Grand Cay is Grand

We departed West End this morning at 0730 and passed thru a very shallow cut at Indian Rock with water depths of 7 feet and the constant ringing of the shallow depth alarm. After three miles we were on the Little Bahamas Bank with water depths of around 15 feet most of the way here to Grand Cay. The entrance here was very shallow, and we had to cross a sand bar at about 7 feet. Marcnicliz's keel draws 5.5 feet, but she handled well and performed well all day. We are close to the end of civilization; however there are about 50 houses here and about 8 wifi signals, with one unsecure that I am using. We will await the frontal passage and the expected winds of 25 to 30 knots. The bottom here is grassy which the anchor will slide over top of unless you find a sandy area. I had to pull up once; however I can see the bottom and put the anchor right in the middle of the sand area which seems to be holding. There is a marina here, but I doubt there is enough water to get to the dock. We will probably put the dingy back in the water and go to the only restaurant named Rosie's which DK says is really good. Nanc and I put enough food on board to feed everyone here for a week if needed. She did a pork roast in the pressure cooker in Ft Lauderdale for my cousin and had it done in 20 minutes. It was really good, and she brought the cook book this time to give hints on how to use the cooker. S