Bermuda

Day 66- Bermuda

Before Bermuda we spent 5 days a sea. The first 3 days were foggy and cold so most of our time was spent in doors. The North Atlantic is known for fog and rough seas. We were fortunate to have calm seas, so no complaints about the fog. The last 2 days got warmer as we approached Bermuda. We picked up our pilot about 1 ½ hours before we got to Bermuda. He guided the ship through "The Narrows" a shipping channel through coral reefs. I can tell you that we were sailing in beautiful water with various colors of blue with the coral reefs on both sides of us. In early shipping days they called this area "The Devils Islands" because of all the ship wrecks due to the coral reefs. When you think about Bermuda you think Triangle, but we are not really in that area, until after we leave from Bermuda and have been at sea for two days. Well we did not realize there is so much history in Bermuda. Bermuda is several Islands and has a population of 65,000. Bermuda sits 1100 miles north of Miami; 600 miles east form North Carolina; and 800 miles south of Halifax Nova Scotia. It is a British colony. Currency is the Bermuda Dollar. Bermuda has many beautiful beaches. Some of their beaches have Pink sand. We found the Island beautiful and well cared for. Bermuda is very prosperous due to foreign investment and tax shelters. We docked at the Royal Naval Dockyard and are plan was to catch a ferry to St. George but we found out that the Ferry did not run on Saturday's so we took a ferry to Hamilton which is the Capital of Bermuda. We spent time walking around the Capital and the shops. You name it and it was available, all the top stores. We took the last ferry back to the Dockyard and spent our two last hours in port checking out the area which has an Old Fort. We enjoyed our day in Bermuda and would like to spend more time here in the future. Next Port Everglades, Florida.