For safety's sake we stay at Emerald Bay Marina for another week waiting out the wind storm. We remove the canvas bimini from the flybridge and put out extra fenders and lines. The rain squall pelts and the winds howl for a full day peaking at 36 knots. Finally, the worst is past and we can head over to Stocking Island (11NM) to anchor out for a few nights. The grocery store across the bay at George Town is just a tender-ride away so we re-provision (as we can see that the produce boat has arrived). Obtaining fresh produce is rather a challenge in the Bahamas, as most islands do not have the land or soil for farming. With the fridge stocked we check out the islands more natural side. We tender over to a trial that takes you out to the Ocean beaches, followed by a hike up to the monument for the views.