October 27, 2013

A great crowd this morning for "Flight 19 and the Legend of the Bermuda Triangle"– 150 folks just about filled the South Pacific Lounge.

After naptime we went ashore in Bermuda. The Norwegian Dawn is also docked here in King’s Wharf. The NCL Dawn was the first ship on which we did cruise talks. It was also the ship that had engine trouble one morning as we were at breakfast – we just drifted until Scotty got his wee bairns up and running again.

Last night’s headliner was comedian Gary Mule Deer. Very funny (unlike any production on TBS so advertised). My favorite joke was: Do you put a picture of a run away transvestite on a carton of half and half? He also did a great imitation of Johnny Cash.

As you can see from the photographs, your intrepid cruisers went to the beach – the first beach we have ever walked on during any cruise, and the first ocean water we have stepped into since the beach at Waikiki in 2002. We stayed long enough for a photograph – the water was brrrr cold (the pool at 233 was warmer the day we opened it in May than the Atlantic Ocean in October). Okay. Check that one off the list. Been there. Done that.

Next door to Snorkel Beach is Bermuda Fun Golf. We qualified for senior rate and played 18 holes on a very unusual, and very enjoyable course (it’s uniqueness put us in mind of the course in Pittsburgh that we have played along with the Bro, CJ, and Michael). The course is divided into three sections, Bermuda, the United States, and Scotland, with holes mimicking famous holes in each location. Number 12 is #12 at the Augusta National. I shot par or under on every hole (it is a par 65) except for #12 where I carded a 7 and ended up 2 shots over par (my score was less than my companion’s – Bonnie vows revenge). We may play it again before we leave. We will definitely attack the course next week.

Tomorrow we are going to buy a transportation pass and go exploring.

TTFN.