia 
It’s been crazy windy here too.
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