Our third port, Royal Naval Dockyard on Bermuda's West End, is used as the only port on many cruises, and it is another great place to dock.
Despite seeing lots of boats around the island, the channels were wide open. The island of Bermuda is quite isolated, over 600 miles east of the United States coastline. It is basically the peak of a volcano that shot up from the ocean's depths eons ago. The water depth drops off dramatically a short distance off shore.
Amy is usually ready for a fun adventure, but for some reason she was not on this particular day. As I recall, we had anchored to do a little snorkeling from the boat, and she got seasick bobbing up and down. Still, after we returned to motoring around and sang a few rounds of "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me," she finally became her cheerful self again.
There are several small atolls off the coast of the main island that add to the beauty of the harbors.
If you go to Bermuda, you may never want to go home. If you arrived via cruise ship, however, you know you'll have two nights and a day at sea to enjoy before heading home, which softens the blow of leaving this island paradise.
We decided to rent a small motor boat to explore the coasts. We love small watercraft, but we've always found it is easier and cheaper to rent them than transport them to wherever we might be when we want to use one.
Despite seeing lots of boats around the island, the channels were wide open. The island of Bermuda is quite isolated, over 600 miles east of the United States coastline. It is basically the peak of a volcano that shot up from the ocean's depths eons ago. The water depth drops off dramatically a short distance off shore.
All of this must factor into the gorgeous turquoise of the shimmering sea around Bermuda, but it also made us cautious to be certain we didn't wander too far off shore.
Amy is usually ready for a fun adventure, but for some reason she was not on this particular day. As I recall, we had anchored to do a little snorkeling from the boat, and she got seasick bobbing up and down. Still, after we returned to motoring around and sang a few rounds of "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me," she finally became her cheerful self again.
There are several small atolls off the coast of the main island that add to the beauty of the harbors.
If you go to Bermuda, you may never want to go home. If you arrived via cruise ship, however, you know you'll have two nights and a day at sea to enjoy before heading home, which softens the blow of leaving this island paradise.
