5/20/2010 Bermuda

We arrived at Bermuda a little before 4 pm with our expected docking around 5 pm. As we pulled near the port there were already two ship docked and thus no room for us. This is not a problem as one of them was scheduled to deport imminently. So we waited...and we waited.....and we waited. Five o'clock came and went and were still waiting to dock. It wasn't until 5:30 pm that the other ship finally departed, allowing us to dock by 6 pm. I'm not sure of the cause of the delay. Mr. and Mrs. S think it was a ship sponsored excursion that was late getting back. Personally, I believe that the captain threw a temper tantrum because he didn't want to leave this beautiful island.

We decided to take it easy the first day on the island since it wouldn't be too long until Serena's bed time. We walked around the Royal Navy Dock Yard letting Serena take in the sights and sounds of her first foreign country. Serena really seems to like it! She was making friends with everyone that passed by and seemed to smile the entire time. Unfortunately we got into port a little late and did not make it to the nearby beach but we were able to play in a fountain. That little girl loves the water!

After we returned for the day, Mr. and Mrs. had a nice romantic dinner on their balcony as I baby sat Serena in the cabin. Serena and I had a great time together. We played a marathon session of “Peek-a-boo” which of course I let her win. It was hard throwing the game. Not many people know but I placed third in the “34th annual 'Peek-a-boo' and 'I've got your nose' games” in 1984. It was a tough year. The Soviets fielded an excellent team but the surprise of the games was the strong showing by the Jamaicans. They went on to dominate for the next few years until the doping scandal of 1989. When we were done playing I read her a few bedtime stories and then rocked her to sleep. She used to be a lot easier for me to rock to sleep in my arms. She has gotten big over the past 11 months!

Tomorrow we shall explore Bermuda!