Monthly Archives: January 2013

After being delayed for several days due to the fact that I had sent my passport away for a visa and it hadn’t come back yet, and it is something of a recommended item for international travel, I, Clara Bicher, … Continue reading →

Today was one of those days on Bermuda that you really want to write home about.  While we had a really stiff breeze blowing from the southwest and it added a chill to the air, the enthusiasm of the visit … Continue reading →

Woke up to sunshine!! ….then a brief shower. After breakfast our scooters arrived and we learned how to ride those around.  I found that they were surprisingly easier to use than I thought they’d be.  However, they still took some … Continue reading →

This afternoon, we were off to St. David’s lighthouse on our mopeds and had a great view of the island on top of it. Almost all the houses in Bermuda have white tops to help collect water, except a few … Continue reading →

Yes, my friends write about how moped riding experience is thrilling, but I am going to put my thought on fun-sized motorcycle anyway because I’m obsessed with it. I am not really a speed enthusiast. When Bruce told us our … Continue reading →

Today’s highlight for me was not being the first and only person to crash his moped (the moped and I are fine). Rather it was snorkeling in Gatorade Bay, a name bestowed by Sophie for the water’s likeness to the … Continue reading →

Chitons are polyplacophorans protected by 8 hard shell plates on their back. These plates are made of aragonite. The outer ‘girdle’ that circles around the aragonite back plates likely evolved as a means of camouflage from predators. It is very difficult to … Continue reading →

Bermuda is awesome. But running in Bermuda is even better! Goodbye snow and ice, hello shorts! This morning we found out that our mopeds were not going to arrive at BIOS until after 10am, so I decided to go for … Continue reading →

Hello all! Today was a great day for the gang. Woke up to a great breakfast, during which we (I) found out that there will be bacon for breakfast every day (!!!!!), it didn’t end up raining aside from a … Continue reading →