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[sid_9169]

You can see the Virgin Voyages beach club from the ship. It's the first little point that sticks out in the picture. I'm going to be walking in the opposite direction, heading South. On the other side, I can see all the way to the end of the island, which is less than I walk on a daily basis.

 

 

[sid_9169]

They still haven't made any announcements, but I can see a couple of passengers debarking down below.

 

 

[sid_9169]

Still cloudy out, and I think that I can see some rain off in the distance. Not very warm here either. Not as warm as you'd expect, anyway. I'm sure that it'll be hot soon enough.

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

A lot more people starting to head out now. The best beach chairs go early. I don't really care about a good spot, just somewhere to drop my fancy beach bag. (Publix plastic bag)

Edited May 31, 2022 by sid_9169

[sid_9169]

And, we're off.

 

 

[WhyWeCruise]

How are the margaritas at the beach club? 🙂

[Putter23]

Sid…. You’re now “rare”!!!

[pbxtech]

18 minutes ago, Putter23 said:

Sid…. You’re now “rare”!!!

I am glad to  see the email campaign worked. 

[drewdawg199]

They don’t make announcements unless it’s an emergency or other major issue.  

Edited May 31, 2022 by drewdawg199

[sid_9169]

I'm walking back towards the ship now from my first adventure of the day

 When I got this close, I began getting email alerts, so that tells you how good the WiFi is.

 

 

[sid_9169]

Couple more while I'm walking back.

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

A few ant bites aside, I'm back from my first little adventure of the day. I left the ship, and opted to walk down the long pier, and then took a right, down towards the little town. My goal this morning was to aquire what's purported to be the best conch salad in all the Bahamas. 

 

A few from my initial walk. There are no sidewalks here, so you have to pay attention to traffic. Keep in mind, they drive on the wrong side of the road here, so you need to be conscious of that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

I walked by the local school...

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

Then, I just kept walking. There were a few sprinkles of rain, and I prayed that I wasn't about to get soaked.

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

There was a small cemetery by the roadside, so I snapped a couple of pics.

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

Then, I just kept going. My brain map said that I was headed in the right direction. There was a conch graveyard by the side of the road.

 

 

 

 

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[sid_9169]

Apparently, there are Boston Celtics fans in Bimini.

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

Up ahead in the distance, I could see what I thought was my destination: Joe's Conch Shack...

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

You could say that it had a rustic quality about it.

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

I walked around back, to find Joe himself chopping up fresh caught conch.

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

You might say that the food preparation standards here are a little more lax than other places. Still, I walked two miles for this, and I wasn't turning back without eating some of it.

 

 

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[sid_9169]

Once they finally opened, I placed my order for a conch salad, conch fritters, and a local beer. The salad came out first, and they prepare every order right there on the counter. Fresh chopped conch, tomato, onion, bell pepper, and fresh lime...

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

It was unbelievable. I mean, it was tender and flavorful, and had just the right amount of everything. This conch was living in the ocean when I woke up this morning, and now it's on my plate... Next, the fritters came out, and they were the best I've ever had...