Over the past couple of days we have been doing a whole lot of driving around on scooters.\u00a0 By now we have essentially driven by every part of the island.\u00a0 And i have inhaled far too much exhaust. On Friday we took a group drive into the capitol city of Hamilton.\u00a0 We wondered around for a short amount of time, ate lunch on the waterfront and then headed back to BIOS.\u00a0 We then took a boat ride out off of St. George where we snorkeled amongst the cup reefs.\u00a0 We ended the day by eating out at the Swizzle Inn and then enjoyed a few drinks with the other BIOS residents at the Passing Wind.<\/p>\n
On Saturday we were given a day off to do what we pleased.\u00a0 We all began the day by riding into Hamilton.\u00a0 Some of our group split off and headed towards the beaches.\u00a0 I stuck around with Harry and Tact to explore a little longer.\u00a0 We visited the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity which was quite spectacular.\u00a0 I walked around that for a while and enjoyed the serenity and peace of mind that the cathedral provided.\u00a0 We then walked around Hamilton for a bit more and ended up visiting the Bermuda National Gallery which is located in the City Hall and Arts Centre.\u00a0 There were several documentary photography exhibits on display that were very interesting.\u00a0 They varied from documenting the lives of sex-workers in Cambodia to the side of Islamic culture that is not portrayed in the mainstream media.\u00a0 We then departed from Hamilton to visit the South Shore beaches.\u00a0 Eventually we met up with the rest of our group and toured the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse which is the tallest point on Bermuda.\u00a0 The view from atop was amazing despite the gusty wind.\u00a0 After the lighthouse we made our way back across the island to BIOS.\u00a0 During the evening a small group of us took a taxi into Hamilton where we sampled the night life.<\/p>\n
Today we headed back to the south shore and stopped at the Warwick Beaches which are by far some of the most beautiful beaches I have ever been to.\u00a0 While there we collected samples of the sand and identified forams, limpets, bivalves and gastropods within our samples.\u00a0 We then continued along the South Shore and stopped at Church Bay.\u00a0 While there we were able to examine up close the development and stratigraphy of the lithified dunes that compose the island.\u00a0 Also while there we found a couple Portuguese Man o’ War sails that had washed ashore.\u00a0 I tried to turn one over with my shoe in order to get a better view, however I ended up popping it which frightened me greatly as I did not want to get stung by the exploding particles.\u00a0 After we left Church Bay we continued down the South shore until we reached the end of the island at the Royal Navy Dockyard.\u00a0 From there I headed all the way back toward St. George, and made a stop at a fried chicken joint with Luke.\u00a0 All in all each day has been radical.<\/p>\n
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Over the past couple of days we have been doing a whole lot of driving around on scooters.\u00a0 By now we have essentially driven by every part of the island.\u00a0 And i have inhaled far too much exhaust. On Friday … Continue reading