Lee Stocking Island - Ready, Set, Wait!

So we have been here at Lee Stocking since Saturday. Georgetown is within sight (the other night we watched a fireworks display, which from 20 miles away looked verrry tiny). The route we have been taking so far has mostly had us going southward on the Exuma Banks side, which is in the lee side (protected from the wind) of the islands. Unfortunately from here the best route to Georgetown involves going out to the Exuma Sound side which is on the side of the islands where the wind is coming from (east). Because there is a lot of fetch (open water where waves can build up) on that side, we have been waiting for a weather window where the winds come from a direction other than East or South, which is the way we want to go. We thought today might be the day, which is why I am writing this before 6am on a Thursday morning. Usually the winds are lighter in the early morning, but today for some reason they have decided to kick up to 18 knots before sunrise. Not a good sign. So Captain Kevin called it a "no go" and it looks like we are going to wait some more here since we aren't in any hurry. As for me, I am going back to bed. 5:15 is too early to wake up.