Molly McGee & Me: King's Wharf, Bermuda

King's Wharf, Bermuda, is where the cruise ships now dock. Its also called the Royal Dockyards. They used to dock in Hamilton but the boats are too large now. A new marina was built on the other side of the island specially for the cruise ships. (This is to say... a tourist trap was built for the cruise ships)

Here's a view of the marina with some of the historic buildings of the old British stockade. These have now been mostly converted to shopping malls and museums.

This is a Bermuda Moon Gate. Many people on the island incorporate these gates into their back yards and gardens. If you make a wish while passing through it, the wish is likely to come true.

There are only a few resteraunts in King's Wharf - two if I remember correctly. We chose to try the Frog & Onion Pub.

They feature a 52 ounce beer and a 57 ounce margeritta. As you can see, Jenn and Jeff were big fans of their drink choices.

Chris also went all out, while I decided to play it safe and go with a more "normal" sized beverage.

This is a pretty fountain that's incorporated into the "square".

Snorkel Park Beach - if you book the beach excursion with snorkel, beach chair, and umbrella, this is where they take you. I wouldn't waste your money. Its a tiny beach made from blasted limestone. You can pay the $10 admission yourself if you want to go and take a towel from the boat.

We only had an hour before we had to be back on the boat to get ready for dinner so the woman at the gate let us in for half the price.

There isn't much here except for overpriced drinks. If you're determined to get in the water after spending two days on the boat, head on down. However, if you want to spend a day at the beach, take the bus to one of the "pink" beaches such as Horseshoe Bay.

National Museum - this wasn't much a museum but may be one day... they seemed to be in the middle of constructing spaces for the exibits.

However, this is where the dolphin marina is located. For $10 each we were able to sit and watch the dolphins for as long as we wanted. Note to anyone travelling to Bermuda, if you want to swim with the dolphins, its $60 cheaper to book at the museum rather than through your cruise excursion coordinator.

This statue of Neptune was located in the courtyard of the museum. It was a little piece of home for us Virginia Beach residents!

Royal Glass Works - absolutely beautiful displays of hand blown glass as well as glass-blowing demonstrations. Its free to watch and certainly worth taking a peek.