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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Bermuda... The Honeymoon I Forgot to Mention


In the cab... We made it!!!
Holy goodness gracious!!! All these posts, and I just realized I ever even blogged about our honeymoon in Bermuda. Wowzers… not sure how that one slipped by me! Ok, nearly 6 months later, but here were some of the highlights of the trip: • We had a great dinner every night we were there. I mean, leave it to me to get us well-fed, but we did not miss out on a good meal while there! If you ever go to Bermuda, I suggest Baracuda in Hamilton (best meal we had the entire trip) and King Henry VIII (great atmosphere… very old school, dinner and dancing).
What we woke up to
Other side of patio
• Our first day we walked, and walked, and WALKED! Did I mention we walked?! Ha! The cool thing about Bermuda is, it’s not your typical “tropical Caribbean island.” It’s very British (accents, driving on the wrong side of the road, the whole shebang) and there’s more to do adventure-wise than just laying and having drinks by the pool all day. We found several beaches, including the famous Horseshoe Bay. We stopped and had a few patio drinks along the way. After one drink stop, we found this random, salient forest with vines to swing from. I don’t know if anyone else knows that place is there, but we had lots of fun playing in it. Finally, when I started getting fussy, we finally caught a cab. I bet money we walked 10 miles on this day. So much fun though!

Pink sand... beautiful
Swizzle Time!!!
• That first night we had dinner at the hotel and went back to our room with a bottle of wine, sat on our balcony and listened to tunes, laughing and talking for hours. This is why I married my husband. Just me and him, all by ourselves, have the best time together!

Dinner
Drinks on the Patio after din


Day 2 was St. George’s… may have been the best little town on the entire island! I felt like we were in London walking the streets, and there was plenty to see, do, and explore. We got off the beaten path and discovered an unfinished church. It was so beautiful and like nothing I have ever seen. After more walking we cracked open a bottle of Santa Margarita from our backpack and did more exploring. I’m pretty sure it’s not legal to walk the streets of Bermuda drinking wine, but we certainly did it… haha!
• Before I go more into day 2, I need to talk about how nice the people are in Bermuda. Look, you will hear people say that about almost every place they visit, but I swear, if they call anywhere aside from Bermuda “the nicest people on the planet,” they have never been to Bermuda!!! This may sound extra-creepy, and it’s nothing we have ever in our lives done before, but we hitch-hiked nearly 5 times on this trip… And no, we never stuck our thumb out. There were plenty of cabs, we were not desperate. People would see us walking, drive up, and offer us rides. It was really weird at first, but everyone was so nice, and by the end of the trip, we had taken so many rides with strangers, we didn’t think twice about it!

Unfinished Church and St. George's

• One more thing on Day 2…. It POURED!!! I mean completely drenched me to where I was “drowned rat” style. We didn’t have an umbrella, so we ran into an ice cream shop, had a bite to eat, and asked the lady working if we could have a garbage bag or something to cover up with. She comes out with an umbrella. SHE GAVE IT TO US!!! Seriously, these are the people of Bermuda. I have been a lot of places – a lot of places with extra-nice people – and I have never experienced anything like this!!! After this experience, we headed to The Caves... a great sightseeer in Bermuda!


CAVES!
Day 3 was golf!!! We played at The Southampton Princess, and I have never seen a course so beautiful. Of all 18 holes, there was a view of the ocean. The best part was, we got there extra-early, and with it being low-season, we pretty much had the entire course to ourselves. It was a golf game to remember and our second favorite day the entire week!


POOL TIME!

• Day 4 we hung out at the Dockyard, another area of Bermuda. We started the day off with a tennis game, had lunch, did some exploring, layed on the beach, then ended the day with another bottle of Santa Margarita and King Henry VIII.
LOSER
WINNER


Day 5… BEST DAY OF THE ENTIRE VACATION!!!!! It was our last day, so we rented a boat and took it out on the open ocean. It was so relaxing just having me and Tres together on our sweet little boat. We stopped at a tiny island for a picnic – one of the most fun things we have ever done together. After lunch, we went shipwreck sightseeing. Bermuda is known for their shipwrecks because of all of coral close to land. It was really cool to see, as one we saw sank in the 1800’s!





• It was sad to say goodbye, as I’m sure every honeymoon is. We enjoyed every aspect of Bermuda. The food was great, the people were amazing, and the activities were entertaining! Also, nothing beat our awesome hotel, Cambridge Beaches. It was secluded, quiet, and our suite had the most amazing view! I highly recommend it!
Beautiful room!
• Last things to point out about Bermuda… THE PINK SAND!!! It’s beautiful and you will never see anything so exceptional! And…. THE SWIZZLE!!! It’s the island’s signature drink, and we had a bundle of them while there. It’s a must-try!

12 comments:

  1. Good lord, someone take me to Bermuda now! Ha! With all the cold, damp weather we have had, this post was the dose of sunshine I certainly needed. So glad to see that y'all had such a wonderful trip.

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  2. Sounds like such a fantastic time!!! I love that you did more than just lay around and sip drinks on your honeymoon...I want to do the same!

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  3. Beautiful pictures, Andrea!! Looks like y'all had an amazing time...much deserved. :) So happy to see you and Tres so happy! Loving all your fun travel posts lately. Love ya!

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  4. I love how your post take me to the place you are so descriptive! The pictures are amazing and it sounds like you had an amazing time! I can't wait to plan out my honeymoon, so many choices how do you narrow it down? Your travel posts make the travel bug in me itch for a new adventure!

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  5. gorgeous photos! I love the plaid bikini :)

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  6. OOOHHHH...WE WILL HAVE TO GO BACK TOGETHER ONE DAY! IT LOOKS HEAVENLY!!!

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  7. That looks gorgeous!!!! I would love to visit there one day!

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  8. It looks and sounds wonderful!!! Now I really want to go there. It sounds like it was a great choice for the honeymoon!

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  9. Looks like a wonderful time!! We went back and forth between Bermuda and St. Lucia. We decided to honeymoon in St.Lucia this trip (because it's so far away and we had an extended time off) but we know that Bermuda is on our MUST travel list very soon. Pink Sand, we'll be there some day!

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  10. What a fabulous trip!!! Love your blog! I'm a new follower. :)

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  11. I am a new follower!~! Your honeymoon looked fantastic!!

    Feel free to pop by my blog to say hello ;)

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  12. Great images, look like such fun. Pink sand looks a bit scary, like my sand gold. From engagement rings

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