We are hanging out at Compass Cay Marina, the most protected place for the northwest wind blow, which was all of yesterday and winding down today.

It was downright chilly yesterday afternoon as we all donned heavier jackets and convened at the marina dock for company.

Ziggy is now one of 4 dogs here. There’s Tiloo, Barry the boat captain’s Potcake, the name they give rescue dogs from the islands. There’s Echo on the catamaran who looks like Ziggy. There’s a little frou-frou dog whose name I don’t know.

Then there’s Maggie Mae, the big prancing white poodle who Ziggy growls at each time she passes. I don’t know what it is, maybe Ziggy resents her prissy looks and fancy pants attitude.

Her owner bragged that Maggie Mae’s sister won the second best poodle in Canada, whatever that means. But all the Canadians are down here this time of year so if the dog contest is in the winter she probably didnt have much competition.

We have 14 boats here now, half of which are mega yachts. The most amazing one we call the Stealth Yacht because it’s black and sleek.

The French speaking crew and guests don’t really mingle with us. As we watch them come and go with their slightly affected children and grown men with shorts too short and tight, one of our friends here says it’s like watching a reality TV show.

This friend, by the way, is engaged to a guy from Washington NC. He played guitar for us the other night; his boat is appropriately named In Concert. They met on Match.com. She lived in Annapolis at the time and thought he meant he lived in Washington DC. Oh well they got together anyway!

Ed helps dock boats often. He helped with a cat yesterday who came in the big wind on just his port engine and hit the dock pretty hard. We hope there’s no hull damage.

Jamal the owners son tells us he wants a blue pit bull from the States. He has a female at his home in Nassau but wants a male for here. We are looking at websites for the dog. Ed said he could possibly fly back here with Jamal’s dog, if he finds one he likes.

Would they give us a deal on staying at Lily’s Place on the hill if we did that? It’s got gorgeous views but is $4000 per week.

Maybe. But if we flew with a pit bull puppy Ziggy would probably elect to stay home.