Travel Log

Bermuda Cruise: Day 5

Today was our final day in Bermuda and our last excursion. A bus took us to Horseshoe Bay, the most famous of Bermuda's pink sand beaches. We rented two chaises and an umbrella. I rented a snorkel. The water here is much clearer and warmer than it is in Massachusetts. It usually takes a while to get used to the water up our way but here you can dive right in. I floated around and rose and fell with each wave.

Horseshoe Bay was a small cove off of it, which is filled with little grottos. I swam around, took pictures with my underwater camera, tried to snorkel, and pretended I was Miranda from The Tempest, since Shakespeare supposedly based Prospero's island off of the newly discovered Bermuda. As I was swimming, a flock of longtails, the official bird of Bermuda, performed an aerial ballet for us around the massive rocks which make the borders of Horseshoe Bay. Mom and I had a quick bite to eat at the snack bar before boarding the bus back to the Dockyard.

Back on board ship, we relaxed by the pool until quarter to four. After cleaning up and changing for dinner, we went back up to Deck 7 to watch the ship leave Bermuda. I was able to take a few last pictures as the dock inched further and further away. As Bermuda faded off into the distance, Mom and I dinner in O'Sheehans Irish Pub.

I drank a long island iced tea along with my fish and chips and it went straight to my head. After dinner, we went to the Stardust Theater to see a performance of Second City. They performed a series of silly sketches, and in one of them, a joke was made about how the ferry from the Dockyard was the cheapest ticket you'll get to see Hamilton. By the end of the show, I was completely worn out and it was not even eight o'clock yet.