The really great part about being a week ahead of the rest of the rally boats is that we have all this free time to explore Bermuda. What a superb week! We took a day and rented scooters to explore the island. It sounds cliche but it truly is difficult to capture the beauty in pictures. The water is so beautiful with varying hues of the bluest, blue.. so clear and perfect. Bermuda is surrounded by coral reefs, hence the pink sand beaches. And the houses are painted in the prettiest pastel colors to match the landscape.
Pastel houses
Bermuda has no cars for rent and every resident is allowed only one to own. They are small cars as the streets are narrow and many are cobblestone. Water is at a premium on the island so all the houses have a special roof for collecting water and a containment system below the house. Makes you wonder why everyone doesn't use that system.
Roofs
The roofs are grooved to slow the flow of water and then it flows down pipes and into their containment system. Pretty clever. On our exploring day we visited Spittal Pond which is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Bermuda. There were several birds and skinks... but this one heron stopped to have his picture taken. I got quite close and he just stood still like he was posing for me.
But for the crew (Ben and Matt) the highlight was the night that s/v Isjborn sailed into the harbor. Isjborn belongs to Andy Schell of 59 North Sailing. A sailing legend that both Matt and Ben follow. Mark Rutherford (another sailing legend) sailed in on Andy's other boat. They were in heaven - and they got to meet their hero's. If that wasn't enough the next night the Volvo Ocean Racing boat Scallywag pulled in. What luck!
Captain and the Crew
A great time was had by all - rested and ready for the big passage!
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