While in Bermuda, the ship was docked at King’s Wharf, which is the old Royal Navy Dockyard, which was the principal base of the British Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between American Independence and the Cold War:
Here’s a view from the ship. Can you believe that water? It was amazing.
One day we took the ferry to Hamilton:
Isn’t that an awful picture of me? Oh, I’m sorry, are you not used to seeing me in a hat (which was part of my carefully planned sun-avoidance plan)? Then you mustn’t have known me when I was two or three and refused to take this hat off ever:
Here are some pics from the ferry ride:
Here is Amanda at the Bacardi headquarters:
I was under the impression that it was only litter if it was on the ground:
The fact that the walk signs were little green men amused me:
It’s always been a pet peeve of mine that roads signs painted on the ground on highways are backwards, which means that you’re supposed to read them one word at a time while you drive over them forming a complete direction. Here in Bermuda, they write it normally and don’t insult your intelligence, which makes me happy. Like, if that were printed on an American road, it would say “Clear Keep”, which infuriates me.
I also forgot that Bermuda is a British territory which means they have to suffer with the god awful UK covers to the Harry Potter books. YUCK!
Then another day we went to St. George:
While in St. George we came across some stocks, which are prime tourist photo opportunities. Here’s Amanda:
And me:
Hat hair! And then I took this picture:
Which is an homage to this picture from when I was little and at a park in Niagra Falls and too scared to stick my head through the hole:
Nowadays I don’t have a problem sticking my head through any holes. BA-ZING!
Then they had these other stocks which were ten times more uncomfortable despite the seated position:
And here’s Amanda:
And while I was taking that picture, some other tourists came up and made a joke. So I was like: “Yeah! I’d love to take these stocks back home with me!” And they were like: “I’m not going there!” and I realized how perverted my first statement may have seemed. Gross. It didn’t help that everyone on the cruise thought we were on our honeymoon, which is just a whole lot of wrong.
Craig is a Yankees fan! What about the bacardi tour? did you and your sister enjoy some of the spirits, get falling down drunk and carted off by a bobby is one of those funny hats?
Yeah, I’m a Yankees fan. If I wasn’t, my grandmother would come down from heaven and beat the crap out of me.
And unfortunately, the Bacardi factory was closed that day.
That water really is beautiful. What an amazing color.
And that picture of you is adorable. That smile is definitely all you.
Little did you know back then that you’d become toweringly tall and be the envy of all of us shorter folk who never made it to 6′.
And how’s this for a whole lot of wrong: Being mistaken for you daughter’s boyfriend.
My lit teacher next semester is like… a legal witch or something? She has a certificate and everything. I don’t get it.
So she has pics of people in stocks on her office door. She even has one of her newborn child in stocks and kids in my school always seem shocked at her for doing that.
AND Harry Potter is on our book list next semester! What a coincidence!
What a gorgeous place to vacation — I am totally jealous!
re: everybody thinking it was your honeymoon, last fall my uncle’s company sponsored a trip for everybody that worked there, and they could bring a guest…being single, he took me (to san fran – fabulous trip!!). so the whole time he’s telling co-workers “yeah, i brought my niece along” and all the older wives were like yeah, his “niece.” we finally had to set the record straight when one 50-something lady said it to my face…i, too, thought it was fairly creepy.
Well, since the world looks at everything through “straight” eyes, you can’t have been surprised that people thought you and your sister were a couple. I always enjoy the puzzled look on people’s faces when my family goes on vacation and a waiter or tour guide asks where we’re from and I say NYC and my sister says Maryland.
You look good in the stocks, Craiggers, I think you oughta get a set for yourself. You guys do make a cute couple, I can see why they’d assume as much. The water DOES look beautiful! Obviously you had a GREAT time!
HUGS…
Nicky: That’s a really creepy lady.
And my kids hate taking “touristy” pictures, while I think they’re cheesy fun.
I mean, it nearly takes a monetary bribe to get them to pose with a wandering Snoopy at Cedar Point. 
So it’s awesome, Craig, that you and your sister see the value of creating these cool memories and capturing them in photos!
That pic of you as a child is adorable. Look at you with your little fox shit on and that big smile! (though truth be told, I was expecting an argyle sweater vest).
I’m so impressed, it looks like you and your sister had a fantastic time.
Wow, that is gorgeous. Can’t beat that Caribbean blue. Great pics, too funny about the honeymoon. You should have played it up and seen if you could get any freebies out of it. Maybe some free champagne or something.
Every time I look at the last two pictures, I think of some kind of mutant animal.
If the picture of you as a toddler is any indication, at least you can take comfort in knowing you and your sister would have adorable babies. Adorable, deformed, web-footed, mentally challenged babies.
I went on a honeymoon cruise with my husband, and everyone thought that we were brother and sister. The waiters kept asking us where our parents were. I’m not sure which is worse!
Lem, that’s really funny! I honestly have no idea which is worse.
But then again, I think Dave S. takes the cake. That’s just awkward.
So sad to see the horror of your Penney’s “fox” shirt as a child. Now I’m beginning to see the light…. And is it me, or does the last pic with Amanda in the stocks make her arms look freakishly long? I’m just sayin…..
john and booboo1: Sorry, they didn’t have Children’s Place or Baby Gap back then. But come on, I’m adorable!
And you kinda look like you’re singing a showtune. (“Gary, Indiana” from Music Man?)
And singing it adorably (of course)…
Hey now, I was not disparaging you or your photo. I merely pointed out there was a fox on your shirt and how adorable you looked in it.
Well, that and I seriously thought a picture of you as a child would have involved some form of argyle.
I’m sure a picture of my from that era would involve either Garanimals or TuffSkins.
Oh no! “Gary, Indiana”…. When I did a performance of The Music Man (I was Marcellus and my “Shipoopi” got a standing ovation!) the little girl who sang that song was soooo annoying.
I was kidding about the shirt, and I’ll give you “adorable”. You’ve definitely moved beyond a-dor-able with age to very do-able!
Nicky: I mean this with all due respect: DAMN YOU! I’m going to be singing “do re mi fa so la ti do-si-do!” for the next three days…..Where’s my gun?
The “Gary, Indiana” references reminded me of someone I knew who worked in the emergency department at the hospital there. They had stickers for children that read “Be Nice To Me – I Got A Shot Today!” Gary is a very crime-ridden area, so they crossed out the “A” in the stickers, and gave gunshot victims stickers that read “Be Nice To Me – I Got Shot Today!”
Welcome back! You and your posts were definitely missed. Great photos! I can’t believe how blue the water is. Did you go swimming or snokerling in it?
Can’t wait to hear more and check out some new movies.
Cute photos. Bermuda looks beautiful! The “little green man” on the walk signal actually looks rather buff. Maybe Dave S. was their inspiration.
I’m glad you hate upside-down street signs too. Whose clever idea was that any way? Clearly someone who doesn’t look far enough ahead whilst driving. Bermuda looks lovely!