Thankfully Hurricane Cristobal moved away from it's trajectory towards us, and took the bad weather with it! We took the bus to the Naval Dockyard at the west-end of the island.
Another fish sandwich!
The dockyard has some lovely old buildings.
It is home to the Bermuda Rum Cake Company.
Example of some artfully designed currency inside the Commissioner's House.
This was our local ferry dock.
With the better weather we took some snaps from the garden, looking back at the guesthouse.
This is the view from the B&B dining room.
Horseshoe Bay beach with its pink sand:
In the garden of the guesthouse we were directed to a flower that blossoms only once a year at night. It is much bigger than the picture suggests, about 8 inches wide.
Championship Par 3 course at the Fairmont Southamption.
Notice how windy it was!
We found a small secluded spot to snorkel and explore, called Spanish Point.
There is a wreck of a large boat across the mouth of the bay.
Back in the capital, Hamilton. On the right is the iconic Bird Cage, where police offers occasionally stand and direct the traffic.
More Bermuda shorts:
As we couldn't fit everything into our first trip to the Dockyard, we had to return.
This is the Frog & Onion pub.
Famed for it's traditional curried mussel pie, which was really good as it happens.
As the sun was setting we played the mini-golf course. All 18 holes are recreations of famous holes around the world, e.g. St Andrews, Sawgrass, etc...
The Botanical Gardens.
The Gardens housed a small local art and history museum.
Lounging at the B&B's pool, which was surrounded by tropical fruit plants.
Maverick looking on as Gemma prepares dinner.
On our last full day we got the ferry into Hamilton to watch the Gombey dancers perform a traditional dance in one of the city parks.
We had lunch in a café that was full of locals. As soon as Gemma saw this sandwich covered in gravy she had to have one.
Followed by coconut and egg custard tart. Bermuda is British territory after all!
At our last breakfast in the guesthouse:
The owner of the guesthouse knocking up his special frittata.
Then back to New York.
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