Hi Again - After lunch on Tuesday, we found the bus station and caught a bus for the Crystal Cave. The driver drove like a bat out of hell!!!! She flew over hills and around corners, back and forth on both sides of the road, but she was supposed to be on the left-hand side. Ben says it was like running a slalom course in a municipal bus!! LOL
The infamous pink buses of Bermuda
We passed a garbage truck and almost hit one of the garbage men. He actually screamed as we pinned him up against the wall on the side of the road. We found out later that all the buses in Bermuda are like this! There is even a t-shirt in a lot of the shops that says "I Survived the Bus Ride in Bermuda!!!"
The scenery goes flying by
Ben and I had some locals helping us to find where we got off for the Crystal Cave. One of the men said that we were almost there and I rang the bell to get off. Well, it was too soon, so I told the bus driver to never mind - we would be ringing again in a little bit. She told me not to be playing with the bell and not to ring it again!!! Thanks goodness the guys who were helping us rang the bell at the right place!
Well, if you could ignore the rate of speed for a while, the drive was beautiful. Lots of pastel colored houses along the way. Every house has a white roof - it's actually a law here. Apparently, the limestone that they're painted with purifies the rainwater somewhat and they can re-use it. *This statement is corrected in my next post. Everything over here is clean and bright and well-kept. The lawns are all thick and green and manicured. There are no squalid huts (that we have seen) like you see in the Caribbean. It has a very British feel. We did see one house that had a sign out front that read "Atlanta By The Sea". Wonder if someone from Atlanta actually owns it?
Back to the Crystal Cave. . . . it was beautiful down there!! In 1905, 2 young boys were playing cricket in a field and they lost the ball. It went down a hole and, when they went after it, they found the caves. 120 feet down beneath the field with all kinds of stalagtites, a crystal clear lake and wonderful rock formations. It was really an interesting place to see. They say that it was 68 degrees down there, but it was still muggy, so coolness didn't mean that much!!!
Well, if you could ignore the rate of speed for a while, the drive was beautiful. Lots of pastel colored houses along the way. Every house has a white roof - it's actually a law here. Apparently, the limestone that they're painted with purifies the rainwater somewhat and they can re-use it. *This statement is corrected in my next post. Everything over here is clean and bright and well-kept. The lawns are all thick and green and manicured. There are no squalid huts (that we have seen) like you see in the Caribbean. It has a very British feel. We did see one house that had a sign out front that read "Atlanta By The Sea". Wonder if someone from Atlanta actually owns it?
Back to the Crystal Cave. . . . it was beautiful down there!! In 1905, 2 young boys were playing cricket in a field and they lost the ball. It went down a hole and, when they went after it, they found the caves. 120 feet down beneath the field with all kinds of stalagtites, a crystal clear lake and wonderful rock formations. It was really an interesting place to see. They say that it was 68 degrees down there, but it was still muggy, so coolness didn't mean that much!!!
Going down into the cave
Stalagtites over the crystal lake
Beautiful crystal formations
After returning to the ship and resting for a bit (read that as a NAP), we went to the Seven Seas Dining Room for dinner. We had a table with Nancy and Barbara (2 sisters) from Tennessee and Stella and Dale from Newport News, VA. Barbara is a travel agent, so we learned several things about cruising that we didn't know before. A very good dinner with some interesting people. We had seen Stella and Dale on the dance floor last night and we had mentioned to each other that they should have gotten a room!!!When they were seated at our table, we both just about fell over, but they turned out to be a very nice couple and we enjoyed getting to know them.
After dinner, we went to the Palace Theater to see Rich Popura, a very funny comedian/magician. He couldn't do very many magic tricks (kinda the crux of his act), but he was a hilarious comedian. A good time was had by all. We sat next to a big group of S.C. people and Ben says that S.C. people sure do party hearty!!! Just a shout out to Doreen and Jerry and Ginger and Trip, our favorite S.C. partying people!!!
Well, it's late and we're off to rest up for tomorrow.
After returning to the ship and resting for a bit (read that as a NAP), we went to the Seven Seas Dining Room for dinner. We had a table with Nancy and Barbara (2 sisters) from Tennessee and Stella and Dale from Newport News, VA. Barbara is a travel agent, so we learned several things about cruising that we didn't know before. A very good dinner with some interesting people. We had seen Stella and Dale on the dance floor last night and we had mentioned to each other that they should have gotten a room!!!
After dinner, we went to the Palace Theater to see Rich Popura, a very funny comedian/magician. He couldn't do very many magic tricks (kinda the crux of his act), but he was a hilarious comedian. A good time was had by all. We sat next to a big group of S.C. people and Ben says that S.C. people sure do party hearty!!! Just a shout out to Doreen and Jerry and Ginger and Trip, our favorite S.C. partying people!!!
Well, it's late and we're off to rest up for tomorrow.
Tonight's towel animal - a dog
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