Bimini or Bust

We arrived in Bimini on Christmas Eve after an 8 hour crossing from Miami. We left the Miami Beach Marina at 2AM. We had hit the hay early so we were all fairly rested (relative term when it comes to making crossings). Our greatest task was keeping track of the many cruise ships that crossed our paths. B/c of our fabulous AIS (automatic identification system) we were able to see on our screen all of the big ships within 20 miles of us….which was often long before we could see them with our eyes. We could then also plot their course. A few times David would get on the radio and call the captain to make sure they could see us. The captains always appreciated this and gave a “thank you captain – good watch” to David and were always more than willing to alter their course on our behalf. Pretty cool. We got into the Bimini Big Game Marina that morning and Mary and I waiting on board while David went ashore to clear all of us with customs. We hoisted our quarantine flag as required and just gazed out at the crystal clear water, dying to jump in (I’ll explain in a later post why it is very good that we didn’t!). North Bimini is a beautiful island. It is a very charming, authentic, Bahamian town. The people (once again) are SO friendly. We immediately felt the relaxed vibe of island life and are continuing to try to emulate this state of mind. Bimini is know for two very important things – its fishing tournaments and Hemingway. It is to here that Hemingway would escape in search of the big game and here that he wrote Islands in the Stream. I had my own Hemingway moment that I’ll share with you later.
For now, we send love and best wishes for a fabulous and blessed New Year!