Friday, March 15, 2013
Today we rode the scooters to St George's at the opposite end of the island from the Dockyards. This is an old colonial town that was established in the 1600's. We wandered around checking out the shops, churches, history and sitting by the water. Had dinner here and then rode back to the resort for the last night. We packed up early and flew home early the next morning.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Today we rode the scooters to Horseshoe Bay. This is arguably the most beautiful beach on the island. There is a large horseshoe shaped beach in the centre and to the right there is a small sheltered cove and to the left you can walk around the point to another beach and a number of stunning rock formations complete with turquoise water, blue sky and pink sand. Great way and great place to spend a day.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
After running the railway trail, we walked into Hamilton and took the ferry to the dockyards at the eastern end of the island. The top photo is of a church on the way to Hamilton and the next is from Hamilton Harbour. The bottom three are of the dockyard complex. This is where the navy was anchored and the sailors and soldiers housed. Today it is a tourist mecca, with souvenir shops, restaurants, and galleries. Nearby is the local prison and a fort.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The top two pictures are of the railway trail. When the British first settled this island they built a railroad in order to move people and troops from St George to the Dockyards where the British anchored part of their fleet. Later when it proved financially nonviable they pulled the tracks out. The country decided to turn it into a hiking, walking artery through the island. We use it as a running path, beautiful and not congested with traffic. The third photo is of a moon circle that is a sign of good luck and the next photo is from the beach. The last photo is my family with two couples from Bermuda that our family has become friendly with over the years.
Monday, March 11, 2013
We walked as far as we could a long the Surfside Beach towards Horseshoe Bay. Warm, sunny day with beautiful vistas everywhere. Sometimes this beach disappears with the tide and no one really knows where it goes, but it was here this time. The sand is a light pink and very fine.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Bermuda is a beautiful country with all the buildings painted in pastel colours. The roads are full of small cars and hundreds of scooters. We walked from the resort along the railway trail to Hamilton, the capital city, where we spent some time exploring and window shopping. After that we went to have dinner at the South Hampton Princess, which is the fanciest hotel on the island.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Up early and off to the airport for the flight to Bermuda, Mom, Megan, Chris, David and I. Weather was cool but sunny enough. We are staying at Surfside Beach Resort. Just hung out and got organized before walking around checking out the resort and the beach. In the evening we headed into town to have dinner at the Swizzle Inn. Back to the rooms to watch the movie Searching For Sugarman on a too small tv and a dvd player that Chris brought down with him.
The top two pictures are of the resort, which commands a great view of a beautiful stretch of beach. It is getting old and tired and needs an infusion of cash to fix it up.
The next two photos are of the beach looking east and west and the final photo is of me, Chris and David.
