Bermuda

We arrive an hour early. The wind and gulf current has been behind us since leaving Florida.

The air temperature is about 70, and the wind is a brisk 25 or 30 mph but the skies sunny.

No shore excursion booked, we take the free shuttle around the dockyards.

Shortly after noon the NCL Nowegian Jewel arrives. It is amazing how gently a 100 thousand ton vessel can be manuvered in close quarters. She is gently nudged into the next dock. An ambulance is awaiting as it was for our arrival earlier this morning. A few minutes after docking the ambulance leaves, sitens warning the tourists to get out of the street.

Probably less than 30% of passengers take a shore excursion. This mature crowd doesn't have a high interest is beaches.

We leave port promptly at 5pm. At 6:00 the curse of the Bermuda triange strikes. The Azipods are turned to stop the ship, and then turn her around. We are heading back into port to discharge a crew member that needs medical treatment beyond what is available on the ship. This seems to be a common process in Bermuda, but it makes sense since the next closest port is days away.

For us it will be 8 days until the next port. Falmouth, England.

As we finally get into open waters, the seas have picked up a little as the ocean swells are now on our starboad side, imparting a gentle roll to the ship.

Sea days ahead.