With half a day of getting to know the resort we decide we to go to North Bimini for the day. Leaving the resort we head about 1 km to the ferry dock where we will be picked up by the pontoon boat, which is the ferry. The crossing is about a 3 minute ride to North Bimini. If you travel by air you will have to take this ferry to the only major American style resort on the north side of North Bimini called World Resorts. The north side has 2 major roads. One is called King’s Hwy and the other is Queens Hwy, also known as lower and upper road, respectively. The roads are barely wide enough for 2 cars to pass, with no sidewalks. King’s Hwy, or Lower Road, is the main road. Island style buildings showing years of weathering and lack of repair line both sides of the streets. The local folks are very courteous and friendly. Heather and I slip into a few local shops with mainly tourist wears and tourist prices. We are on our way to “the” electronic store to buy our Sim cards. Aliv is the provider here in The Bahamas. The day is sunny and warm at 25C. The Lower Rad is about 5 km long to the cruise port and the Big Resort of Bimini. We walk about half way to the electronic store, spend 45 minutes here, and then lunch is calling. We decide a beach front restaurant is in order so we head on Queen’s Hwy, or the Upper Road, to Radio Beach. A touristy spot but eats and drinks available with beachside dining. The Upper Road is a car width wide, no sidewalks, and lots of locals. Along with the golf carts rented by the cruiseline passengers it is still quieter than the Lower Road. There are the same weathered buildings but the view between them can’t be beat. We grab a loaf of the infamous coconut bread from Nate’s Bakery and continue toward Radio Beach. Lots of various local vendors with reasonable prices for food are available as we grab a table by the sea. Drinks out of coconuts are $25.00 USD so we pass on those. The beer of The Bahamas is Kalik, pronounced click. Three of these at $5.00 each and a good stiff rum drink at $10.00 was ordered along with fresh burgers and fries.
After lunch we dip our toes in the sand and continue along the beach toward the ferry. We stop and take some pics at the barge that has settled south of Radio Beach. Finding our way to the channel that closes between North and South Bimini we gaze at the amazing blueness of the waterway. With the ferry just ahead we make our way there and back to our mothership.
A dip in the pool, dinner, making friends with the resort feral cats and a breezy night on the deck, we call it a great day.