Our last day out brought us back to the Bimini Islands. On this visit we took the launch to Alice Town, the Bahama home of Ernest Hemingway. Alice town has one road, King’s Highway, and the town is only about four blocks long. Kathy, Kelly, and I walked from one end to the other to catch our boat for snorkeling at Turtle Rocks (see map.) Nicole and Mary Claire rented a golf cart (the preferred mode of transport on this small Island) and toured to other parts of the island. Danny stayed on board tending to two of his favorite pastimes: eating and napping.

We found a variety of fish at the reefs of Turtle Rocks, although we had to swim through a jellyfish meteor shower serveral times. We got a couple of light stings that were not too bad. We even enjoyed watching the jelly fish swim. They looked like strange alien space creatures.

The snorkelers all converged on a bar next to the Hemingway Museum where we enjoyed the air conditioning and some afternoon drinks. The kids played swing the hoop on the hook, which was a game involved trying to get a small hoop on a string suspended from the ceiling to catch on a hook on the wall. Safer than darts.

Strokey, the chef, saved the best dinner for our last night out. The Captain offered a formal toast. The teens sang a song for the diners. Strokey made a delicious Caeser’s Salad in front of us and later served (flaming) Fruit Flambe. We all watched a beautiful sunset on the end of our day and the end of our trip as the ship set sail for Miami.

Photos: Bimini – Day 7.