Bimini, Bahamas

Jan. 23 - 28

Waiting again for a weather window to travel farther south. A “cold” front came through which means strong north winds and temperatures dropping to upper 60’s. During our stay in Alice Town we have been walking the beach almost everyday finding sea glass, shells, coral, and even a couple of sea beans. Randy and several other guys have gone out lobster diving a couple of times. The first time they came back with 12 of them. Needles to say that night we had a very delicious dinner.

Man O War washed up with the winds.

 

Shells, sea glass, & coral.

 

 Sea beans & nuts.

(bottom left: sea heart-native of Australia, bottom left: red hamburg-native of Africa)

These beans float in the water for months following the gulf stream.

 

 Squid swimming past the boat.

 

 Some of our lobster dinner.

 

Sunday we went to a Baptist church service in the morning and in the afternoon we were treated with a parade of people and drums from a local lodge.

 

Everyone on the Island is very friendly and helpful, always saying Hi as you meet and pass them on the street. Food is very expensive (example: gal. of milk $10) in the grocery stores. Every Thurs. a boat comes in loaded with fresh supplies which are then delivered to the stores.

Our plan is to leave here on Thurs. or Fri. (which ever is the calmer weather day) and head south to the Berry Islands.

The guys discussing the weather.

(Randy, Roger, Jim, Jesse)