Subway wifi in the Caymans Islands

We motored the final just under 40 miles to reach George Town, Cayman Islands about 4:30 pm.. A SSW wind had come up as we neared George Yown and after several VHF conversations with Port Sevurity the told us where to come to clear in.. Even 10 minutes out we exchanged dialog.  As we neared the pier with a tail wind and waves pushing in to a dead end corner with minimal maneuvering room.. The security guys said it's too rough you can't dock here now and it's going to get worse.. Then the Customs lady who I think we had been talking with came and she did the most swift clearing in even waving the after 4 pm extra fee we expected to get us cleared and off the pier.. It's was stressful that initial backing away from the pier and clearing the docked tug boat and pile of rocks to the right.  We were finally turned around and heading out.. One of the port Security guys then radioed us the location coordinates for 3 port authority moorng buoys about 4 miles east on the south shore of Grand Cayman.  It's where boats go when a NW wind blows as the area out in front of George Town is wide open to the west.

Our attempt to snag the mooring line was far from idea and we lost our long boat hook.. Then we snagged it with the shorter one and lost that too but it was at least still hooked on the mooring line loop. Finally after a few attempts to get a lasso on the buoy and even anchor nearby.. (Can you believe we had problems with the windless which this morning we discovered was due to the Genoa sheet flipping this stop lever on the chain wheel so it tripped the breaker each time we tried to drop it..). Anyway just minutes before darkness we did one last ditch effort involving me at the helm Walter at the side of the boat and Candace by far our best swimmer jumping in and handing the boat hook pole up to Walter who walked it up to the bow.  I positioned the boat perfectly then put it in neutral just as Candace jumped in and once Walter had the mooring line killed the engine and went to assist as Candace treaded water about 30 feet our until we were secure.  After all the failed attempts it was of course quite a relief..  Then the SW wind did switch to the NW and the waves holding us in line with them became swells on our beam coming on sets.. It was a rolling, load nights rest.  If the swells continue to roll we will use the stern anchor to hold us in line with the swells as the NW wind had us broadside to them but they were getting smaller. 

Also 2 cruise ships...eventually 3 with multitudes of local tour boats shuttling people to shore are anchored just out from where we are moored due to the NW wind on the normally protected west shore.. When the usual easterly trades are blowing. 

Doesn't look so bad in the photos but it was a real risk for Asperida.