We are on Bimini Island. It is a very quiet, funky island. It kind of reminds us of Bocas Del Toro without all the nice restaurants. It is still very windy so we decided not to anchor out and are staying put at the Bimini Bay Marina.
A few shots from around town.......
Filling up the jerry cans with diesel
The guy who controls the fuel pumps... what a cranky man!
They make the best bread here...yes, it is called Bimini Bread. They bake it at and sell it right out of Charlie's house. 
Evidently there is also a town called Bailey .... go figure
We have had time to regroup and are ready to head out across the Great Bahama Bank to Chub Cay. It looks like Tuesday March 16th has reasonable weather. Having this lay over has given us the opportunity to chat with a lot of other boaters. We met Kent Kohlberger the Captain of Goose Bumps (he also used to be the captain for Jimmy Buffett for several years). A great guy who has skidded these waters for many years. He stopped by our boat and gave us some great pointers on the route we are taking around North Rock as well as other great islands and pristine anchorages to explore on our way down the Bahama chain. We also met a nice couple from Minnesota who keep their sailboat in the Florida Keys and are sailing the same route we are. I think we will sail together when we cross the The Great Bahama Bank.
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