We humans are a strange bunch. Apparently, we’re the only planet in our known universe where life exists. Yet we spend so much time focussing on competing, beating and killing each other. [...]
Bimini is often called the ‘Big Game Fishing Capital’ of the world and the Big Game Club is its heart. Close to the US mainland it’s a short hop to crystal clear-shallow sand banks [...]
“Tell me what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” I love this quote from Mary Oliver’s The Summer Day. The ever-gentle reminder that life is short and we are here to [...]
The love affair started back in 2003. Gisela King is one of WildQuest’s oldest-serving crew members. These days her job is to meet and greet the arriving pod at the rendezvous point at the Bahia [...]
SAVE THE DATE LIVE Q & A Everything you ever wanted to know about WildQuest’s program, Bimini the island, how to get there and how to book a week at WildQuest. Our reservations [...]
We were lucky enough to see a group of docile nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum, meaning ‘hinged mouth’) cruising the sea floor in the same spot the bottlenose dolphins often feed. [...]
The “Queen Conch” (Strombus gigas) — also known as the “Pink Conch” — is a mollusk with a much-coveted shell and fascinating life history! Native to Southeastern Florida, The Bahamas, [...]
Were the dolphins waiting for us to get back? What an amazing return we had to our beloved Bimini this year. The crossing from Fort Lauderdale on DolphinQuest (newly cleaned, painted and spruced [...]
Krystal forgot what happened that first time she met a dolphin at five year’s old until twenty years later, when exactly the same thing happened. Both times she reached out to interact with the [...]
If you love wildlife where they should be, living in their natural habitats, this 2013 documentary is a must-watch. Blackfish is a psychological thriller about Seaworld’s infamous [...]
Anne Gordon de Barrigon often finds it easier to get along with animals than people. She grew up watching whales swimming by her childhood home on the beach at Olympia, Washington. Her fondest [...]
When Susanna first came to WildQuest, her life and heart were in a mess. “I was shut down, I’d built up such an armour in my job to keep going, but it was killing me,” she muses, remembering the [...]
This is one of the most beautiful videos we’ve ever seen. Made using GoPro cameras. Champion free divers as graceful as gossamer, communing with the ocean’s biggest animal. A [...]
Listening to the quietest voice. She has never lost touch with the other realms she knows surround us. Angel guides, animal companions and the sweet power of nature were always welcome visitors [...]
Stroke by stroke my body remembers that life and cries for the lost parts of itself—- fins, gills opening like flowers into the flesh—-my legs want to lock and become one muscle, I [...]
Whenever Tara our cook bakes bread, the smell is so homely, it makes you want to cut up a few slices hot from the oven, slather them with butter and take a seat over the heavenly lagoon behind [...]
If you’re coming to WildQuest, the comfier you are with breathing gently and clearing your snorkel, the more beautiful your time will be. You don’t have to be a good swimmer to enjoy [...]
By her early twenties Jen was living the dream. A successful Police Officer earning a near six-figure salary, a nice home and a solid five year relationship living with her partner. Yet a gnawing [...]
The East Wells mangroves are a nursery and breeding ground for most of Bimini’s marine life. They’re under threat from development. Watch the video by Save Our Seas [...]
Some of you may know Nala as our reservations specialist. What you may not know, is that she’s a certified nature nerd with a passion for birding. The feathered kind, in the wild. Since playing [...]
