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WINDJAMMER WATERSPORTS Rent a boat or take a jetski tour. and bastions, and is home to a wonderful Maritime Museum located
Reservations req’d. 234-3082 within and amongst historic buildings known as “The Keep”. You will
FANTASEA With locations at Albuoys Point, Hamilton, Waterlot enjoy 500 years of Bermuda’s historic maritime spirit when you roam
Dock at Fairmont Southampton, and the Dockyard terminal, Fanta- around the Royal Navy Dockyard.
sea welcome you for all kinds of watersports activities, plus bicycling, SOMERSET LONG BAY Beginner snorkelers enjoy this easy location
sightseeing and glass bottom boat excursions. 236-1300 and also manage to find a wealth of tropical fishes.
ROCK STEADY SAILING Take a cruise aboard this three-masted DOCKYARD HIKING Cruiseship passengers and others enjoy a
schooner for the time of your life. 331-6678 long walk along Ireland Island to Somerset Long Bay. You can return
K.S. WATERSPORTS & JETSKI TOURS Yes it is true, in Bermuda to Dockyard by public bus.
jetski rentals must be accompanied with a tour guide, but it is still a ST. JAMES’S ANGLICAN CHURCH Built in 1789, this church has a
blast! In Dockyard call 238-4155. unique west-facing altar. The church was restored after being struck
BERMUDA CRAFT MARKET Enjoy and shop for original Bermu- by lightning in 1939.
dian arts and crafts. WEST WHALE BAY Whales can be seen December to July. This is
BERMUDA JAM FACTORY Take home the taste of Bermuda’s sweet a favorite picnic spot and a great snorkling spot, but has no facilities.
and spicy jam. Also available in stores throughout Bermuda. SCAUR HILL FORT Built in the 1870’s and used until the 1920’s, this
DOCKYARD SNORKEL PARK The beach is free and open to the fort defended Sommerset Bridge. It has a small Keep (strong central
public 10:30 - 6:00 daily. Bring your own snorkel gear, or rent from a tower).
store located here. Also available for rental are kayaks, paddle boats, BLUE WATER DIVERS & WATERSPORTS Full service dive shop.
and underwater scooters. The protected coral reef preserve has a Boat dives at this location, shore dives and watersport rentals at Elbow
marked underwater trail, and has cannons, ceramics and other ar- Beach. Call 234-1034.
tifacts amongst plate corals and gorgonians in shallow, calm waters. SOMERSET BRIDGE The smallest drawbridge in the western hemi-
There are lifeguards on duty and all amenities are nearby. shere is just wide enough to let a sailboat mast pass. It was built in
ROYAL NAVY DOCKYARD & MARITIME MUSEUM This fort 1620 and is the only connection between the Main Island and Som-
was built in the 1820’s to hold the naval base and protect Royal Navy erset Island.
ships anchored here at Grassy Bay. It has cannon ramparts, magazines
