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"Just a perfect day, problems all left alone.” Lou Reed

With the troubling incident from the night before lingering on my conscious like lipstick on a wine glass in the early morning light, I entered our first day in Bermuda with a bit of anxiousness.

I needn't have been worried. Our day was absolutely fantastic, one of those perfect days that you want to just capture and hold for years to come. Fortunately, I can.

We started off by touring the Natural Museum of Bermuda, which was located right by the dock and was fairly lightly attended. I think many other passengers had chosen to go somewhere farther on the island, which totally makes sense, but having two days there and a glass bottom boat tour scheduled for six, we felt like this was a nice way to ease into our adventures.

It was a wise choice. Corb says he actually preferred it to some of the excursions, because we did it completely on our own, without any tour guide to provide unnecessary information (often inaccurate, which drives him crazy). Set in Bermuda's largest fort, we toured the barracks, the prison area, and the main house, which held most of the historical information, including a lovely mural of Bermuda's history in art. Corb did take a photo of me in a prison cell (one of our habits the past few times), but I have decided not to post it too much. I want to be free! Instead, here is a lovely photo of Poseidon.

After that, a terrific lunch at the Frog and the Onion. We loved the ambience and the singer who performed, who sang a very silly rendition of "Just the Three of Us." At first I thought it was about a threesome, but he was actually singing about people obsessed with their smart phones. I suspect he was singing about me and Corb. Also, we were sitting next to two members of the Tennessee Tenors, one of whom Corb has grown friendly with.

After lunch, we headed back to the boat to get ready for the glass bottom tour. They advertised it as "at sunset," but it was very much bright throughout the tour and I took the lovely photo you see above of a double rainbow after a brief shower (it's been very muggy but also very rainy in Bermuda this month, from what I understand, which they say is par for course). Our glass bottom tour guide was quite a character and steered most of the cruise with his feet.

We decided it would be a good idea to bypass dinner on the boat and eat somewhere in Bermuda, and chose the Anchor restaurant. It very nearly landed in my "most memorable meals ever" category...or at least started out strong. I chose the roasted beet salad, which also had arugula, roasted walnuts and whipped goat cheese. The creamy mix of the cheese with the beets was absolutely to die for, and there was a crispness to the beets and texture that compelled me to devour the entire plate. After that, I had the "Bermuda Triangle," with grilled wahoo, shrimp, scallops and served with rice. So good. Loved the wahoo, which is not a fish I have ever had before, and dd not have a fishy taste at all. But the shrimp was absolutely the star of the show.

What held this back? If only the waiter had asked us for dessert, this would have been there as an all timer. But a large group came into the tiny restaurant, moved all the fans to their table, and our poor waiter was sucked into the melee. Hence, no dessert, which is probably for the best. But, it did leave the enchanted evening on a somewhat flat note.

All in all, I completely loved our day in Bermuda. I have been here once before--when I married Josie, we went here on our honeymoon, but that was thirty years ago, and my biggest memory was that she had the flu and was very sick most of the time. She also says she remembers that is whee she developed a love of food, and foody that I am, not surprised!

After that, a late night walk back to the ship. The streets were pretty much quiet, save for a few folks stumbling back from the Frog and Onion.

There are few perfect days that we have in our loves. Embrace the ones that you are given, and keep them in your heart forever.