Finally we woke up to land as we have arrived at King’s Warf,
Bermuda and is it ever hot and humid!!
Where we are docked is a former British Navy base that has
been turned into a dock for the public, including the ability to dock 2 cruise
ships at the same time.
The island of Bermuda is 21 miles long by 2 miles wide, at
its widest. There are 3 main areas, the
dock area where we are, then in the middle of the island the town of Hamilton,
the capital and at the end St. George, the old capital.
Tim and Barb went with us as we were picked up by a private
guide in his van for a 4 hour tour of the island. Basically, there are some amazing houses at
very expensive prices, a number of golf courses and not much else. The main industry is banking and the influx
of people in this profession has caused the housing prices to rise. We saw a lot along the road in a residential
area without a view that was ¼ of an acre for $750,000!! There are a lot of wealthy people who have
homes here, including Michael Douglas.
Everything that they consume is transported in. A ½ gallon of milk is almost $8.00 and a
gallon of gas is $9!!
When we got to St. George, we ate at a locally owned restaurant
and Barb and Ed split a lobster salad sandwich which was very good.
Amazingly they have very few beaches and the ones they do
are famous for their pink sand. The
water is also an aqua color, instead of the deep blue that we have seen in the Caribbean.
The tour was interesting and at the end of the tour our
guide dropped us off in the town of Hamilton where we wandered around and then
took the ferry back to the dockyards where our ship is docked for the next
three days.
Then we went to dinner and of course it was great – great
food, great service and good friends. Ed
had Tuna as an appetizer and then Sea Bass for the main course. Barb had 3 appetizers, tuna, crab cakes and
pea pod salad for her entire meal.
We finally got to the casino at 11:00 and it was jammed;
however, we had a table and after only an hour, Barb was up and Ed was up the
best of the trip so far, including having 3 blackjacks in a row on a $100
bet!
The casino is probably the best we have ever had. The Casino Manager, Greg is always on the
floor. Our Host, Silvia is always
cheerful and there when we need her and Carla, the Casino Supervisor has been
on a number of ships with us and she is also wonderful. Then we have several dealers who we have been
with and also Roger our bar server who had been on a couple of ships with us –
a great staff.
After that good run, we left early to protect our winnings
even though it was fun table.
Night from Bermuda and we will be in port for two more days. |
| Ready to go out for the day |
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| The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity |
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| Lunch |
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The view from our deck
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| Our Ship - the Summit |
