My sister was in town this week and we had a great time. The first thing we decided to do was the Harley's Helmet Diving. We thought the concept was quite crazy, but we actually had a great time! The helmet you wear works like a glass turned upside down in water, no water enters the helmet as you submerge yourself 10 feet down to the ocean floor. They put the heavy helmet on your head right before you enter the water. There is continuous air flow to your helmet while you walk along the ocean floor. The crazy thing is that your head stays completely dry and you can actually put your hand up into the mask and touch your face. There were 30 people on the boat, but they took your down in groups of 8. Each group got at least 25 minutes underwater. You learn about sea life and get to actually touch the fish. Mr. Hartley has a stick with words on it and points to things like coral, sea anemone, and fish. They craziest thing about it is that the fish are trained. Now you may think I am crazy for saying that, but seriously, they know when you are down there and come up right to you. One swam through my legs and another giant hog fish actually tried to take a chomp out of my pink painted finger nails. Mr. Hartley can actually pass a fish to each person and you have the opportunity to hold it for a few seconds. He then rewards the fish with some food just like you would a dog for good behavior. I am sure they have just learned to be tame based on a food reward, but it was still crazy how close the fish were. We loved it and would recommend it to others!
We also went snorkeling off the beach at Tobacco Bay which is in St. George's Parish. We hadn't been there yet because it is about a 30 minute drive from our house. Okay that sounds crazy, 30 minutes, but on a scooter we sometimes don't like to drive that far. Tobacco Bay was great. I think it was the best off shore snorkeling I have seen in Bermuda. Ryan still like Snorkel Park in Dockyard, but I saw many varieties of fish at Tobacco Bay that I have never seen.
This Sunday we also decided to finally go to one of the giant Sunday Brunches in Bermuda. It is $40 a person, but worth the price. Brunches in Bermuda don't start until 11:30am, but that means they have sushi, fresh fish that they grill in front of you, and the best dessert bar I have seen in a long time. We decided to go to Four Ways Inn and enjoyed ourselves...maybe too much!
Another set of guests next weekend then we have some breaks while we leave the island for a few trips to the US.
Until next time...
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