Blogs from Bermuda, North America - page 2

Bermuda, a nice wonderful place that captures travelers to scenic places in this place. Captures travelers' dreams in the eyes of going there to be exposed to that place. A lot of history in that small place. It's about a few miles away from South Carolina and Norfolk, Virginia. A relaxing place for those who are in budget. Although, Bermuda is one of the highest expensive places to be at due to high import taxes on goods when purchasing souvenirs on the island; cruising to Bermuda is the cheapest way to go. Cruises come out from Baltimore, New York, Bayonne in New Jersey as well A lot of forts and canyons in Fort St.George as well as Hamilton. Check out the photos of Bermuda! I adore Bermuda a lot! This should be a place for those ... read more

Day 13 - Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - Hamilton, Bermuda - Weather forecast: mostly sunny - temperature: 23°C/73°F - winds 5 knots, 2 Beaufort Today we decided to explore the St. George end of the island. Several bus routes serve that end so we selected one that took us along the south shore before heading up to The Causeway that joins St. George’s Island to the main island. Along the way we stopped at the Crystal Cave, which includes the Fantasy Cave. The caves were discovered in 1907 and 1909 respectively and are actually joined through a series of underwater tunnels and are only accessible to very slim scuba divers. With 88 steps down to the Fantasy Cave & 83 steps Crystal Cave plus a 100 meter 30° ramp Brooke opted to only descend into the ... read more

Day 11 - Sunday, May 15, 2016 - At Sea - Weather forecast: mostly sunny - actual temperature: 21°C/70°F - intermittent rain showers in morning - winds 27 knots, 7 Beaufort - clocks had advanced one hour overnight The day was spent relaxing and trying to rid ourselves of head colds; mine is passing but Brooke’s is sinking into her chest, which means added misery for her. Since we were part of the passengers who had boarded in Montreal, on what HAL referred to as a Collectors voyage, the ship treated us to a special luncheon called Indonesian Rijsttafel. The lunch consisted of traditional food from that area of the world and included: Krupuk - shrimp crackers; Gado Gado - green salad topped with tofu, steamed green beans and hard boiled eggs accompanied by a creamy ... read more

The day was warm and sunny. Juice and coffee in the room followed by a buffet breakfast. I enjoyed my smoked salmon with capers and cream cheese and fresh fruit. Everyone else had eggs. We started to explore the ship. The pool area was cheek to jowl with few lounges available. We checked out Rendezvous, Celebrity's answer to the Crows Nest, the other bars and bistros and ended up in the casino where I signed up for the Hold 'em tournament. We found the fitness center where Donny will work out in the morning. At ten it was very, very crowded. Around noon we headed to the grill for hot dogs and hamburgers. Both were very good. Now it was time for poker. I was down to my last few chips and went all in on ... read more

I don't actually know where we are today - somewhere in the Atlantic headed for Bermuda - but the location doesn't really matter to me. That's the first indication of how quickly I've become adapted to relaxing. I did wake up this morning in planning mode - worried about setting up our online internet service. But we started this sabbath with breakfast delivered to our room, so it was a very quiet, easy start to the day. And what a blessing to do my daily devotionals with the beautiful Atlantic just outside our door! AWESOME! Then Bowen and I walked 2 miles on the ship's track - on a VERY humid day. We were both sweaty messes when we finished, but a few minutes on the breezy upper deck cooled us down pretty quickly. We even ... read more