On November 5, we embarked on an epic journey from Charleston to Bermuda, conquering 900 miles in a grueling 5.5 days. We faced tempests, turbulent seas, and relentles winds from every direction, yet our indomitable sailing spirit soared! WATCH our adventure:
Spending time in Bermuda
Welcome to Bermuda, the land of historic turquoise waters, white sand beaches, cathedrals, caves, underwater caverns, and the Bermuda Triangle platter at “Wahoos” restaurant. We rented a car (watch the video to see what they call a car), and went exploring.
- Spanish Point
- Admiralty House Park and Tunnels
- Crystal Caves
The grand finale? A boat dragging anchor.
Spanish Point was evidently named after the Spanish ship that first explored the reefs.
Admiralty House Tunnels were dug by a captain that reach from the cove to the house. He could anchor his larger selling ship safely beyond the reefs and be brought to shore in the tender so he could get to his house. He would even have some party activities in his tunnels.
Crystal Caves were discovered In 1907 by Carl Gibbon and Edgar Hollis while playing cricket. When the ball disappeared into a hole the boys went to retrieve it. But the hole kept getting deeper and deeper. They had discovered was the entrance to the natural wonder of these underground caverns. Owned by Wilkonson family since 1884, they set up a research trip to find out how deep it went. A 14 year old was lowered into the hole by his father using a strong rope tied to a tree 140 feet down. With just a bicycle lamp, he witnessed the magnificent splendor of the crystal formations around a lake 55 ft deep. Even Mark Twain visited – twice – and described the shining stalactites, thousands and thousands of them as white as sugar, and thousands and thousands brown and pink and other tints. The caves were also used in the film Neptune’s Daughter.
On the next day, we got to wait out a 24-hour 45-knot wind storm in the anchorage that had everyone on alert, while we watched a boat drag anchor and hit another boat. Evidently the captain had gone ashore to check in.
We have a rule – we don’t leave the boat in bad weather. No exceptions.