I'm In Bermuda!

Just getting to Bermuda was an adventure, so let’s talk about it.

 

On my first flight, after we got on the plane, we were told we’d been delayed because of a questionable story about a mysterious fire at the Philly airport. Then we were told it was actually a plane stuck on one of the Philly runways which had a fire. We probably waited almost an hour to actually take off, but I sat next to a very nice lady on the plane and soon we were flying over a snow covered east coast and heading up the Delaware River.

Unfortunately, that plane delay made me miss my flight to Bermuda!!! BUT I met a lovely family from Bermuda who had missed the same flight, and they helped me figure out what to do next. I couldn’t get another flight until the next day, but a wonderful woman at customer services gave me hotel voucher for the night. On the shuttle to the hotel, I met a girl who was on her way to Ohio. She, originally from Spain, had been visiting her family back home and was on her way back to school here in the States.  Her ordeal was far worse – she hadn’t been able to get home for days! We had a lovely chat over dinner at the hotel restaurant’s bar, and wished each other luck.

The next day, I made it back to the airport, and my appropriate gate, and ran into the same family I had met the day before. I got to chat with the kids (one very near my age), who had lots of great stories and helpful hints about Bermuda for me. They were on standby, but luckily got seats on the plane! The man who sat next to me on the plane to Bermuda was very nice as well. He’s originally from the UK, but he lives in Bermuda, so he gave me all sorts of tips and chatted with me about his kids (two of them about my age, and one of them studies marine biology!). He even helped me find where to go for customs and immigration, and gave me his business card. Connections!!!

I had made plans with another girl who would be staying at my hostel and was arriving the same day to meet up outside the airport so we could share a cab. It would be about an $80 fare, so sharing would save lots! However, the same family from Bermuda, who had been so kind and helpful already, offered to give us both a ride all the way out to our hostel! That’s the other side of the island, almost an hour drive! We even got a bit of a tour out of it! Connections!!!!!! They literally saved me $80, and were so welcoming and kind – I hope I get the chance to repay them. They said we’d meet again, and I hope we do!

Now that I’ve been in Bermuda for a couple days, I’m finally settling in. The hostel is in a VERY old building inside the fort, so it has its quirks, but the other girls here are super cool and it’s going to be so fun getting to know them. We made a trip to the nearest grocery store (maybe 20min away by bus) and I successfully bought enough food for the week/longer(?) for only $26! Not very exciting, unless you know we’ve all been told it would be more like $100!!!! We’ve all got bus/ferry passes now, and we plan on visiting Hamilton, famous beaches, and checking out lots of cool restaurants. Stoked!