Made it to the Bahamas!

Our communications capabilities are limited here, so messages may take awhile to get out. Here's what we've done so far:
1. Left Coconut Grove on Valentine's Day, and had a lovely, very peaceful sail down to Pumpkin Key, which is right outside Angelfish Creek, our path to the ocean.

Docked in Bimini

2 .We left our very peaceful anchorage at first light, and motorsailed to Bimini on Feb 15. The winds weren't exactly where we thought they would be, so we slammed a bit over the gulfstream, but we've certainly had worse. We docked at the Blue Water Marina, cleared customs, and had a Sailor Jerry (as picture of Bill attests.)
After talking endlessly with AT&T and with other sailors, we decided to do two things: a) signed up to send/receive up to 50 MG of text messages per month with AT&T, and b) bought a local phone from Bahamas Telco. If you need to reach us, try texting us first (Beth is 908 963-9972, Bill is 908 963-9975), and be prepared to wait a few days for a response, so we can get to a wifi connection. Alternatively, call us on 011 (for international calls from US) 242-464-5933.

Shadow of our mainsail on the bottom 

Nothing on any horizon at anchor!

After 2 days in Bimini, we headed across the 'flats' toward the Berry Islands. Had a wonderful sail (with some motor assist) to reach the Berrys bank, and anchored in the middle of nowhere last night. After a really quiet journed, as soon as our anchor was out the winds shifted and picked up, and we spent the night rockin' and rollin'. Two pix: one showing the very blue water on our crossing of the flats, and the shadow of our mast on the bottom (it was basically tion20 feet deep or less, and clear as could be). The other one is at sunset, and could have been taken in any direction. We were in the middle of nowhere!Came to Great Harbor Cay Marina this morning, and will stay here a couple days until a forecasted front moves through. This afternoon we're off to the beach. It's 84 here!