Bermuda at last!!

We arrived in Bermuda on 5 May after 14 days at sea from Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Weather was not in our favour most of the time. First we had to endure two lightning storm directly over the boat. John said he saw one strike so close he could see water spurting up from its impact. (He also claimed to have seen a giant fish that leaped out of the water before plunging back down into the depths.)

Later in the journey we found ourselves becalmed - not for hours - days!

Near the end we were plagued by headwinds that lasted over three days before going back to dead calm.

We were 100 miles from Bermuda at that point and I roared "fire up the engine!" and 18 hours later we were entering St. George's Harbour.

Bermuda is small and compact but pleasent enough. Public transport is cheap and today I took the fast-speed catermaran ferry from St. George to the main town of Hamilton for a mere $6.

Although a territory of the UK that boasts of its British roots and culture, I have yet to find a chippy or a cafe. The weather is perfect - 24 - 28 C everyday - a break from the 30+ C temperatures I have been living in for the past 6 months.

John is enjoying his rest on land but prefered to stay in St. George today. I'm the more the 'explorer' type where he is more the 'consolidator' type.

At sea we discovered that he is the 'budist' content to view the world from a serene and detached perspective aware that it's all just an illusion while I, on the other hand, am the 'pagan', emersed and delighting in the sensual world and fleshy pleasures.

So you could say we're a 'balanced' crew.

Until later,

Simon