Sunday Funday

I had no idea what to do today. I woke up, my neck hurt and it was threatening to rain outside. Regardless of those things, I decided that I was going to head over to the movie theatre that was playing Prometheus, and see what Bermuda movie theatres were all about.

I headed over to Dockyard (again... yes, I appear to love that part of the island), and got some lunch at a place called The Frog and Onion. I ordered the Bermuda seafood chowder. It's the third chowder that I've had here, and they all seem to be almost identical. They're all red, have a lot of small chunks of fish (likely salmon), and they taste like chicken. It's weird. There's also this ritual that you're expected to follow with Sherry Pepper Sauce and Black Rum. They both come in separate bottles when you order the chowder. I had no idea what was happening when they brought it over the first time, but, it did add some interesting flavours. Flavours that I'd never tasted, but flavours nonetheless.

One thing I will say, I have not yet found a well-done (not in a cooked way) calamari. I love my calamari, have had it three times here, and have been disappointed three times.

I will keep searching, and I will report back!

Anyhow, the day became too beautiful to sit in a movie theatre, so I went and sat at the bar by the beach, had a $4 Diet Pepsi, and listened to a live reggae band. Had a blast!

I decided to head back downtown (Hamilton), and for the first time, decided to sit at the top of the ferry. I have no idea why it took me two weeks and about ten ferry rides before I did it.

My hair, let's just not talk about that. Here are some shots of the view on the ferry. Just stunning!

It seems like every day there are cruise ships docking at Dockyards (I read in the Dockyard newspaper today that it's the only dock on the whole island that can dock the huge cruise ships). The crowds are something to see, as everyone has a different accent and they are almost all yelling at each other. So much for the vacation mentality. I was in line for the washroom at the beach, and there was a woman pushing her grandmother in a wheelchair, and her sister was screaming at her about a towel. I mean, I didn't know the whole story, but it seemed very silly. Especially looking at these views!

 

And then I saw this. What appears to be a boat that was driven up the side of a mini-island. Oh boy, that will be hard to explain!