Our first proper anchorage in the Bahamas, quite nice,
water not as blue here but very clear. Our first dip in the water was somewhat
ruined, as we were about to jump in there was a shout "hammer time!" from
a dive boat a few hundred yards behind us. I thought this was some
reference to a naff 80's pop star wearing voluminous trousers but it became
clear that they were possibly talking about a hammerhead shark? I postponed my
swim. Ric and Monica would not be denied so went in anyway. Brave
souls.
We stayed here a couple of nights, took the ferry over
to the north island and visited the famous Alice Town. Very Bahamian but not
much to write home about, the rum was reasonably priced though. Found a great
liquor store called Booze and Screws, apparently screws were
discontinued several years ago so now there's more room
for booze. On the 4th March we went back to the marina to drop off Ric and
Monica who had to fly back to Georgia. It hadn't been the relaxing trip we'd
wanted for them, but hopefully it gave them a little respite from the
rigors of the boatyard and their own boat project. I don't think either of us
would put Bimini on our 'must see' list but it was the closest island to cross
over to from Miami and a good starting point. The boat seemed very empty when
they'd left.