Day 54:

Bimini Sands/Cove Marina, South Bimini, Bahamas (docked)

March 9, 2022

We woke up before sunrise to help five boats from marina leave.  They’re on their way to the Berry Islands.  It was bittersweet to see them leave, especially since we want to go there, too.  We’ll get our opportunity when the next weather window opens.

I am on day two of a three-day remote school visit. That means I am in Lailia’s salon for much of the day. John brought lunch from the marina’s cafe for us to share. I had to head back to my online meeting while John took care of important tasks at the infinity pool.

After work we walked on the beach.  The sand is very coarse here with lots of shell fragments; it’s loosely packed so our feet sink into as we walk. There’s a cool ridge of limestone that runs along the edge of the water with cool tide pools. We sat for a bit just watching the teeny striped fish, snails, and hermit crabs.

This western facing beach was getting hit by a bunch of waves this afternoon.  We watched some boats head out of the channel between the the two Biminis.  They were rocking more this afternoon than the boats this morning.

We see a lot of marine life in the basin because the water is so clear.

There’s a lot we miss from Charleston and every now and then we get a visual reminder.

We’re in for another big blow this weekend with predicted gusts of over 40mph. Thankfully we’re in this protected place and won’t have to deal with hull-slaps.