Bermuda

I went on a cruise with my dad and his friends Bud and Sandy to Bermuda last fall.  We left from Baltimore, and sailed for a day and a half to the island off the coast of North Carolina in the middle Atlantic.  We played a bunch of pool games, ping pong, did some swimming, and ate well while on the boat.  In Bermuda, we did some shopping, went to the house my Mom lived in as a child, and went on an island tour and snorkeling at the beach. 

Here we are in one of the many lounges, getting ready to play some trivia. 

Here we are in Hamilton, after taking a ferry ride to the island from the cruise ship port.  Dad and Bud are asking directions to the house my Mom lived in.

Here is Pembroke Hall, where my mom lived when she was 7 and 8.  They lived on the second floor.  She always wanted to come back, and they had this trip planned for her to get to see her home again. 

Bermuda is a volcanic island, which means the black rock is what we call Basalt.  Here I am posing with some of the basalt as we get ready to leave the beach for the day.

A view of Bermuda from the ship deck.  A terrific sunset.