Front Arrives; Upwind Sail to Tahiti Beach, Elbow Cay

As predicted, the front came through and winds shifted to the west blowing about 35 knots with a heavy downpour around 5:00 AM. As there was a lot of lightening, we place all portable electronics  (laptop, I-pad, cell phones, satellite phone) in our microwave marking the only time that we ever seem to use the microwave on our boat (it otherwise serves as a storage cabinet for our salad spinner and a mixing bowl). We managed to get a few more hours of sleep and awoke to a beautiful sunny morning with winds out of the northeast. We went ashore seeking out the Government Office only to find out that it is closed on Saturday so we settled for a cinnamon roll from the local bakery and a quick stop at Maxwells to pick up a few groceries, then to the liquor store for grapefruit beer and rum, and finally the gas dock for five gallons of diesel. Afterwards, we retraced our sail northeast (upwind) crossing over shallows marked 5 feet deep on the charts (Juno draws 5.5 feet) with no troubles as it was high tide, until we dropped anchor just north of Tahiti Beach.