South Bimini, Bahamas Travel Blogs

Holy Sh*t!!
Feb 21, 2010

What a day!! today was a great one.. the day we've all been waiting for (all of less than a week infact)!! We got to go shark diving. For those of you that don't know, this essentially involves chumming the water: dangling huges chunks of fish off  ...

Shark Hunting
Feb 19, 2010

It's been another great day.. today we learnt how to handle the juvenile sharks. We went into the pen which they keep off the back beach, and learnt how to catch them in a net and pick them up by hand without losing a finger. The young ones really ...

Heaven and Hell
Mar 21, 2010

... what the hell I was doing cowering under a plastic box for shelter from the wind, on a distant lagoon, somewhere in the Bahamas, several miles from the nearest hot chocolate and warm bed, freezing to the point of losing all sensation in my toes. But then ...

LOST
Mar 12, 2010

... South island: one that goes to the bar (Beach Club) and one that goes to the resort where the party was held (Bimini Sands), and BOTH run straight back to the Lab. Miraculously, despite asking for directions.. TWICE.. and heading out in the right ...

Ground Control
Feb 19, 2010

This is just a test message to see how this thing works. I thought I'd start a blog as there are a few people who wanted to keep track of where I am and what I am up to. Mainly family, but a few bored friends also. I know how annoying it is to get minute ...

Day off
Mar 1, 2010

... off the north island; alas, we saw none. Later on in the day we headed to a remote Caye in the South (apparently once the home of Howard Hughes) where we proceeded to hand feed sting rays with squid before snorkelling off the surrounding waters. ...

Bimini By Night
Feb 20, 2010

Am totally knackered after another long day. Last night was amazing - we went out around 1:30am and checked the lines. We headed out on the boat at full speed in pitch blackness, the driver guiding himself by the occasional distant flashing ...

Barracuda and sweetcorn
Mar 5, 2010

Once again, its been a busy few days. As you may have gathered from the photos, sh*tpit duty finally came around. I said it was relatively self-explanatory: basically we dig a hole, crack open the last one, and then transfer 5 months worth of sh*t ...

The Night Shift
Mar 17, 2010

Just thought I'd say a quick hello and write a brief entry, as I cannot seem to sleep. Not really surprising given that its five in the afternoon here, but we are currently on a night shift for three days as it is mini -PIT. This comes round a few times a ...

The breeze tossed my hair in the wind a ...
May 19, 2001

... of displaying. Like a castaway on a deserted island with the amenities of home, The Bimini Sands resort on South Bimini offered everything I could ever need without having to leave the tiny island. With it's own restaurant and store, I satisfied my ...

Boatful of Secrets
Feb 28, 2010

Not so exciting news to tell of late.. the weather is a little shitty at the moment, with overcast skies and strong winds some days. Hence there has been the odd afternoon back at the station, largely spent fixing gill nets, sharpening hooks and generally ...