At the end of May my family and I will be setting sail on a
weeklong cruise in Bermuda! We will leave from New York and sail for two days
down to the beautiful island that awaits. Bermuda is a United Kingdom territory
and is home to one of the largest off-shore financing industries in the world.
Interestingly enough, Bermuda is about 700 Km closer to Cape Hatteras, North
Carolina than it is to Miami, Florida. It is even 400 Km closer to Canada than
it is to Florida!
The island
is right at the tip of the famous Bermuda Triangle, a section of water famous
for many naval and aircraft disappearances over the years. This may be real or
may just be superstition fueled by the extreme weather that leads to widespread
blackouts and damage on land. Hopefully while we are there the weather is as
nice and tropical as it usually is!
A famous
site to see here is the Bermuda Fortress on Ireland Island. It is an old
revolutionary war fort that was rebuilt during the war of 1812 to protect the
Atlantic shipping trade routes.
Bermuda is
home to some of the most famous golf courses in the world that are surrounded
by the beautiful scenery and wonderful weather to accompany it. Another famous
sport that is getting popular with the years is the nations cricket team, which
participated in the Cricket World Cup in 2007.
I cannot
wait for my trip there and after this research I will know exactly what I will
want to do there. It is a beautiful island and has a very rich culture for only
being about 20 square miles. This is definitely a place you should visit
and is a great stop for a sailing trip
throughout the Atlantic!
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