Adam Bate » Family http://www.adambate.com Today is the best day of my life. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:12:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Things to do in Bermuda http://www.adambate.com/2009/05/10/things-to-do-in-bermuda/ http://www.adambate.com/2009/05/10/things-to-do-in-bermuda/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 18:07:50 +0000 Adam http://www.adambate.com/?p=117 There are plenty of them. A lot of folks will say there is not a whole lot to the island – as the cab driver put it on our way to the air port on Saturday: there are two types of ex-pats, firstly, those who cling to their work-crowd, that is, work all day and then drink at the pub with other ex-pats all weekend and try to sober up in time for work again on Monday. The other type are those that get themselves involved in the Island, find community organization, sports teams, etc. to get involved with.

My brother and I went to Bermuda for the past week to visit our other brother who has been working there off and on for the past year and a half. It was an amazing trip and was so nice to familiarize myself with all the places and people that have been ’skyped’ about for the past eighteen months.

We took in a lot during the week as we rented some scooters and did the whole tourist thing. From popular Bermuda tourist attractions, to off the grid spots referred by Colin and other locals. We even helped out with some coaching of a little-league baseball team that Colin is the assistant coach for.

As an FYI to other travelers planning a trip to Bermuda: the tourist crowd is older than other popular southern destinations – which is mainly due to the fact that it’s a popular cruise destination and not an “all inclusive” destination. Also, things are quite expensive compared to the US or Canada, and you can end up spending a lot more money if you’re not careful and don’t have a place to stay.

I’ll leave you with a couple photos from our trip – check out Colin’s Photo Page over the next little while for more, as I’m sure he’ll have a few up on flickr for us.

Peter and I by Spanish Point:

Our “fleet” of scooters – The red ones were the rentals:

PS: Happy Mother’s Day, Mom.

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I have decided to bring my laptop, as I won’t have my cell with me – so there will be some pictures appearing throughout the week.

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We spent a portion of the day keeping my little brother company at work – from noon until five. For those who know what our usual Christmas Day is like could only imagine the length of time it took us to complete.

Side Note: I’m writing this post on my new Aluminum Macbook. Sexy it is – but more to come on that later.

Happy Holidays!

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