October Newspaper

Bim ini, Baham as
Bim ini, in t he Baham as, is act ually t w o different islands. Nort h Bim ini
is m ore for t ourist s because it has m ore rest aurant s and hot els. Sout h
Bim ini, on t he ot her hand, has t w o rest aurant s and is very privat e.
Sout h Bim ini has very few t ourist s and is m ost ly inhabit ed by locals.
Bot h of t hese locat ions have an abundance of w ildlife such as sharks,
fish, coral, and st ingrays. There are m any places around t he islands
t hat are w ell-know n for sw im m ing, snorkeling, and scuba diving. One
of t he best diving sit es in t he w orld, t he Sapona, is off t he coast of
Bim ini. The Sapona is a ship t hat w recked and w as used as a rest aurant ,
but w as w iped out by a hurricane. Anot her fam ous diving/ snorkel sit e
is t he Road t o Bim ini, som et im es referred t o as t he Road t o At lant is.
The Bim ini Shark Lab and t he Bim ini Big Gam e Resort are bot h on t he
m ust -see list w hen visit ing Bim ini. People w ill visit Bim ini from all over
t he w orld t o experience it s m any am azing feat ures.
Picture taken by Ella Wilson
Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos
Grand Turk is t he largest island in t he Turks & Caicos,
a chain of islands sout heast of Miam i. Grand Turk
has a great hist ory. Christ opher Colum bus m ade his
first landfall here on his w ay t o t he new w orld. Five
hundred years lat er, John Glenn cam e t o Grand Turk
aft er his orbit around eart h. Grand Turk is one of t he
m ain hist orical point s of Turks & Caicos. If you?re not
int o learning about hist ory, t here are st ill plent y of
act ivit ies for visit ors t o part icipat e in. One of Grand
Turk?s m ain at t ract ions is diving. There are plent y of
dive inst ruct ors from snorkeling t o expert diving. If
you visit during w hale season, t hen you have a good
chance of seeing t he hum pback w hales pass from
Grand Turk?s shores. Grand Turk is definit ely t he best
place t o w it ness all of t he ocean?s w ildlife.
Picture taken by
Samantha Archer
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