Blogs from Bermuda, North America
September 24th 2011
Sept 24th - Sept 28th 2011 This was my first all-inclusive trip. Usually I prefer to travel backpacker style, with few actual plans and lots of time to explore and meet new people, but I also enjoy trying new things and my mum and her Curves group were putting together a trip to Bermuda with a super good deal I couldn't resist. I haven't gone on vacation in two years so I figured I would treat myself plus I really like travelling with my mum. Because we were many, we got a good deal on renting an entire bus to get us to the docs in New Jersey. 50$ each way and when the bus pulled up at 4am Saturday morning I was stoked!!! I was just as stoked to see that it was all sleek ... read more
May 28th 2011
Hi Everybody! If you are looking for a safe spot for a vacation, you might want to consider Bermuda. It is only 2 1/2 hours from Atlanta. It has a sunny, temperate climate (70's & 80's), beautiful pink sand beaches, is very clean, and has friendly people. The only negative is that it is expensive! Everything is imported from the U.S. They grow a few crops but are unable to meet the needs of the population. Luckily, the citizens do not have to pay income tax or sales tax. The island has zero unemployment. I assumed Bermuda was one large island but quickly discovered that it is made up of six main islands joined by bridges. There are actually 138 islands, but some are just large volcanic rocks. Bermuda is 21 square miles. Locals call ... read more
May 25th 2011
Having arrived in Bermuda on the 6th May, we've been here now for just shy of 3 weeks. We've seen several boats come in and depart on the same journey we're expecting to undertake - the Snark, Bavarian Spirit, Triple D, Otra Vida, and while they have been filling up with jerry cans of extra fuel, we have been waiting patiently for a better weather window. It's possibly a futile exercise as who knows when it's going to come. Daily emails from all those guys is telling us that there hasn't been a lot of wind around and when there is, it's often on the now. However, after receiving a slightly better window, we are planning on leaving tomorrow. Hence, my brief input into the blog to try to get everything up to date before doing ... read more
December 31st 2010
Hello from Bermuda! Between Christmas and New Year's check out an island in the middle of another ocean ok...let's give it a shot...... read more
September 5th 2010
It seems a little strange writing a travel blog about Bermuda when I lived there for 6 and a half years, but its been included in our trip so here goes. Bermuda was always going to be visited at some point on our trip, but we were going to go in September time, nearer the end of our trip and after we´d travelled through the US. Quite a few months ago though, a friend from Bermuda, Gary, announced his wedding date in South Africa for mid November as well as his departure from Bermuda in August. So we extended our round the world trip until December (was there really any point going home to try to find work for 2 months?!) and engineered a trip on airmiles to Bermuda to coincide with his departure date. So ... read more
August 13th 2010
The cruise left from Boston and was supposed to be 6 days with 4 days on the ship and 2 and a half days docked in Bermuda. Thanks to Tropical Storm Colin, our arrival in Bermuda was delayed by a day but the ship took a wider route to get to the island and completely bypassed the storm so we had nothing but blue skies. On the return from Bermuda to Boston the weather wasn’t so accommodating with rain, wind and cloudy skies, but the sun did manage to peek out a few times. The days at sea were spent relaxing on the deck, reading, people watching and drinking. Once the boat docked at the Naval Dockyard in Bermuda we disembarked and took a ferry to St. George. We explored St. George, went inside the Crystal ... read more
July 2nd 2010
I wanted to post a final entry on the Bermuda trip. Pre planning Costs: Flights: $20 Used United Airlines frequent flyer miles Hotel: $75 at Newark airport (typical rooms are $250) Cruise: $500, amount saved by trading a Timeshare week Trip: Took a voluntary bump from Colorado Springs and got $800 in free United Airlines Tickets. Had perfect weather the entire cruise. It was about 72 degrees and sunny. Had a motor scooter accident and got a sprained ankle. The sprain force me to relax for the remainder of the cruise which pleased Jan immensely. Because of my bad knee, I had packed a cane and lots of Percocet, which made the remainder of the trip much better. Post Trip: Used the $800 in United Airlines Coupons to buy ticket so Spokane for Christmas. Total cost ... read more
June 7th 2010
This is my second and final blog entry, because the first access to internet on the ship cost me almost $20. I don't need internet access that much. When you read this, we are home The second day, Monday, of the cruise was at sea and a quiet day. The third day, Tuesday, the ship anchored off shore near the town of St. George. We had to take a 30 minute ferry ride to the island. We decide to rent motor scooters for the day and tour the island. Bermuda is a string of many islands with bridges connecting the inhabited islands. We were almost to the other end, when it happened!! I came around a corner and there was a car stopped in the road. I don't remember exactly what happened but the next moment, ... read more
Getting there IS not necessarily half the fun.
Published: May 31st 2010North America » Bermuda » Saint George
May 31st 2010
We are now on the ship heading to Bermuda. On Saturday we flew to Newark. We had a 11:30am flight from Colorado Springs to Chicago. The flight, which was full, loaded on time but then the fun began. The captain, who should be fired, announced that the plane was overweight and 8 people would have to get off before we could take off. In Colorado it is common for flights to be weight restricted, because of the heat and altitude. It was supposed to be 90 that day. The weight problem should have been calculated before we loaded the plane. The poor gate attendant was now responsible to get 8 people off in a very short time. I got off with my papers along with a few others. I needed to get to Newark, a major ... read more
December 4th 2009
In May 2010, we have booked a 7 day cruise to Bermuda on Holland America Lines. The cruise leaves out of Manhattan on May 29th and returns on June 6th. We will fly to Newark on Saturday May 28. We were lucky enough to use frequent Flyer miles on United to get from Colorado Springs to Newark. We picked Newark, because of the hotel. The hotels in Manhattan and near JFK were $250 to $400. I got a Holiday Inn near the Newark airport for $75. It is the same distance from Newark to the ship as from JFK. We were in Bermuda in 1966 for a delayed honeymoon... read more
