Our 71 mile Bimini trek was smooth and uneventful. We left about 10AM when the tide was high
enough to leave the very shallow Key Largo marina channel. Revil and Kim lead us out looking for
boulders or anything else that might be in our way. The draft of Summer Chaser is 4.5 feet and
every inch counted as we departed about an hour after low tide. We had less than a foot of water below the boat on that departure - which was a bit nerve wrecking. The Gulf Stream was great and glassy in many
spots. We arrived to the beautiful waters of Bimini.
Entering Bimini harbor -
After a quick wash down and clearing immigration and customs, we headed to a local shack (it really was a shack) to eat some fresh conch salad and enjoy a couple cold beers.
All of us enjoying a cold Kalik beer -
Drew and Alex (Russell and Vicky’s kids) stayed on the dock almost the entire time, with the guy who cleaned the conch. They begged him to eat the pistol from the still alive conch. The pistol is a clear noodle thing that get extracted from the body. I didn't want to ask what it was after eating it, but it wasn't that bad - just a bit fishy.
Drew and Alex with the conch guy -
Entering Bimini harbor -
After a quick wash down and clearing immigration and customs, we headed to a local shack (it really was a shack) to eat some fresh conch salad and enjoy a couple cold beers.
All of us enjoying a cold Kalik beer -
Drew and Alex (Russell and Vicky’s kids) stayed on the dock almost the entire time, with the guy who cleaned the conch. They begged him to eat the pistol from the still alive conch. The pistol is a clear noodle thing that get extracted from the body. I didn't want to ask what it was after eating it, but it wasn't that bad - just a bit fishy.
Drew and Alex with the conch guy -
We are off to Nassau on Wednesday because the weather/sea look good.
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