Just 80 km east of Miami, North and South Bimini are the two biggest islands in the Bimini group which stretches for 45 km across the Gulf Stream. Known as the big-game fishing capital of The Bahamas, this chain has its deep-water side facing west, where the sea is rich in tropical fish such as wahoo, marlin and sailfish.
With its fabulous fishing and special waters, it's no wonder that over the years Ernest Hemingway, Howard Hughes, Richard Nixon and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr were all 'lured' to Bimini for the thrill of a big catch. In fact, it was on Bimini that between the fishing, drinking and brawling, and whilst staying at the Compleat Angler in the mid 1930's, Hemingway wrote Islands in the Stream and To Have and Have Not.
Not surprisingly, in addition to fishing Bimini offers tremendous scuba diving opportunities. Sapona, located off the coast of South Bimini, is a landmark sunken ship that was built by Henry Ford during the First World War. Another spot to explore is Piquet Rock, a large wreck of a Spanish ship, complete with rocks and cannonballs. And of course, the site that no diver will want to miss is the fabled Lost City of Atlantis in shallow water just off the shores of Bimini.
