Vacation Part 5 (Subtitled: Day 2 in Bermuda)

I have procrastinated some in this post, because I was hoping I might find a way to get the underwater camera pictures developed soon.  But if any of them turned out, I will just have to post again then.  This was really one of the best days of our vacation.  The Hartley Helmet Dive is amazing.  If you ever get to go to Bermuda, do the Hartley Helmet Dive.

The main reason I chose this excursion is that it was the only one that provided wetsuits, and the water in Bermuda in mid-April is still rather cold.

This is the only fish you'll see in these pictures but we saw alot more than this.  They come to Greg (the guy who owns and runs Hartley Helmet Dive now).  He has "friended" them.  That's what he says on his website.  I would say he has trained them with food, but whatever you call it the result is neat.

I think this photo says it all about how cool I thought it was to hold the fish.

Actually looking at the camera in this one though, so posting it too.

The one good photo of mom where she is looking at the camera.

In all of the others, she forgets about the camera and is just looking down at the fish.  But here is the best one of those with her holding the fish.

Us together with the fish.

Us holding the fish together.

I really wish at this point that I could show you some more pictures that would really express how cool this dive was.  Greg has sticks with words on them to point what all the fish and coral are.  And he has pieces of the coral that have broken off that you can touch.  They each feel slightly different.  Hopefully at least some of the photos we took with the underwater cameras will turn out and I will post them later.

The excursion went longer than it was supposed to and my mom was actually the last passenger on the boat before the boat sailed away.  They actually had to hold the boat for our excursion.  This was the other main reason I chose this excursion for that morning in Bermuda so that we would definitely not miss the boat.

 After we had lunch, mom went to take a nap and I went up to the relaxation room in the spa (the only free part of the spa).  It has a very nice view of the water.  And mostly I'm posting this photo because I

A video of the view, just cause I like to watch the water, and who knows you might too.  :-)

 This is the Centrum, and I just think it was a cool view.

 The only other towel animal we got.  I think we decided it was supposed to be a rabbit maybe, but we were never really convinced on that point.