Grrrr! I hate the wind!

It has been blowing strong for 2 solid weeks. Currently it's blowing a gale here (34MPH+) with gusts to 47MPH at the boat in the Clearwater Beach Marina.

It makes for great surf though. There are solid 5 ft. waves coming in here and the Spring Breaker crowd is enjoying playing in the surf. This was taken from a fishing pier at the beach. There are miles and miles of beach like this here and it's very popular.

The waves in the open waters of the gulf are currently 8 ft. There may be a small window of 2 to 3 ft. waves Monday or Monday night for us to cross the gulf, but that's still uncertain. We'll just wait and see.