Bermuda trip is on...

Well after a short deliberation we have booked our trip to Bermuda.  It was all very easy using the Internet in the comfort of our own home to sort out the accommodation and flights.  We will be flying direct to Bermuda from Gatwick, this was by far the best option.  Indirect flights were no cheaper, but took considerably longer that the seven and a half hours we will have to endure.  We are going for 8 days, rather than the 7 that were originally planned.  The cost of flights were much cheaper the day after the day we were going to return.  The cost of accommodation for the extra night is less that the additional cost of the flight, so it was an easy decision - a cheaper holiday and an extra day.

The accommodation again proved very straight forward, once we had made a decision.  We will be close to our friends and staying in an area which we know.

We were surprised by the cost of the holiday.  The total cost is coming in at not much more as we would pay for a week in the Mediterranean.

We visited Bermuda last year (for which I kept a journal, so may publish details later) and spent a lot of time on the north (or east) side of the island.  We visited St Georges and Hamilton as well as the Crystal Caves, Gibbs Lighthouse and the Zoo, Aquarium and Museam.  We visited Horseshoe bay beach (it was packed with people from a couple of cruise ships that were in the docks), Tabacco Bay (which was absolutely wonderful) but our beach of choice was Shelly Bay.  Shelly Bay was close to where we were staying.  It was a gently sloping beach which stays shallow for miles.  Although, there was little vegetation on the sea floor, or rocks for that matter, there are still plenty of fish to see.  The beach was very quite. It did not have the facilities of the other beaches, but frankly we didn't miss them.

This leaves us with the west side of the island left to explore.  We have not visited the Royal Dockyard or taken a ferry.  There are still lots of beaches to be tried.  I would like to do some kayaking around the coves as well as go snorkelling by a shipwreck.

This trip has diverted our attention from the forthcoming Disney Adventure, but now that all is booked it's back to the final preperations for Florida.