BIMINI TO LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA

We sure enjoyed our 8 nights "stuck" in Bimini waiting to cross the Gulf Stream. We met a few fishermen and below was given to us. It is mangrove snapper. It is now in the freezer waiting to be eaten, we were given Mahi Mahi the same night so ate that! We love our boat friends and neighbours that share!

There are some ferries that run from our marina in Bimini to Ocean Cay, a resort that is being built. This cute ferry has an outhouse on it! Same colour as boat. It arrives in morning and leaves late afternoon. 

https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/Cruise-Destinations/Caribbean-Antilles/Bahamas/Ocean-Cay-MSC-Marine-Reserve.aspx

While in Bimini, we went out for 3 lunches (so rare). Sharkies at Bimini Big Game Club was our favourite! Fresh food on the barbeque!

This is our sixth time in Bahamas and every time we walked the beach we took a right turn, this time we took a left turn and lo and behold..... tons of sea glass! I decided to paint them and maybe one day I will be talented enough to make jewelry! Stay tuned!

We waited until a perfect day to cross the Gulf Stream from Bimini to Lake Worth, Florida, too many times we try to cross and then come back. The weather was perfect and the wind and waves.... until we entered Lake Worth Inlet.... thunder, lightening and rain and more rain! It was terrible. We had our radar but we could not go to Riveria Municipal Marina until weather stopped. We hovered and maneuvered around the big turning basin there. This inlet is large because there are cruise ships that leave from area. We did get docked but the thunder was on top of us and super loud!

After we land in the USA we have to get a cruising permit for our boat at Customs and Immigration close to Riveria Marina. When we got up in the morning there was a huge yacht on fire at Cracker Boy Boatyard next to marina, needless to say there was alot of action. There were helicopters, firetrucks and media! The customs building is next door to the boatyard, when we arrived the office building was shut down. We just cruised up to Vero Beach and got one at the Fort Pierce airport the next day. 

We are at our home dock and preparing the boat for hurricane season before we drive home.