Weat End Grand Bahama

My cousin Jimmy, who lives in Hollywood, FL, came and ate with us on the boat last evening. We got off the mooring at 0620 this morning and moved to the dock to top off the water tanks and spare bladder. We then motored to the 17th Street Causeway Bridge and waited for the 0700 opening. Carlene and DK managed to leave about 0630, and they have a 48 foot mast and did not have to wait for the 56 foot bridge to open. We caught them after about 2 1/2 hours and passed them on the way to West End as we crossed the Gulf Stream. At one point I had a 20 degree correction for the current. DK arrived an hour behind us. The winds and seas were light at about 7/8 knots and 3/4 foot seas. We arrived at West End around 1515 with our yellow Q flag (quarantine) flying. The wind picked up to about 12 knots by our arrival time, and made docking interesting. All the custom forms took 45 minutes to fill out, and I am now lighter in the pocket by $300 bucks, the entrance fee to the Bahamas. We are tied to the dock, and Nanc and I had a Cheeseburger in Paradise for dinner at the local restaurant. We will depart in the morning for Grand Key to anchor and wait out a front with a lot of wind that is forecast to arrive late tomorrow. We will be out of touch for several days. S