The beautiful blue water view from our boat
After a glorious late sleep, we did a few things and then went for a walk. First, here in the marina, a remembrance of the "glory of days of old" cannon. It's a little sad (and rusty).
In town, the now burned down remains of Hemingway's favorite hang-out and pub. Luke and my brother Don had drinks here with a scuba trip in the early 2000's.
The derelict boats, lying mostly submerged and forgotten in the shallow waters of Bimini bay.
We went into the Big Game Club, a major marina in the past. Out of commission for several years, Guy Harvey bought into it and brought it back to life. Today the marina is full and bustling, but the old reminders remain --- like the old walls, painted in the early 2000's.
On to the grocery store, closed after our mid afternoon Sunday arrival.
The same person, in 2005, did the drawings on the grocery store walls as he did on the Big Game Club walls.
We wandered toward the ocean we had crossed just yesterday. She is still not quiet.
This small church, on the ocean side, caught out eye.
As Bimini seems to prosper, a new "airline" has come back to the island. A seaplane company has returned to the island. They take off, roaring down the narrow channel.
Later, roaring in, back from Miami.
He lands, but with no one to help him with the lines, the pilot struggles to bring her ashore in a 20+ kt breeze....
Finally the passengers disembark, and help secure the lines.
I think we'll stick to sailing....
Tonight we had our 2 neighbor boats over for "sun downers" (aka drinks and snacks). It was fun and we look forward to seeing them again in the Bahamas.
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