Hamilton Bermuda

Hamilton Bermuda

Waking up to blue skies and bright sun is worthy of a Starbucks latte. But being on a cruise ship small enough to dock at pier 6 right downtown Hamilton, PRICELESS!!

What a beautiful island and city. It’s squeaky clean with trash cans on every corner and some in between, they are actually used. Courtesy is treasured and you will be greeted with a Good Morning or Good Day by most everyone and you are expected to reply. The people are extremely friendly and most willing to assist you.

We were off the ship just before 9am and headed off to the post office two blocks away. We mailed off a couple of post cards, and purchased a couple of commemorative blocks for the grandkids collection. From there we walked toward the local bus terminal and passed by the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity which is one of today’s pictures. At the bus terminal we purchased two all day passes at $12 per person, and then boarded bus 7 for the botanical gardens.

What a lovely garden to visit. There were many different varieties of plants in bloom and we managed to spend almost 3 hours there taking pictures. One of the many flowers we saw is the second picture featured today.

We originally had thought about taking a bus out to the Royal Dockyard where the larger cruise ships have to dock, but after spending so much time at the gardens we really didn’t have enough time left to get there and back by our 3:30 all aboard time, so we hopped another bus that went down along the South Shore so that we could see some of the beaches Bermuda is so famous for.

Arriving back in downtown, we got off the bus and did a little window shopping. As expected, everything is expensive on the island so we didn’t buy anything other than some postcards. But it was an enjoyable walk and it was right across the street from the ship.

Leaving Bermuda we have a sea day tomorrow and arrive in New York’s Manhattan piers around 7am Monday. Then it’s two days at sea before our arrival at Ft. Lauderdale where we board our train back to DC. While the cruise has been wonderful, 50 days is a long time and we are looking forward to returning home.

Cheers!