After spending the morning learning about St. Georges, we jumped back on the bus and headed to Crystal and Fantasy Caves. They were discovered in 1907, by two 12 year boys who lost a cricket ball down a hole. We decided to tour both of the caves and entered Fantasy Cave first.

The stairs are steep into Fantasy Cave.

The cave is full of limestone stalactites and stalagmites. Jodi is holding the only piece of stalactite that you can touch in the cave.

The cave is only illuminated during a tour.

Several pieces of the roof collapsed an estimated 200,000 years ago. These are covering a small opening to an underwater room.

You have about 20 minutes in the limestone cave. When it was time time to walk back up the stairs, we had to duck a few times.

We had just a few minutes before the Crystal Cave tour began. Each cave sits approximately 50 feet underground.

Our tour guide John…the beginning of the cave had a long ramp before the stairs

This was the first cave discovered by the boys. The original entrance into Crystal Cave that the boys entered, is a very small opening and no longer used.

Crystal Cave had many interesting limestone formations, some looked like bacon

Sea water penetrates the cave and the level is driven by the tide. We visited at high tide, so it was a “watch your head” kind of tour.

After the cave adventure, we waited at the bus stop (marked by pink poles) to head to Hamilton. The buses are a lot nicer that they used to be and they have air conditioning!!

In Hamilton, we ate lunch at the The Hog and Penny. It is the oldest pub in Hamilton, opening in 1957. It is rumored to be the inspiration for the Cheers bar in Boston. Wade was excited to eat a Shepherd’s Pie.

After lunch, we walked to the beautiful Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity church. Construction took 19 years and was completed in 1905.

In the center of Hamilton is Queen Elizabeth Park, which was dedicated in 2012, celebrating the queen’s diamond jubilee.

The park had a Moon Gate Arch, standing under two in one day has to bring us amazing luck!!

In Hamilton,we boarded a bus for the dockyards, where our ship was docked. We decided to get off the bus at Long Beach and walk to Horseshoe Bay. It was a great decision.

The walk along the beach was amazing…the riptide warning flags were up, but the protected coves were so beautiful.

One of the coves had large fish that were coming near the shore.

Last walk on the beach!!

We watched the sun set from the bus as it pulled into the Royal Dockyards. Back on the ship, we hit the buffet…can you tell we were hungry from exploring…lol

What a jam packed day, exploring Bermuda…WOW