November 3, 2022 - Bermuda

I have to admit we are doing much better on the scooter. We feel more stable and comfortable. That's a good thing because it is a pretty good way to get around. 

Today we headed out after a homemade peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a couple of cups of coffee. We also arranged to change rooms due to what sounded like someone bowling in the room above us last night. 

Our first stop was the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse. It was built in 1846 and I climbed all 185 steps to the top,  and back down. It was really windy and the walkway around the top was pretty narrow so I was feeling a little spooked. In fact, the woman that sold me my ticket said I should take my hat and glasses off when I go outside at the top because people have had them blown off. 

On the way to the lighthouse Susie actually had to get off the scooter so I could ride it to the top of a hill - it stopped moving forward and was just making a lot of noise and belching smoke from its 50cc 2-cycle engine. And you know Susie is not a big person! Luckily we were on a small rural road with no traffic. 

Next was a stop at Wadson's Home Farm Market a couple of miles south of the lighthouse. The market was pretty small but had a good collection of local vegetables and imported groceries. 

The clerk at the market recommended the fish tacos at the Lost In The Triangle (get it?) restaurant for lunch. So off we went at a screaming 15 mph on our scooter. Susie and I had the fish tacos and they were excellent. 

Then it was off to a 2:30pm appointment back at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art for a personal tour of their art archives in the basement. It was outstanding. We were able to see up close and personal original drawings and paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe and Winslow Homer whose name I vaguely remembered. A lot of artists would vacation in Bermuda for rest and relaxation and produce work while on the Island. The Museum collects these pieces created while on the Island. Unfortunately,  they would not let us take pictures of the famous pieces. 

We came back to our new (to us) hotel room on the 2nd floor facing the ocean. We returned to the Parquet restaurant for dinner and then watched game 5 of the World Series. 

Taken on the side of the road on our way to the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse 

Gibbs Hill Lighthouse 

Entering the lighthouse 

Going up

Looking down from the top of the lighthouse 

Taken from the top

I put my camera inside the main light at the top and if you look closely you can see the bulb surrounded by the reflection dome

Wadson's Home Farm Market 

This picture is for Fred in Ft. White

Local grown veggies 

In the basement archives of the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art 

This old Sachs scooter was inside the Museum elevator 

The grounds of the Museum 

Art deco inspired Bermuda tourism posters

The infamous Parquet restaurant lemon meringue pie which reminded us of a big sail. I had my own piece. It lived up to its reputation.