When on a cable layer and hurricanes abound Bermuda is the place to be. I was on
the AEOLUS in 1981 when the ship came in to get out of bad weather. We docked
here one night then moved over to St Georges the next day. There are two things
you need to know about Bermuda. Never let the stacks blow black smoke (ouch
that's what we did in St Georges) and never ever look back. Bermuda is not a
tropical island it is considered to be in the temperate zone. It is 700 miles
due east of Cape Hatteras North Carolina. The English who discovered the place
ship wrecked here. They were not even looking for the place, they were trying to
get to the Jamestown Colony in Virginia. They wound up living off of Sea 'Turkles' according to a journal of one of the
survivors who made it back to England. They did manage to build a ship
to get back to England but some of the folks stayed and it wound
becoming one of those plantation outposts that the African slaves
outnumbered the white owners. The roads are narrow and have deadly
curves hence do not look back. The most popular way of getting around is
by Moped or Scooter.
There is only one natural aquifer or reservoir for the
Island group so rain water is collected off the white painted roofs and
runs into a cistern in the basement of the home, hence do not smoke
black. Darn them boilers!
