Spanish Cay

On Wednesday we traveled from Florida to the West End, Bahamas. We arrived in the afternoon, then took an hour or so to get our travel documents in order. While we waited for Andy to get our documents recorded Dave, Bert and I had to stay on the boat. I think I reported that there were an abundance of no-see-ums that were biting us. We all got thoroughly bitten, I am the only one we had an allergic reaction. My arms, neck, ankles, and elbows are rife with swollen bumps. I look like I have the measles. Did I mention that these suckers itch? I am taking an antihistamine to counter act the itch, it is taking way too long to heal.
On Thursday we sailed to Sale Cay, it was a really nice day, and the sailing was quite easy. The cay is just a jut of land, no inhabitants, a good place to get out of the wind for the night. In the early morning the wind kicked  up to about 25 knots. We determined that the wind was too high and coming from the wrong direction which kept us from traveling. We hung out on the boat all day Friday, the guys read books and I worked on my needlepoint. Today we were able to get out of the cay by 8 am and sailed to Spanish Cay, we got here about 3 pm. We were able to get showers and have dinner on land. I talked to a nurse about my bites (did I mention they itch?) and she said they should be better by tomorrow. I am to take benderyl to counter act the itching. This is not fun!
Tomorrow we will sail to Green Turtle Cay, weather permitting. We are making our way down to the Abaco's, where Bert and I will eventually catch our flight from Marsh Harbor to get back home. This is really a great adventure, but Bert and I are starting to day dream about our own bed, hot baths and plentiful fruits and vegetables.
The weather was sunny today , with a partial cloud cover and bumpy water.These bug bites do not like hot sun. I may not be doing any deck fluffing! We were told that we need to be where we want to be by Thursday because another cold front is moving in which will cause more wind than we want to sail. Ah, the adventure of it all.