Bermuda

One of our stops on Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas was in Bermuda. This beautiful place has amazing beaches. They are pink or pinkish in hue. The beaches have sand from pieces of coral or something. I'm not exactly sure about the scientific reason these beaches are pink.  We went to a place called Horse Shoe Bay. It was a lovely place with a cliff we were not supposed to climb, but like they say, "everyone was doing it".

The beaches were slightly pink and they looked more pink the higher I got on the cliff. During different times of day or night the shade varies. Like I said, I don't know why, but I do know when I looked at it close up it had lots and lots of little pink specks in it. It really was a beautiful close up and the way the water brought it in and out it looked like stripes. The pink sand kind of stuck together.

Getting a taxi wasn't difficult from the ship, there were lots of them and it was only about $7 a person to go to and from the beach. Transportation was clear and there were schedules for buses and taxis all clearly marked if you want to find your own way around the island.

When we were done with the beach we cruised through the shops near the ship. Unlike most places we shop in the Caribbean the prices were mostly fixed and no one was trying to pressure sales or barter prices. I did buy a pair of lab created Alexandrite and they change color in the most dramatic way. They can be green or pink depending on the light. I love them and they were not super expensive either ($127). I thought I needed a little treat after all the illegal climbing we did that day.