Beautiful Bermuda Pt 5 ...

We got the resort to pack us a picnic lunch today - we are off in a little boat to explore the island and find a beach to have lunch on.

This is a failed resort venture - there were 50+ of these little bungalows - all are derelict - having been battered by the weather.  Broken windows and ripped awnings.

Now that looks like a good spot for lunch!  Perfect!

Our little boat...

Nice picnic lunch, spent sitting under a palm tree!

Time for a swim - the water is warm like bath water.

Time to head back around to the marina on the other side of the resort.

Daniel's Island...

Our last day in this paradise.  Tomorrow we head off to Santa Monica via Miami...

Beautiful Bermuda Pt 4 ...

Just the fruit section of the breakfast buffet...

Oh, Lordy! The humidity is oppressive, you just can't escape it!

The resort marina...

Day 2 of the racing - its a much clearer day today and not so humid.  The water is amazing!

A Dark n Stormy - black rum and ginger beer - absolutely delicious!

The only way to spend the afternoon - toes in the water, beer in hand.  All those boats had New Zealanders celebrating the days racing.  Lots of sore heads tomorrow!

Beautiful Bermuda Pt 3 ...

Today, we are going out on the harbour to watch the heats for the America's Cup - unfortunately, the Land Rover BAR (Ben Ainslie Racing) are out of the finals...

The marina...

We boarded the luxurious Venetian to go out on the harbour...

Bobbing around ready to watch the races...

Emirates Team New Zealand in red ahead of Oracle Team USA in black...

Back at the resort, we dined at Breezes restaurant and watched the sunset - spectacular!

Beautiful Bermuda Pt 2 ...

Breakfast on the balcony

We were treated to a perfume making course at Lili Bermuda

We smelled all these fragrances before deciding how to make our own fragrance...

...then we weighed out the scents to make a concoction...

My 50ml bottle of what I called Bermudiful Bermuda

I seriously think Isabel had the hots for Gus.  She hadn't had many men do the course and make a mans fragrance.  

Down town doing some shopping (and looking for a wine shop)

Lunch - a typical lunch plate of fried seafood and 'hoppin' john', the rice and beans dish...

...to be continued...

Beautiful Bermuda...

Back in the last week of June, we jetted off for Bermuda to be guest of Land Rover at the America's Cup race.  Husband was awarded the trip from Land Rover as part of our Customer First Retailer of the Year award...! We were only told about the award at the end of May and very nearly didn't go. Firstly, that time of year is the worst for us as June 30th is an extremely busy time for our business - we would never take time off at that time - and secondly, I landed in hospital on June 1 with a racing heart, diagnosed as SVT.  Not the best thing to happen when you are about to travel overseas! More on that later!

Anyhoo, we did go and we were so pleased we did. We had a fantastic time in Bermuda and had three days in Santa Monica, CA on the way home.  I have so many pics of beautiful Bermuda...

First up, we flew Melbourne to Los Angeles - Business Class! Then onto New York where we stayed overnight, briefly. We were only there for 8 hours before flying onto Bermuda. Whirlwind!

Leg room!

Our dinner in New York

Our only view of New York, this trip...

New York breakfast, bagel and philly and jam - yum!

We stayed at Cambridge Beaches resort...

View from our balcony

These Land Rover vehicles were at our disposal with drivers to take us places

...to be continued...