Leaving Warderick Wells

We woke up and listened to the weather to determine if we were able to leave with the wind and waves. We decided with 15-20 knots winds and waves from 2- 4 ft. was alright to leave so we pulled up anchor and headed out of Warderick Wells at 8:40am. We were traveling at 5 knots with only sails when the wind was coming from the east, but then of course the wind shifted to southeast and we were beating against the wind for the rest of the trip and we had to put down our sails because the wind was too strong and we couldn't reef in time with the short period waves hitting us. It was the roughest passage we have had in a really long time, but I didn't get sea sick so that was good. We got tons of sea spray on deck and even our anchors were dipped into the water when it got really rough. We were digging into the water and we were heeled over a lot, to the point where stuff literally flew out of our cubbies even with the cushion covering them. We were only traveling about 1.2 knots at this time and so we turned on our engine and put down the sails. We decided to anchor at Sampson Cay because there was more protection than Staniel Cay. We anchored in front of the beach to the right of the yacht club because there was a sandy bottom with good holding and we would have coverage from the wind with the land. We arrived at 1:30pm and dropped our anchor not too close to the beach because there were people on it. We jumped in the water and snorkeled to check the anchor setting and enjoyed the cool waters for a few minutes before our hunger got us back on the boat and me into the kitchen cooking up a hearty meal of tuna salad, sweet peas, and mashed potatoes. JR signed up online and paid $10 (200MB) for a day (you have 24 hours to use it) of internet service but as soon as he got into his email and was about to respond to one he was kicked off and wasn't able to get back on. This deal is better than Warderick Wells because they charge the same amount but only give you 100MB and they require you to pay for a mooring ball to get the wifi access and because you have to sign up at the park office for a user name and password. We determined we were too far from shore and we would have to get closer to use it. It is strange how we could use it for a few minutes and then just getting kicked off and never able to get back on with either computers. But we will try again tomorrow on shore to check our emails. Then we read and I took a nap until it began to rain. We hurried to grab some bowls and pots to catch water as we haven't gotten rain since Nassau and we haven't refilled our water tanks since Miami. Our water tanks are running low and I am not sure how much longer they will last, but we still have our jerry jugs of water on deck that we haven't touched yet so I am not worried about running out. We only use our freshwater supplies to drink, cooking, and brushing our teeth. We do our best to use salt water for everything else like doing the dishes or washing our hands. We ended up catching about two gallons of water because the rain wasn't very long or very heavy, but it is better than nothing. I cooked dinner of rice, creamed corn and Chinese sausage and ate while watching a movie. We chatted for a little while and then JR went to bed while I began a new sketch and later read myself to sleep.