Bahamas beauty, Bimini Islands
April 20, 2011
The Bahamas are a well known and well traveled hot spot for many an American looking for warm weather, crystal blue waters and expansive skies, but the Bimini Islands are no Atlantis resort monstrosity. A favorite spot of Ernest Hemingway and known for its big game fish, the Bimini islands are located just 60 miles due east of Miami and re some of the smallest islands that make up the over 700 island and cays of the Bahamas.
On our New England Aquarium Collecting trip, we spent most of our time out to sea, circling the Bimini Islands at various dive sites. Although the evening before crossed back to Miami, we had some time to walk around North Bimini and follow some of the footsteps of Hemingway. They island was very quite this time of year and the famous The Complete Angler Hotel (where Hemingway stayed during his time in North Bimini) had burned down 6 years ago but there were glimpses of island charm and 1930′s grandeur.
The King’s Highway, North Bimini
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Old front step of The Complete Angler Hotel
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Love all of your photos! I am drawn to the High Rollers shot, because I love that red and blue together. One of my favorite color combos. Congrats on your 200th post, too!
Thank you. There was a sort of sad quiet beauty to Bimini.
I sailed in there in 1976 and spent some time in the Complete Angler. My parent’s had friends who had a house there and went often in the 40s and 50s.
I am envisioning Hemingway sitting in the corner “Midnight in Paris” style…how cool