Bermuda

We had two days in Bermuda, rather than the three scheduled days....though in retrospect, pretty sure the Captain made the right call in departing early to get ahead of the converging track with Hurricane Cristobal. It's not that it even hit Bermuda that hard, it's where it would have hit the ship in open water if we had stayed until we were supposed to stay.

We were lucky - in spite of rain and wind, both of our shore excursions went ahead as planned. We did a glass-bottom boat tour of coral reefs and a sunken ship, as well as a fabulous guided tour of the historic town of St. George, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Others had some or all of their chosen excursions cancelled due to weather.

We also explored the Royal Naval Dockyard area on our own, grabbed a few local souvenirs, and found the Frog and Onion pub for some local brews. Overall, very clean and friendly, with a degree of affluence and British manners that sets it apart from the islands we've visited in the Caribbean. Bermuda is also set apart geographically, consisting of over a hundred islands in the middle of nowhere out in the Atlantic, with the largest twelve connected by bridges and causeways, and constituting the far corner of the famed Bermuda Triangle.

Welcome to Royal Naval Dockyard

Moongate to Bermuda

Boat tour to coral reefs and sunken ship

Through the looking glass

The bow of the "Vixen"

The Dawn alongside the wharf

View north from atop the lighthouse

St. David's lighthouse

Burial tombs

Unfinished cathedral

Tobacco Bay

Fort St. Catherine

Local fish chowder....with rum and hot sauce!

St. Peter's church - 403 years of continuous operation

Old St. George