Most Inspirational Moment
The views and the colours of the sea are mindblowing.
The location of the hotel cannot be beaten. We were right next to the sea.
We found the people charming, gentle and friendly.
Blue Hole Park - red cardinal birds and resident white eye vireos
Spittal Pond - peaceful nature reserve
Crystal Caves - fascinating and awesome stalactites and stalacmites
Gibbs lighthouse - panaramic viesw of the whole island
The history of the islands is very interesting - it was uninhabited untill 500 years ago
Thoughts on Group Leader
Tim was very informative and enthusiastic about his adopted homeland. To be honest we just got on with it - and this is what the set up was. We had no problems so we didn't need to contact him after the first meeting.
Advice for Potential Travellers
To be honest Bermuda isn't, in my opinion, a natural choice for a walking holiday. It is 24 sq miles with 64,000 inhabitants ( and their cars). Everywhere was pretty busy and you're never far from the noise of traffic. However we did find a few oases of quiet. ( Helped by the excellent walking notes).
Beware the cruise ships which disgorge up to 3,000 passengers at a time. They fill up the buses, which then don't stop if you're not getting on at a terminus. Other that this the included travel pass was great.
Bermuda is eyewateringly expensive - cheapest bottle of quaffing wine from hotel list was $45 + 17% gratuity - about £40. They add 17% on to all bills. A simple lunch set us back $50 - no alcohol.
The meals at the hotel are good, but the dinner menu didn't change for the week. I am vegetarian. However they let you mix and match and also choose stuff off the lunch menu - or cobble something together with a couple of sides.
There's a fridge in the room so you can stock up with pre dinner drinks if you want.
Money is easily available.
The day you leave you have the whole day free, so you can fit in a couple of bits you missed during the week - or loaf around the pool/beach.
