After a year of Covid grounding, we decided to charter a boat and run to Bimini in the Bahamas. It’s just 50 miles east of Miami, and we wanted to pretend we could travel again. Some told us that it was a feeble little patch of islands, with nothing really worth seeing or doing. They were right. Maybe if you were into deep sea fishing, but we aren’t.

We did have a good couple of days of sun and we were able to book our favorite charter chef David Bhattacharya, so we enjoyed our “pretend” international trip. On the last day, we anchored at an area with lots of nurse sharks. I think that’s what they were. The crew told us they were harmless, so i swam with them and fed them. See the 1 minute video below.

Only now, when I Googled them did I read: “Although many divers see them as harmless, their mouth can produce a tremendous suction and could easily suck in fingers or a hand which they generally will not let go of. “

Yikes!

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