| Bermuda, known officially as the Bermuda Islands or | | | | ships from an earlier era would not survive. |
| Sommers Islands is a British Territory located | | | | Surviving the high seas, landfall was made at the |
| approximately 65miles off the coast of the United | | | | Royal Navy Pier around 4 pm on Sunday. Upon |
| States. | | | | walking ashore, it was soon discovered that despite |
| Being settled in 1612 , it's capital , Hamilton, is most | | | | that fact a large cruise ship had just docked, all the |
| populous and oldest continuously inhabited English town | | | | stores were closed and wouldn't open until the |
| in the Americas Although usually referred to in the | | | | following morning. It was nice to see there is still |
| singular, the territory consists of approximately 138 | | | | somewhere on this planet where the observance of |
| islands, with a total area of 20.6 sq mi. The largest | | | | Sunday and traditional values out weight the power of |
| island, Main Island, is sometimes itself called Bermuda. | | | | the almighty dollar. |
| Compiling a list of the islands is often complicated, as | | | | Spending an enjoyable evening rambling around the |
| many have more than one name. | | | | Royal Navy Pier and discovering the many unique |
| With finance being it's largest sector, Bermuda has a | | | | features thereof, it was time to retire and await the |
| very affluent economy, tourism is the second largest | | | | next day's adventures. |
| industry on the islands.. | | | | One of the nice things about Bermuda is the |
| Discovered in 1503 by Juan de Bermudez, it became a | | | | inexpensive transportation, a full day's fare on all the |
| stopping off place to replenish ships with water and | | | | available forms of transportation, everything from |
| meat. Because of legends concerning spirits and | | | | water taxis to buses can be had for a paltry $6. |
| demons, it soon gained the name "Isle of Devils" The | | | | Hamilton, the capital of Bermuda is a modern, clean |
| many stories of ships and airplanes disappearing in | | | | upbeat city, with all the amenities and shopping found in |
| confines of the Bermuda Triangle soon fed more fuel | | | | any American city, combine this with the British |
| to the fire. To this day a certain mystic surrounds the | | | | formality and one has a recipe for an enjoyable |
| whole area of Bermuda as well as many miles to the | | | | experience. |
| south. | | | | Our excursion to St. George's was delightful with the |
| Judging from first hand exerience, the seas can be | | | | driver filling us in on all the history and unique features |
| treacherous. While on a 7 day cruise from Fort | | | | of the island. |
| Lauderdale to Bermuda and Nassau, we experienced | | | | Following a sea side lunch and a walking tour of the |
| 20 foot seas for 30 hours,all while the weather was | | | | town of St. Georges, it was back on the bus for the |
| perfectly sunny and beautiful. I can appreciate how | | | | returning ride to our floating hotel. |