by Dana | Mar 5, 2021 | alicetown bimini bahamas, bahamas, Grand Bahamas Banks
We zip across 12-20 feet of a beautiful turquoise desert. Glassy water in the Grand Bahama Banks.When the water is as clear as it is in the Bahamas, it takes a while to recalibrate because everything seems closer underwater than it actually is. It’s... by Dana | Feb 28, 2021 | alicetown bimini bahamas, Bahamian food specialties, Big Mike's conch stand Bimini, conch, conch salad, Escape to the Bahamas
Big Mike, making tropical conch salad at his stand on Queen’s Highway in Alicetown, Bimini. Edible performance art, IMHO.Chris(tine) and Chris(topher) placing their orders at Big Mike’s Conch stand in Bimini.Conch, or Lambi as it’s called elsewhere... by Dana | Feb 26, 2021 | alicetown bimini bahamas, Escape to the Bahamas, GulfStar 45 sailboat
S/V Free Spirit, kicking our butt on the way from Miami to Bimini, the Bahamas.We left at oh-dark-hundred, also known as anchors up by 6 am.But first, a little more backtracking . . . (though I couldn’t resist leading with this pretty sunrise sail... by GWTAdmin | Aug 10, 2014 | alicetown bimini bahamas, bahamas art, bimini dolphin house, cruiser activities, cruiser destinations, hiking, tourist destinations
Dolphin House’s facade bursts with creative energy, the perfect prelude of the visual storyboards inside.In 1600 miles of sailing from St. Lucia to Fort Lauderdale Florida, there were only two places that tempted me for an overnight stay off the boat.... by GWTAdmin | Jan 28, 2014 | alicetown bimini bahamas, bahamas, bimini, boat maintenance and repair, boot key marina marathon florida, cruising destinations, cruising life
Entering the Bahamas via Alice Town’s harbor, Bimini.We love the sound of silence, sailing smoothly along without running our engine. Besides, we’re cheap; we’d rather use our Bahamas bucks on something other than diesel fuel, even if we sip more than slug...