“You go to heaven if you want to, I’d rather stay right here in Bermuda” —Mark Twain
Here’s the second part of our day of exploring Bermuda. We enjoyed our scooter ride up to St. George, there was a lot less traffic on the south road once we were got away from the south shore beaches. St. George is where Bermuda began. The town was named after the legendary dragon slayer and patron saint of England and was Bermuda’s capital for more than 200 years. Town of St. George contains the highest proportion of historic buildings in the entire Island, and has been designated a Historic Protected Area to preserve its unique architecture.
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“We wander for distraction but we travel for fulfillment” – Hilaire Belloc
The problem with only having a few days in such an amazing place like Bermuda is not having enough time to take it all in or do all the wonderful things you’d like to do. We made the best of the time we had and we took in sights from the west end all the way up to St. George and Fort St. Catherine. In fact there’s just too much to report on in one blog post, so I’m cutting it into parts…part II will came later.
Our first stop…actually our first stop yesterday was Somerset Bridge. It’s a small bridge connecting Somerset Island with the mainland of Bermuda. With an opening of just 22” it’s said to be the world’s smallest drawbridge. The bridge is just wide enough for the mast of a well-sailed sailboat to pass through. Boats have to either have an appointment or wait for a kind passer by to help out by lifting the gate.
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“The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life.” ― Agnes Repplier
We arrived in Bermuda around 8:30. After docking at the Royal Naval Dockyard we walked over to Oleander Cycle center to rent a scooter for the next two day. It’ll gives us the freedom to explore on our own and at our own pace. We spent the day in and around Hamilton. We did a little shopping and a little sight seeing.
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“We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost.” – Ray Bradbury
It’s another sea day…relaxing, eating, listening to music, eating, relaxing and eating are the things that are keeping us busy. We’ll be in Bermuda tomorrow morning, so today I thought I’d share a little info on the island. Bermuda offers visitors a large range of things to do from natural places to explore, like beaches and caves, golf corses, museums, art galleries, nightly entertainment, snorkeling, diving, fishing trips and sunset cruises just to name a few, but the one thing Bermuda offers that other places we’ve vacationed in lately is shopping. Bermuda prides itself in offering a great selection of beautiful items from around the world (jewelry, crystal, china, perfume, clothing). The best thing about shopping in Bermuda besides the wonderful selection…no sales tax. I’ll definitely be spending some of my time shopping.
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“The sea fires our imagination and rekindles our spirit.” —Wyland
Today was our first full day on the ship. We enjoyed a nice breakfast sitting outside in the Sunset Lounge, which is located on the stern of the ship. We arrived before the crowd and it was very enjoyable. For lunch we decide to eat in the main dining room where it was quiet and relaxing. The food has been very good and we can order as many dishes as we want. Most servings are small, so it is easy to try many things.
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“Freedom is something that dies unless it’s used.” ―Hunter S. Thompson
Our ship, Celebrity Summit, is sailing out of Cape Liberty. The cruise port is located in Bayonne, NJ and is part of the New York Harbor with views of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and all of lower Manhattan. We’ve cruised in and out of New York Harbor on The Pearl seven times, but this time Stan can actually relax and take in the view. No matter how many times we come through this harbor it’s still exciting and feels surreal. There are so many things to see and so much to take in.
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We’re going on a cruise, but not on The Pearl. This time we’re cruising out of NYC to Bermuda on Celebrity’s Summit, with 2,156 of our closest friends. 😂 Well…you know that’s not exactly true, but maybe a few will be friends by the end of the cruise. We’re going to be one of the masses on this trip.
Allan H. Treman State Marine Park
“In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past and a bridge to our future.” – Alex Haley
Wow hard to believe June is over and July is here. Summer has finally arrived in upstate New York…warmer temperatures and more sunshine, so the summer is in full swing. Hopefully this trend will stick around for awhile.
As I’ve posted before blogging is a little difficult when you stay in one place…one day blends into the next and it just doesn’t seem like we’re doing anything blog worthy. We’ve enjoyed the company of family and friends this season and we’ve had a great time showing all of them the sights. We’ve had our grandson, Graham, onboard twice in June. Once on his own and another time while his whole family was here. Even our little Cora got to spend three nights on the boat with us…she did great. We all had a lot of fun.
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