21 hours ago, YvetteMT said:Is it the resort that closes the beach when its rough?
Yes, the beach at the resort is private, and there are only two access points, one from the club side and one from the hotel side. They put up signs when they don't want people in the water. The pubic beaches also put up signage. I took this picture yesterday. There are only two beaches on the island that have lifeguards, so swimming at the others is at your own risk.
Yesterday was definitely calm enough to swim, so I think the workers just had not come around to remove the signage from the prior day's big waves yet. Calm Church Bay yesterday
The water was still too stirred up to snorkel, so we walked down to the beach, but did not go swimming here.
I took this close up picture of the sand to show you why it is pink. The sand is a mix of coral, shells, sea glass, pebbles, etc. It is illegal to remove sand from Bermuda as an FYI. They check people's luggage for it when you leave, and will confiscate any that they find. They dump it all in a massive pile at the airport. If you really want some, you can buy it from local artisans in small bottles or holiday ornaments, etc.
Nephew golfed in the morning (nobody else plays), and then we spent the day swimming. Dinner was at Little Venice, the oldest Italian restaurant in Bermuda. I think it's been around for 75 years. I picked this one for my nephew, as he loves Italian food. They are famous for their cacio e pepe prepared table side in a giant cheese wheel. None of us wanted that particular dish last night though. Many people around us ordered it, so we got to watch the show.
Menu
Nephew and husband shared a plate of Iberico ham and burrata
and my sister and I shared a plate of tuna carpaccio
We all wanted pasta for dinner. Nephew got the veal ragu
My husband and I both got the truffle paccheri
and sister had the linguini with clams
Dessert menu
Nephew chose the tiramisu
I had an affogato. The presentation was very neat, with a frozen chocolate shell perched on top of the gelato. You poured the hot espresso into the chocolate to melt it into the gelato. It was very delicious, but unfortunately after about four bites, the side of the glass shattered. I think the glass was too thin to handle the cold gelato, hot espresso, and metal spoon combination. They offered to make me another one, but I didn't want any more after picking glass off my lap.
Sister ordered the baked Alaska, flambeed table side. There are lots of flambeed things in Bermuda, so we figured we should try one. Being flambeed
after
The ice cream inside of it was delicious. It was a nice ending to a good meal.
