Bermuda

Our final stop on our cruise, after five days at sea, was the island nation of Bermuda.  This is another British Overseas Territory.  It was our first visit.

Bermuda was discovered in 1505 and first inhabited in 1612 by the English.  It became an English colony in 1684.  Our ship was docked at the West End, the sight of the Royal Naval Dockyard, the principal base of the British Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between the American Independence and the Cold War.  It is still an active dockyard today, although no longer a base of the Royal Navy.

We decided to spend our day exploring the historic dockyard area where we were docked, and to seek out lunch.

After looking at the menus at a few options, we chose The Frog and Onion Pub.  It was probably the most expensive meal we had on shore during our cruise!  However, it also was one of the best, if not the best meal we had on shore during the cruise!!  I had the catch of the day.  Kevin had the Bermuda Fish Chowder and a salad.  Both were excellent and it was clear that they have a chef.  They use local ingredients when possible.  They also have their own craft beer brewed on site, and excellent wine.  A great last meal on shore for our cruise.

After lunch, since it was Earth Day we decided to spend some time “earthing” before heading back to the ship for two days at sea before returning to port where we had started on January 4^th, Fort Lauderdale.