Trumpet fanfare. Today I have reached the ripe old age of three score years. Yes , 60 years old. And to celebrate, I have us booked on a submarine trip. Not the glass bottomed boat for us, no, a proper submersible. Down periscope!
First task of the day, open my cards. Thanks to everyone.
We were down on dockside by 09:30. The cruise terminal is very nice, with lots of duty free shops. If you want emeralds or diamonds, this is the place. It also has free WiFi 😁
A minibus took about 14 of us about a mile to the Atlantis HQ, where we were met by one of the crew of the sub. We filled our name in on a form, for our certificate, then boarded a boat, to head a way out to sea. As we approached a small stationary boat, we were told to look out for a white shape in the water, as the sub, had not yet surfaced. Very soon, the sub rose to the surface and both the little boat and ours moored alongside.
Some people got off and we then made our way down into the sub. As there were so few of us, we had to spread out, to even the weight but this meant we had one or two portholes each to look through.
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| Atlantis 15, our submarine |
The dive lasted about 45 minutes, during which time we saw loads of fish, an environmental wreck and even a Razorback turtle. Maximum depth was 145ft.
The commentary on board was excellent, with some of the corniest jokes you'll ever hear. Once back on the surface and back on the boat to take us back, we were given a rum punch. Nice! Back at HQ, we got our certificates, before returning to the ship.
The excursion was brilliant, a real birthday treat and I would definitely recommend it to anyone with time to kill in Bridgetown.
After lunch we walked to the beach, just the other side of Bridgetown centre. There we spent a couple of hours snorkelling with Catherine's all in one mask. It's brilliant and has opened up a new world to me. There were lots of smallish silver fish and some larger ones too, which was 100% more than Virgin Gordo. The sea was warm and the sand white and fine. Blooming lovely!
After lunch we walked to the beach, just the other side of Bridgetown centre. There we spent a couple of hours snorkelling with Catherine's all in one mask. It's brilliant and has opened up a new world to me. There were lots of smallish silver fish and some larger ones too, which was 100% more than Virgin Gordo. The sea was warm and the sand white and fine. Blooming lovely!
As we have the new arrivals today we shall be leaving port later, about 21:30. That just gives me time to go ashore and hook up to WiFi to post this.
Tomorrow we shall be at sea, as we head back to the British Virgin Islands; some 470 nautical away.
Until next time.
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