I looked at my last post and can't believe it was on October 30th...it has been awhile. We actually went boating on November 1st, what made me think about it was the fact that Bermuda was beautiful in November and we were actually able to go out and swim, boat, and water ski. I do vow that it will be the last time until May or June as the water temperature is now in the low 70's. We were able to catch some sand dollars on the boat that day. They were beautiful, but I threw them back for safekeeping. I should have saved them for Christmas tree ornaments!
This past weekend we attended the Bermuda Rugby Classic. It is a week long event where teams from all across the world come to play rugby. We bundled up that day as it was 68 degrees with a nice wind. We sat on the cold bleachers and watched a game I knew nothing about. It seemed as violent as American football as there was tackling, tripping, and general throwing of the body, but these guys weren't messing around as they wear nothing other than tee-shirts and shorts. No full padding and helmets. We tried to wait to see the USA play, but rain sent us inside for some soup and hot chocolate. I actually felt like it was a cool fall day in the US!
I just took what I would call a pleasant walk at Spittle Pond, that is until I let Limerick off her lease to chase some chickens. It is one of her favorite past times, and since she is too slow to catch them, I let her harass them a bit before continuing our walk. Today turned into more then chasing chickens. I lost track of her for a bit and ending up finding her in the cow pasture. Bermuda packages it's own milk on the island and you tend to see cow farms here and there. This particular cow farm is near the walking path and had about 10 cows milling around. Limerick found the biggest cow and was chasing it around. She also found a giant cow pie and to my relief wasn't rolling in it as expected. She did decide it was a tasty afternoon treat which may have been even grosser then rolling in it. This cow was huge and I was so worried that she was going to get kicked by it. She was trying to pounce on the cow which was 10 times her size and she was obsessively barking at it. The worst part was that fact that the pasture was surrounded by a barbed wire fence and what I thought was an electric fence. Yelling seemed to make her more obsessed and I had to shimmy under the fence to chase her through the pasture and back out to the path. The rest of the trip was uneventful but boring as Limerick was restrained on a short lease! Oh the trials of having a dog.
We will be in the USA on Sunday through Thanksgiving. This may give me an excuse to not write for a few weeks. Check back in December as I am sure we will be up to something new.
Until next time...
