April 11th Update

Last Thursday started a 5 day complete shutdown in the Bahamas. Only hospitals, police, and utilities are allowed to operate. We’re not allowed ashore unless there is a medical emergency. We’re also not allowed to move the boat unless it’s to go home.

The other day, Sue was out paddle boarding and went near a reef about a quarter of a mile from the boat. Unbeknownst to her, she picked up a buddy on the way back. While I was helping her get back aboard, I noticed a 4 foot long barracuda following her. No, I didn’t point it out to her until she was aboard. Sorry, no pictures, just a little panic.

Today is the start of a perfect 4 day weather window to get back to the US. We had contemplated taking advantage of it but wanted to make sure we had a plan for moving forward. Sue started calling some of our favorite marinas that we’d stayed at on the way down. None in Florida were taking transient boaters at this time. Not surprising but we wanted to give it a shot anyway.

So, here we sit, like most of you, except it’s 80 and sunny. I go swimming and paddle boarding to try and kill time. But, I do miss walking, and as soon as I can get back on land, I’m going for a nice long walk … to a liquor store (haven’t had any booze for a while since the Bahamian government has deemed liquor as non-essential).