We're Heading to Bimini!

Alright, the weather has finally shifted in our favor!  The forecast is calling for light winds from the south on Thursday.  So we're leaving Marathon tomorrow, heading up Florida bay toward Key Largo.  Bay waters will still be a little choppy, but we'll be okay.  It's supposed to get calmer throughout the day.  Wednesday is calming even more. Wednesday night, we'll be anchoring around Angelfish Creek, ready to jump across to Bimini.

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Pretty sweet, right?
From there, we'll head out as soon as it's light enough to dodge crab pots.  Then it's east-northeast to Bimini!
If you liked that last map, you'll like this one even more.

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Angelfish Creek is point A.  Bimini is point B.  From there, we'll head a little bit south (just a few hours) and anchor to the east of Gun Cay.  Then we'll leave in the middle of the night (midnight, 2am, something like that) and go east to point C, which is Chub Cay.  The group of islands east and north of Chub Cay are the Berry Islands.  They're pretty undeveloped, and we'll probably spend a bit of time there.  Then you see that island that Nassau is on?  That's New Providence Island, and we'll be anchoring in West Bay, which we've heard is a truly excellent anchorage.  We'll probably skip Nassau, unless we're in need of groceries.  It's a big, crowded city, and we're okay with not going there.  Then we're heading over to the Exumas!  You see point D on the map?  And then George Town, down below that?  Those islands are all prime cruising grounds!  Beautiful beaches, fantastic snorkeling, even a Land and Sea Park.  We are totally psyched about the Exumas.  Once we decide to head back, we'll head back north a bit.  We might spend a little time in Eleuthera, then the Abacos (where Marsh Harbor and Freeport are).  And from the Abacos, we'll jump across the Gulf Stream back to the States, landing where we land.
Pretty exciting, right?  I know I'm excited!
There are down sides to traveling over there.  We won't be able to use our phones.  And internet is not as readily available as it is here.  And groceries are more expensive and also less available.  But we'll make do!  We've stocked the boat with foodstuffs until our waterline has nearly disappeared (and the engine objected).  We'll buy a phone card once we're over there to call the parents and let them know we're okay.  And I'll blog as often as I have internet. 
Today, we've been running around, trying to get those last little things to get ready.  One more trip to West Marine and one more load of laundry, and we'll be pretty much finished.
Woohoo!