Enrico's Travel Blog

Thursday – Day 11 We have arrived at Hamilton, Bermuda. After breakfast, we went up to the observation lounge to observe our arrival. It was very impressive and took over an hour to reach the dock. The captain did an amazing job of threading he ways between the islands leading into Hamilton Bay. We actually docked right next to downtown Hamilton. Unfortunately, we booked very late and the excursions we might have wanted to take were all booked. This isn’t like any of th

Wednesday – Day 10 Other than that, another day at sea, actually the fourth of five days at sea, on the SS Mariner and still heading to Hamilton, Bermuda. After breakfast, Mary went to a lecture entitled “The Surprising History of the British Empire”. She is still amazed at how much of the world the British once ruled. It is actually amazing that they did it. It is also how sad that they ruled more by economics than anything socially good. We played a game of canasta in t

Tuesday – An Election Day in the US Other than that, another day at sea, actually the fourth of five days at sea, on the SS Mariner and still heading to Bermuda. It is a beautiful morning from the aft deck near the Horizon lounge. The sea is calm and there is just enough wind to keep it cool. You do have to ponder what the mariners in the age of sail though about all of this. Sitting out here looking out at the ocean and all you can see and have seen for four days is water.