We had such a nice afternoon yesterday we decided to stay another night in Bimini. The morning was a little frustrating as I spent about two hours going back and forth to the phone stores. Part of the frustration was riding back and forth on my bike. The roads here are really not wide enough for two cars so watching them try to pass each other is a show but when your on your bike trying to find some room on the road with them it is somewhat nerve racking. There are no sidewalks. In many places the pavement butts up to a fence or building leaving no place to go. The other very popular mode of transportation is golf carts. They buzz up and down like large bees and like bees they have no horn. I let one golf cart pass and started to pull out and several people yelled. I didn't see or hear the second one. I can see the headlines now. Old lady pulls out in front of golf cart on her bike. Not to embarrassing! The economy here is pretty depressed. The houses are in very poor shape and there is a lot of sitting around playing dominos or just sitting around going on. There also does not appear to be much pride with regard to litter on the roads, in yards etc. We spent several hours on the beach this afternoon. There was a great spot next to some shade for Peanut. She dug herself a hole to lay in and was happy. She and I also enjoyed a long walk down the back side of the beach, which was all rock no sand. I took my paddle board out but never attempted to stand as the waves were to high, it was still fun to paddle out and float back in to shore. About four o'clock we rode our bikes down to Joeys conch salad bar. He makes the salad as you watch, all fresh tomatoes, onions, peppers and conch. He keeps the conch alive in a big basket it the water until he needs one. I suggested that he clean up the shells and sell them to the tourists instead of just dumping them in a big pile. He explained that he puts the prettiest ones aside and has several of the kids clean them up during the summer months.They then sell them to the tourists and use the money to buy their school uniforms for the next year. With the new resort going up that could easily be a year round job for kids.
With conch salad in hand we rode to Charley's. Charlie makes three kinds of bread in his house. Coconut, raisin and Bimini. Boaters in several blogs and one of the guides mentions Charley's bread. You know when you are close to his house as the glorious smell of baking bread permeates the air. You knock on the door and follow him into his kitchen where bread is lined up on the table and counter. He sells out almost everyday. We bought one loaf of coconut and one raisin. I know I should stay away from bread but the Bahamian bread is so so good, and ours was still warm!! When we returned to the marina all of the empty docks around us had filled. The sharks were back because the fishermen were cleaning their fish at the next dock. We had dinner and discussed the plan for leaving before dawn tomorrow. Another nice warm day!
A random goat roaming around
Joes conch(pronounced conk) bar. Peanut in the bike box
Charlie and I think daughter
These Bull sharks were huge!
Mmmmmm
Conch salad or sometimes called civiche
Conch piles found along the water. Conch hunting or fishing, not sure what to call it is quite the business here.
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