The heat of summer

Summer is here to stay. We have been officially running our air conditioners to at least try and pull out the humidity. Some days it has been as high as 90% humidity. Even though it is hot and humid, we have been busy enjoying Bermuda. We started our volleyball leagues this week. Ryan and I are on a C league on Monday nights and I am on a B league on Thursday nights. The league sets up at least 12 nets a night out at Horseshoe Bay. It is really laid back and it has been great so far. We have also completed 2 of our 4 sailing lessons. We are having fun on the J24, but lack of wind has been creating a problem for getting back to the dock. We have been towed in both nights. Sailing has been fun, but I think I need many more lessons in order to feel comfortable in the boat.

This week, Ryan's mom and step-dad came for a visit. We of course took them to see the glow worms last Wednesday night (read my last posting if you haven't heard about the glow worms). The worms were not as impressive as we had hoped. They did come out about 56 minutes after the sun set. We saw about five female worms and the blue color they produced was very vibrant. We were hoping for hundreds of these worms and were somewhat disappointed in only seeing five worms. We at least know the worms exist and may try and see them again after the next full moon.

We went to see Gibbs Hill light house. It is the world's oldest cast iron light house. We walked the 185 steps to the top and could see almost all of the island from its views. The picture in my post is of the flags attached to the lighthouse.

We also went to see Crystal Cave. According to the Crystal & Fantasy Caves website, "When the Wilkinson family, owners of the property [Crystal Caves] since 1884, learned of this discovery, they immediately set about exploring the cave. Mr. Percy Wilkinson lowered his fourteen-year-old son Bernard with a bicycle lamp into the cave on 140 feet of strong rope tied to a tree! What Bernard saw was “Crystal Caves” a silent world of delicate splendor - magnificent crystal stalactites and stalagmites surrounding a clear lake of 55 feet deep - an exquisite world that Mother Nature began over 30 million years ago." We found the water to be especially clear in the caves since there is no light, there are no fish, wildlife, or any plant material. The saltwater is covered with 2-3 inches of freshwater and looks very deceiving from the surface. It looks like the water is shallow although most areas are over 55 feet deep.

Ryan and I feel that we have explored many parts of Bermuda and have now been all of the way across the island. We do hope to continue exploring with our next guests who are coming to visit in a week and a half.

Until next time...