March 12, 2012  Walderick Wells. Exuma Cays, Bahamas

Main street in Alicetown, Bimini.  Ended up really liking Bimini because the people are so sweet and friendly, but it is a tired, poor area.  But we like to see where the people actually live their lives, rather than just resorts.  And it is a step back in time where everyone knows you and lives are simpler.

Three Amigos - Art, Ray, Dave

We rode in the back of a pickup truck to Edith's restaurant on Bimini.
While on a walkk earlier inn the day, she drove past us and gave us a flyer and said she would come to get us at the marina.  We were a little nervous as we did not know what the food would be like but it was delicious.  The best part is that we gave some business to a wonderfully sweet woman who is ambitious enough to go out and get some business.  She had no help, just an elderly brother-in-law who did the serving on her deck.  A unique experience.

This is a picture of our chart plotter while under way to the Exumas from Bimini.  It's a little crooked as we were sailing well - you can see SOG top left (speed over ground) is 7.6 kts/hr and that is fast sailing for us.
The picture shows our boat - the black boat-shaped icon - going through what is called "The tongue of the ocean" and this pic shows why.  We left Bimini in the morning and then at night we entered into deep water (white color) 2,000-7,000 feet from really shallow 6-20 feet (green/blue color).  The yellow areas are land - Andros island on the right, New Providence Island on the left with the circle marking Nassau.

In Bimini

In Bimini, people bake in their houses and just put a sign on the street directing people to their houses.  We bought bread from this nice lady.  They just sell right out of their kitchens.