bahamas in january/february

[willworkforwind]

hey can ya hep a brotha out,

planning a trip from oregon to the islands and trying to get the pulse before we go. would like to stay away from the whole tour thang.

my idea is to catch some air into spanish wells or cat island and wander as the wind blows, we have about 3 weeks in late january. so, from my better informed friends on the right coast, any ideas about:
-wind during this time frame? 50-60% kiteable or better? or should we just head to cabarete?
-inter island travel. i know there are fast ferries that run island to island. anybody wandered about over there using these admittedly expensive boats?

is it likely one can wander in and find digs , or are we locked into reservations
thanks ahead of time, and any answeres to questions i dont know to ask is also appreciated.

jimmi