Another day in paradise

I have been continuing to keep busy. As I told someone today, retiring at 26 years old isn't as great as one may think. I am still searching for jobs on the island, but counseling jobs currently aren't lining up in the classifieds. If I was a mason, landscaper, or in the financial/insurance industry, I would be golden!


Ryan and I had a fun weekend going on walks and out to dinner. We went to North Rock Brewing Co. for dinner. The food wasn't very good (actually is was terrible), but the beer tasted good. We also went to Ryan's supervisor's house for dinner Saturday. His house is right on the ocean, and it was so relaxing sitting outside.



We enjoy walking to Elbow Beach and through the Elbow Beach resort. The beach is about 1.5 miles from our house. It is a gorgeous resort and is considered one of the best on the island. The photo attached is from our last Elbow beach walk. Limerick loves going for morning walks, and is lazy the rest of the day after our walk. I have been taking her to the railway trail or the beach for about an hour walk every morning. It is keeping me and her in good shape.



I have been looking into opportunities to meet people here and found a neat organization called The Walking Club of Bermuda. Every Sunday the club meets at a different location on the island for a 6-7 mile walk. People go to keep in shape, meet others, and to explore areas of the island that they may never have seen before. 6-7 miles seems a little daunting, but I may give it a try next Sunday.

I keep wondering when this permanent vacation is going to wear off. When you walk to the ocean and are still in awe of the sand and beautiful blue water, I think it will never seem permanent. I will keep going as if this is a 3-5 year vacation. That way I will never take it for granted. It is truly beautiful here.

And to those that read my blog and are getting sick of the sunny pictures, it should only be an incentive to book your trip soon! The Crawford Villa is currently taking summer and fall reservations.

Until next time...

Green Thumb

I decided to plant some flowers today and let me tell you that it isn't easy to get plants home on your scooter. I don't exactly have a green thumb and ended up with a wide variety of flowers. Hopefully, they will all grow well here. I went to Aberfeldy Nurseries and would highly recommend them as they had a wide variety and they were friendly.

It is beautiful here today and I finally got the chance to sit outside and read today.
I ran some errands yesterday and had to fill up the scooter tank. I put $3 in and almost got a full tank! That is one plus to driving scooters!
Until next time...

More Photos...

I have attached three more photos of our house. The first picture is my scooter, "Royal Blue." I passed my drivers test and can now legally drive her.

The second picture is the view from our yard. Minus the power lines, the view of the ocean is beautiful.

The last photo is our back porch. Limerick is obviously enjoying the sun. We have our new patio furniture and grill set up. All I need now are some flowers!

Finally Home...

Our place finally feels like home. We got all of our things on Monday. I just finished unpacking the last box today.

It is tight! I guess it doesn't work too well when I was in Pennsylvania packing and Ryan was in Bermuda picking out a house. I think I should have left about half of our clothes in the USA. Everything fits, but there is no room for anything else. So when you come to visit, please don't bring anything that isn't usable (TP, Paper towels, toothpaste, shampoo...all of those would be fine as they are really expensive here). The picture is of our house on Dudley Hill. It is a two unit house, so the front part is our neighbors. The back part where you can see a half circle window is our bedroom. I will take more pictures with our furniture and send them soon.

Until next time...

Why did the chicken cross the road?

It is finally raining today! It started tonight and is supposed to rain into tomorrow. Our water tank was getting really low and we were starting to worry that we may have to buy a couple of loads of water at $75 a load. I asked our landlord what a load was and he couldn't seem to answer anything other then, "You know, a load." Well, I have no idea how many gallons are in a load, but I do know when the tank it low you need at least 2-3 loads as they say.

We are on the count down and have only 3 more nights on this air mattress. A truck is coming with our things on Monday morning. I have no idea how this truck is going to make it up our hill. We live at the top of Dudley Hill in Paget and it is a hill! It is a hill with a narrow, curvy road. Many roads in Bermuda are like this, so they seemed confident that it would be no big deal to get the truck to the top. I will be thrilled to have something to sit on.

Other then that we are out to Hamilton for a night cap.

Until next time...

PS Chickens and Roosters run wild here. It is weird, I tend to smell fried chicken frequently here.

Portuguese Man O War

We explored the beaches this weekend and found out that spring is Portuguese Man O' War season! In Erie, PA at Presque Isle, we were used to seeing baby diapers and decaying fish washed up on the shore, so these little blue guys were a big surprise. Just kidding, Lake Erie isn't that dirty! Wikipedia says that the Man 0' Wars have a very powerful, painful sting, so we will be staying away from them.

I took Limerick to the beach today. She was scared of the water. I think she was trying to drink it and found out that salt water isn't too tasty! Every time a wave crashed onto her feet she jumped and ran. The sunbathers on the beach found it entertaining.

Big news! Our crate arrived on the Oleander (a big ship) today! We think we will have our things by the end of the week. We can't wait.

Until next time...

Our water tank....

I made the mistake of making Ryan open up the lid to our water supply yesterday. As many of you know, the water supply in Bermuda is primarily from the rain. The rain runs down the roofs of the houses into holding tanks to be used for everything from flushing toilets to drinking. The water supply at our house can run out if it doesn't rain for days at a time. We have been careful to take quick showers and turn the water off when not using. Anyways, I was intrigued by this and wanted to look at our supply. It was not cool :) Let's just say, I will have to show you when you come to visit! We have been drinking the water and it tastes fine. I trust the Bermudians must know what they are doing.

Today was a beautiful day! Probably is the middle 70's. We went into town for lunch and to buy our new scooters! I have a new Yamaha Jog in royal blue (Big Red, my Pennsylvania scooter would be jealous!) and Ryan got a bigger bike the Yamaha Cygnus. The Cygnus will be our touring bike as it reminds us of a Gold Wing. Haha not even close, but it does have a bigger seat for both of us to ride on. We plan to take the bike out to find some beaches tonight. We want to find the nice beaches and good snorkeling spots for when our family and friends come to visit.

Limerick's foot is better from her accident at the airport. She is no longer a tri-pod and I have finally been able to take her out for walks. We have discovered the Railway trail (http://www.bermuda-online.org/railway.htm) and she loves it. The picture at the top is from the Railway trail. It is so lush and tropical.

Other then that, we are still awaiting our furniture. It was only been a week, but I am really sick of sitting on the floor to use the computer. Really though....no complaints, we are in Bermuda!

Until next time....

Day 3 in Bermuda

Today is March 10th. Jack's birthday and Limerick's birthday. Happy Birthday to you! We arrived safely in Bermuda. We were able to make it through customs and immigration fairly quickly. We did have to pay duty on Limerick! Limmy is loving Bermuda, there is just enough sun on our back porch for her to lay in.

The house is good. Small but a quiet neighborhood at the very top of a hill. Since we are on a hill we can see the ocean from our yard. The house is empty as our stuff hasn't arrived. We have a blow-up mattress, a small table with two stools, and a TV. Our neighbor was kind enough to let us use her TV while we wait.

I ventured out by myself today. I was able to drive our rental scooter home today. The left hand side of the road is a breeze and of course I am loving riding the scooter. Ryan takes his driving test today (mine is schedule for April 16th). If he passes, we will get our own scooters soon.

Unfortunately, I left the connector cable for my camera in a box that is in our crate somewhere in the Atlantic. I have taken pictures, but can't post them until our things arrive. I will post old pictures from when we visited in December.

Lastly, I must update you on groceries. We went to the market at the bottom of our hill last night and spent $150 on two paper bags and a backpack of groceries! One roll of paper towels was $3.50! I did however stumble upon the Sam's Club of Bermuda today. Everything was in bulk and cheaper then the grocery stores, but we would only be able to get one item on our scooters at a time!

Until next time....

Four days and counting. We are excited for the official move. It has been a crazy month since Ryan left to start work in Hamilton. I have sold our home, our cars, obtained an import permit for Limerick and packed up all of our things. Of course Allied moved our things and they are at sea somewhere. We hope that it won't take 30-45 days for their arrival as we were quoted!

Ryan is working as an actuary for American Safety Re located in Hamilton, Bermuda. Ryan is the reason for our move, but I hope to find work as a counselor once we arrive. Next time I write it will be from Sunny Bermuda. I can't wait!