The poinciana trees were in full bloom!
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A column of cloud rises over St. George's harbour
and the airport.
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Canadians are used to hibiscus as a potted plant...
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With rain as the key water source, roofs are
designed to gather it as the precious resource it is - including the
post office at Bailey's Bay!
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First imported to the island to control pesky
lizards, the Kiskadee is now synonymous with Bermuda: it's curious call
was everywhere!
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Underground in Crystal and Fantasy Caves: imagine
these wonders being discovered by young boys looking for a lost cricket
ball!
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Once known as "Gibralter of the West",
Bermuda has a very long history of heavy fortification. The leavings
of 400 years worth of guns and batteries are everywhere, including this
World War II vintage artillery symbolically guarding shipping lanes
and the shore.
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A view from the Commissioner's House at the fort
at the Royal Naval Dockyards is now the heart of the Bermuda Maritime
Museum. To the right of this shot, huge cruise ships now dock near the
glassworks!
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The view from newly restored Fort St. Catherine:
it would be a short walk for "shore leave" for these soldiers!
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With a long family history of sea-farers, seeing
the island from the water was a must for Fr. Bill: so to public transit
for the answer. The ferry ride from St. George's to the Dockyards was
spectacular!
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A long-tail soars gracefully by.
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Sailboats in Great Sound behind Cobbler Island.
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