Bermuda!
Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 05:26PM First Leg complete! Six days and nights later. The last three days were somewhat painful - all the wind was on our nose (unusual for this time of year) so we were bashing through the waves. Eventually we gave up and turned on the engine and made straight for port. Arriving in Bermuda was very nice indeed. We made landfall at about 4:00 and then 3 hours later we had cleared customs and anchored safely in the cove with about 40 other sailboats.
Here we are sailing through the cut at St. Georges: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQRFYHq4ez8
Day 1 in Bermuda, highest priority was a shower! We found what amounted to a garden hose in a hut for $2 a piece. Heaven! On the ocean we had baths in the world's largest tub. Here I am about 300 miles from land having a saltwater bath
Day 2 we started prepping for the next leg of our trip and found out pretty quickly that we'd broken a part of the rig (nothing serious but certainly necessary) In the end it amounts to a sort of bolt that costs a whopping $10. Of course nobody in Bermuda has this part, so we have to have it shipped in from the US - argh! That cost us about 5 days minimum. Oh well- There are worse places to be stranded.
So, on to Bermuda. Beautiful, Expensive, Beautiful. The people are incredibly friendly. For example - we met a fireman in Hamilton who drove us all over the place to look for our little bolt. In the end he gave us a tour of the main Bermuda Fire station and a T-Shirt souvenir! His name is David.
Here is a shot of our anchorage field. We're out there somewhere...
At this point, we're prepping for departure, spending time at the yacht club (free wifi) and generally seeing the sights of Bermuda. We're hoping to leave early this coming week, as always waiting for the right weather window.
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Reader Comments (1)
I think GreenPeace may hunt you down for polluting the ocean with your bath! Glad to see you are safe and I continue to be jealous....too much fun.
MJ