We had a simple plan for the day : Buy two all day transportation passes and "see the island". This turned into taking two busses all the way from where we are docked at the Royal Naval Dockyards to St George's in the east. Getting there would involve taking the #7 and #1 busses, then returning using the #10 or 11 busses to Hamilton, then a bus or ferry back to the ship. We expected this to take about 5 hours.
On the menu at breakfast, we were pleasantly surprised to see Princess' special french toast, which we both loved in the past - and did again today.
Next we bought our transportation passes and headed out. It's very hard to describe the roads in Bermuda. Very narrow and nearly all are lined by greenery including flowering shrubs. At times it appears you are driving in a rain forest! Unfortunately pictures of these roads were not possible.
We made it to St George's OK in time for lunch. It was a very quiet town and we ended up being the only patrons at a restaurant. We then headed back to Hamilton, the capital city. Here are a couple of scenic pictures. It's hard to get good pictures from a moving bus! We passed some pretty, and, due to the hilly terrain, very challenging golf courses.
Hamilton was nice. Since we'd been on busses all day, we decided to take the ferry back to the ship. We were able to do some shopping while we waited for over an hour for the ferry, having not checked the ferry schedule before making this decision. The picture on the right is the waterfront, and I think you know the two people on the left.
Tomorrow we have a morning catamaran excursion, then at 4pm we start to head back to New Your City.
3 comments:
The Bermuda sign is pretty nice. The buildings all look good. When Mike and I were there 45 years ago there was no fast food or chain restaurants in Bermuda. I didn't see any in the picture so I was wondering after so many years if they have chain restaurants on the island now. Pretty water scenery.Nancy
Sounds like you got a chance to see the island without the crowds from an excursion bus. It looks very pretty. I do remember from many moons ago how narrow the roads were. When we rented our mopeds they told us not to get too close to the coral walls that are along some roads because you can get some nasty scrapes. Have a great time on the catamaran! Gail
Great picture of you both . Breakfast looks good too . Looks like a lovely spot in the world . Enjoy . Pat
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