August 28, 2012.


Well, if it’s Tuesday, this must be Boston.

We had purchased round-trip shuttle tickets to take us to Quincy Market where we were going to walk the Freedom Trail, but the skies over Bean Town were heavy with rain.  We cashed in our tickets, and set out to spend a leisurely day reading, eating, and napping, with a touch of crocheting thrown in.  As the clock approached the noon hour, we noticed that the rain had stopped, and there was nothing but blue skies (thank you, Mr. Worf, and Irving Berlin).  Too late to get shuttle tickets again, as the ship sails at 3:30, we continued the above listed non-strenuous activities.

Since there are no Boston pictures to post, I am going to pick out a few of the Bermuda pix, and include them in this issue of the blog.

I did enjoy the honesty of this quote inside the Queen’s Museum.

Everyone who once resided at 4214 Cap Chat Street will recognize the car.  I doubt it was one of our two, but it was interesting to see a Festiva-like vehicle parked at the dock.

The collection of anchors is inside the fortress walls at King’s Wharf, a collection rescued from the many shipwrecks that have occurred in the waters off of Bermuda.  All of you history students know that the first permanent settlers to Bermuda arrived via the shipwreck of the “Sea Venture,” a vessel commanded by Sir George Somers, of the Virginia Company, which was on its way to restock the colony at Jamestown, and ran afoul of a hurricane.  They bailed for three days and three nights – the newly constructed ship, on its maiden voyage, coming apart before their eyes.  They grounded on a reef on July 28, 1609.  All 150 passengers made it to shore where they took several months to construct two small vessels out of their flagship, and sail onto Virginia.

During their sojourn, deprived of all of the comforts of home, they discovered that the Palmetto berry could produce an intoxicating beverage.  No known relationship, but during the time they were constructing the “Patience,” and the “Deliverance,” two babies were born.

Well enough of that.  And for the Big Guy, another cannon pointed out to sea to shoot the bad guys!

Hopefully we will get some pictures tomorrow in New Port as we set off exploring on our own.

TTFN.