Bermuda - Photos included
Today we are docked at the Royal Navy Dockyards. This was known as King's Wharf. It was built by the British Nay in the 19th century. The Georgian-style fort later served as a North Atlantic base during the world wars In 1975 the Bermuda Maritime Museum opened and restoration of the Dockyard soon make the charming area a popular cultural tourism destination. The Dockyard encompassed an area of less than one square kilometer and all attractions are within easy walking distance from the pier.
A view of the area where we are docked.
The Dock Yard Clock Tower. They have converted this building to shops.
Some of the passengers waiting for the tour of the famous homes here in Bermuda.
Our tour today was Scenic Southern Shores. We rode around the island in a taxi that held 6 persons plus the driver. Our driver was Earl and he pointed out buildings and such. It took about three hours. This island is 22 miles long and 2 miles wide. It is a series of 9 islands and 7 bridges connect them all.
Our first stop was to a small chapel here on the island. All of the roofs are make of limestone. They start white but gray with age. The homeowners then clean them and repaint them white.
Because fresh water is scarce, all homes collect rain water via the gutter system and transport it to usually underground tanks. This one at the chapel is part way underground. If you run out of your saved water, you can buy water but this gets to be expensive.
The inside of the small chapel.
Our next stop was to Hamilton. This is the Capital of the island and the major city. The locals are only allowed one car per family. If you have a car for work, then two cars are allowed. Therefore, tons of motor bikes and scooters. And here in Bermuda, they drive on the left side of the road. This leads to tons of accidents by tourists.
This is Front Street. It is the major shopping street in Hamilton.
The drive back to the ship was along the beach. Bob got Earl to stop and let us out to take some pictures of the area. The water is beautiful. The colors bright. The day was sunny and perfect for our tour.
Another view of the ocean.
The final stop was at the lighthouse. Notice the America's Cup logo painted on the side of the lighthouse.
And some of the flags of the countries that are entering the contest.
From the lighthouse you could see our ship along with the Oceania Riveria. Our ship is on the left. We both left Miami at the same time but they left at 6pm and we stayed overnight.
This is the American ship in the America's Cup. Since we won the last time, it does not have to qualify. So it is here practicing. Should know the course by the time the race begins.
This is where they store the boats. I think they have two boats but only one will be allowed to race.
See how tall the boat is. Amazing. They build these special buildings for several of the teams. The race begins in April, I think.
We returned to the ship and had lunch on the aft deck. The weather today is sunny. High today is 69F.
Last night we had reservations in Prime 7. On this ship, Prime 7 is on deck 10 aft. And larger than the Prime 7 on the other ships. I started with a crab cake and then a petite filet. All very good. Our waitress was Maria and we sailed with her on the Mariner in South America. Whenever we see anyone from that cruise, all we have to say is Santos and we all know. For those who do not remember, we were kept in Santos for three days while we waited for an extra generator to be brought on board.
We went to the show last night. A comedian named Corey Kahane. She was pretty funny. Made some jokes about a CPAP which Bob and I can relate too.
Tonight we decided to do our water exercises after trivia. Trivia is interesting. The same team has won every day with almost perfect scores. But we are still trying. So after swimming, we dressed for dinner. They had a steel drum player in the atrium, so we decided to sit and listen to him and have our cocktails out there.
Dinner in Compass Rose where we were sat at a window table overlooking the harbor. We overnight here so no rough night. We finished dinner in record time, so we headed back to the suite and skipped the show. I started watching "Sully" but decided to watch it tomorrow afternoon.
A view of the area where we are docked.
The Dock Yard Clock Tower. They have converted this building to shops.
Some of the passengers waiting for the tour of the famous homes here in Bermuda.
Our tour today was Scenic Southern Shores. We rode around the island in a taxi that held 6 persons plus the driver. Our driver was Earl and he pointed out buildings and such. It took about three hours. This island is 22 miles long and 2 miles wide. It is a series of 9 islands and 7 bridges connect them all.
Our first stop was to a small chapel here on the island. All of the roofs are make of limestone. They start white but gray with age. The homeowners then clean them and repaint them white.
Because fresh water is scarce, all homes collect rain water via the gutter system and transport it to usually underground tanks. This one at the chapel is part way underground. If you run out of your saved water, you can buy water but this gets to be expensive.
The inside of the small chapel.
Our next stop was to Hamilton. This is the Capital of the island and the major city. The locals are only allowed one car per family. If you have a car for work, then two cars are allowed. Therefore, tons of motor bikes and scooters. And here in Bermuda, they drive on the left side of the road. This leads to tons of accidents by tourists.
This is Front Street. It is the major shopping street in Hamilton.
The drive back to the ship was along the beach. Bob got Earl to stop and let us out to take some pictures of the area. The water is beautiful. The colors bright. The day was sunny and perfect for our tour.
Another view of the ocean.
The final stop was at the lighthouse. Notice the America's Cup logo painted on the side of the lighthouse.
From the lighthouse you could see our ship along with the Oceania Riveria. Our ship is on the left. We both left Miami at the same time but they left at 6pm and we stayed overnight.
This is the American ship in the America's Cup. Since we won the last time, it does not have to qualify. So it is here practicing. Should know the course by the time the race begins.
This is where they store the boats. I think they have two boats but only one will be allowed to race.
See how tall the boat is. Amazing. They build these special buildings for several of the teams. The race begins in April, I think.
We returned to the ship and had lunch on the aft deck. The weather today is sunny. High today is 69F.
Last night we had reservations in Prime 7. On this ship, Prime 7 is on deck 10 aft. And larger than the Prime 7 on the other ships. I started with a crab cake and then a petite filet. All very good. Our waitress was Maria and we sailed with her on the Mariner in South America. Whenever we see anyone from that cruise, all we have to say is Santos and we all know. For those who do not remember, we were kept in Santos for three days while we waited for an extra generator to be brought on board.
We went to the show last night. A comedian named Corey Kahane. She was pretty funny. Made some jokes about a CPAP which Bob and I can relate too.
Tonight we decided to do our water exercises after trivia. Trivia is interesting. The same team has won every day with almost perfect scores. But we are still trying. So after swimming, we dressed for dinner. They had a steel drum player in the atrium, so we decided to sit and listen to him and have our cocktails out there.
Dinner in Compass Rose where we were sat at a window table overlooking the harbor. We overnight here so no rough night. We finished dinner in record time, so we headed back to the suite and skipped the show. I started watching "Sully" but decided to watch it tomorrow afternoon.
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