Bermuda
Travel Blogs from Bermuda
Leaving Bermuda
Was lucky enough to get a ride to the airport with my Uncle Gordy. Lots of chit-chat on the way to the airport (I had no clue that my Nan has travelled to the US in a flying boat!! How cool!). Anyway - chatted about my cousins (yes, ...
Atlantic Salmon fish farming pty ltd
10.05pm We have had the fishing line and a lure trailing behind the boat since we left the USA some 1500nm ago and we havent caught a single fish! im beginning to speculate the true origin of all that ´atlantic salmon´ you see in almost every ...
The final leg
... when land became visible from deck and at 2:30 we were being guided by a pilot through the narrow channel in the reef that surrounds Bermuda and into St George on the northern most island. The ocean changed, as we neared the island, from a deep blue to a ...
Halfway across
... system, but we reached the far edge and were coming down south along the western edge in more friendly winds, taking us straight to Bermuda. We set all sails again and did a Man Over Board drill, using the RIB. Alarmingly, one of the two engines failed ...
big storm
Within the last 5 or so hours the storm has increased it´s strength. As the front of the boat heads down the waves in a similar fashion to the first fall on a rollercoaster my stomach goes. The boat smashes into the on-coming waves and sends a shudder ...
Life on the ocean wave...
Almost at the end of another day at sea. It will be day 6 tomorrow. I have settled in and got myself into a bit of a routine. My day typically consists of getting up around 9, i stagger about for a while and usually head for the cockpit where i let the ...
getting close baby!
... returned in force, dolphin sightings are an almost daily occurance although they are a different breed to the ones we saw near Bermuda. These ones are bigger and are a charcoal colour on top and white on the bottom. They look like miniature killer ...
Handover and maintenance
... ginger beer. May 5th - We finally had a maintenance day! Most people were disappointed at not being allowed to wander around Bermuda more, but I'd been looking forward to getting the work taken care of so I was happy to get started just after breakfast. ...
Arrive at Bermuda
... We caught the ferry down to the city at the other end of the island and spend hours exploring and Pete really admired the Bermuda shorts the business men wore. We junped on a bus and headed back to St Georges Harbour admiring all the way the ...
Out to sea again
... the ship and get paint in my hair. Sitting on a swing, hanging off the front of a ship, while gliding through the Bermuda Triangle was definitely a surreal experience. The sea was so glassy calm that I could see my reflection perfectly picked out in the ...
Bermuda
... shipwreck items, cannons, exhibits and Dolphin Quest. We did walk through a few shops, and I purchased a homemade magnet of Bermuda Island shaped like a triangle. There were lots of t-shirts that said you survived the Bermuda Triangle...but technically we ...
Bermuda triangle
... in 9 hours. However at around 1am, in the sudden downpour, somewhere in the middle of nowhere (it could have been the Bermuda Triagle!), we had somehow ended up in a muddy ditch! No point asking me what happened, I was asleep again! 4 ...
Good bye Bermuda!
Well, my intended two year stay in Bermuda has turned into a wonderful 8 1/2 year experience. It is finally time to move on and see what else the great big world has in store for me. I am grateful to my friend Paul who generously allowed me to stay ...
Oh the Bermuda police department
Did i tell these girls or what..they didn't believe that i would show them how to party like a bermudian Local..ahhhh..Thanks to Marino...got juiced...then head to cairo bump into Ryan..and get more juiced...ahhh the memories of last year....apparently ...
Getting ready to leave
Tonight we are packing our bags, getting ready for our next adventure - a 15 day Transatlantic cruise from New York to Barcelona, with stops in the Azores, Lisbon, Cadiz, Malaga, Corsica, Rome, Florence and Cannes. We will use this blog to describe our ...
Roseway at sea
We set sail from Boston mid November, final destination St. Croix, US Virgin Islands with a stop in Bermuda. The sea's are rough and cold around the Cape that time of year but we weather the elements and make it out before things turned really ...
THE HOUSE
So, as I said before, I went to see THE HOUSE. I was really disappointed, because they have painted it blue and I didn't recognize it.... Anyway, here are some pictures of ...
rain,rain and more rain
... watch the rain come down. I'm hoping to set up some lunch dates with girlfriends so that I have something to look forward to over the next few days. So having a good time in Bermuda but keeping fingers crossed that it will stop raining by Friday. ...
Our last few days in Bermuda
... my dad used to be the General Manager.We only played eleven holes, which was disappointing as I thought we would play all eighteen.But it was getting late and we had to go home for dinner. Today Bermuda, tomorrow New York. Hope you keep ...
Bermuda Business Trip
I'm very lucky to go to Bermuda for business trips every now and then. Here are a couple of pictures from my last two trips. ...
THE AQUARIUM + CRISSONS AND THE GOMBEY'S
On Tuesday, we went to visit the Aquarium. It's a very nice aquarium, and they have lots of different species on "display". I went to see the turtles (they must have remembered me, because they said "hi"), and the seals. I love watching them swimming. ...
.... Bermudan History... und eine Steirerin
... ( Schwarz gefahren !!!! - oje, meine Nerven.... ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Naval_Dockyard,_Bermuda Am äußersten westlichen Ende der Insel, an dem die Kreuzfahrtschiffe anlegen beginnen wir unsere Reise in die Vergangenheit ...
The Rum Swizzle
... told to come back at 3:00pm. Since it was only 1:30 pm we had some time to tour around. When researching Bermuda on the Internet back at home, I remember people suggesting we go to the Swizzle Inn restaurant. It was a short ...
The aquarium in Bermuda
Today we took the bus to the Bermuda Aquarium, it's about a 10 minute bus ride from our resort. We spent about an hour at the aquarium looking at various fish, turtles and birds. Our next stop was at Shelly Bay where we ate lunch at the snack ...
May 31, 2010
Beginning of Spring Adventure
Michael dropped me at the airport, I was scrambling as usual:-) Made it in time but flight 45 minutes delayed. Tried to get on line at airport but couldn't. That was a sign of things to come. Uneventful flight watched 2 movies 'The Blind Side' (cried ...
Kenneth Wainwright's Berm
... time to visit is during the summer months when the temperature is never any higher than 85 degrees. What's the weather like? Bermuda's weather is best described as sub-tropical. There is no rainy season in Bermuda. Winters in Bermuda are cool, perfect ...
KAYAK at 9beaches and visit of horseshoe bay
Ronelle wasn't working on Wednesday. So, we decided to rent kayaks. We went at a place called 9beaches. It must be a hotel, or a resort, at least. The guy who was in charge of the kayaks had nothing to do (no business, as off-peak season) and so he ...

