We spent the day in Bimini mostly waiting for a guy named E.J. who we hoped would check our GPS connection and the second water source pump.

He was referred to us by the people at the marina, the son of Nor (I think? sounds Norwegian but he’s Bahamian) who was supposed to be a good electrician.

We told them we would be back in the afternoon so Ed rented a golf cart for 2 hours and we took off to explore the island.

Up the road driving on the left what did we come to? A casino! And a very different upscale area with new condos galore on the beach.

But it wasn’t open yet. So Ed couldn’t use their sportsbook. I took a picture before they reminded me no pics.

On the way back we found a little crafts area and I went browsing the shops. Found a cute little dress.

I came out to find Ed talking to a lady by her car. He had noticed all the locals eat out of styrofoam containers and there were several people around her.

The Bahamas book had mentioned if you see people buying food out of a car go for it. Apparently Ed had picked up on that.

She saw Ziggy and said “no dogs I’m scared of dogs.” I moved Ziggy away while Ed did the food deal.

He got one baked chicken/macaroni/Bahamian rice/potato salad in a styrofoam container of course and it was delicious back on the boat. Nine bucks for a meal for two people – awesome!

Back at the boat, after lunch my energizer bunny Ed decided to get in the water and clean the props from seaweed from the Gulf. He didn’t stop there, cleaned the hulks, rudders and keel.

Of course I did nothing except watch for nurse sharks, none appeared. We did see a huge starfish though, hanging out in 9-foot ultra clear water.

We took turns staying at the boat the afternoon but our electrician never arrived.

We may leave anyway in the morning. With this great weather we can go down the Bahamas Banks and anchor anywhere.

We are here. It is a beautiful place.