When was the last time…..

you saw this? Can you guess where this was taken? Why? Because it’s Friday time and it’s also time for a photo. So where was this taken? Thailand? Cambodia?

Would you guess Bermuda? Would the June bug that seems to have lost his life on the lilly pad give it away? So where in Bermuda? Is this post just going to be questions today? Maybe.

No. It was in the Palm Grove Gardens. I hadn’t been there in ages and it had been ages since I wrote about traveling through Bermuda so I though it was time. I will admit it. I will admit I have been itching to get off the island and I’m trying. There are plans in the works.

But now I have a friend down for two weeks and it’s also time to remember to enjoy this beautiful island. Especially when I sit in the Palm Grove Gardens – a private property open during the days in the week to the public – for my job. I had an interview. I got sunburnt. My life is hard.

So back to my first question. When was the last time you went to visit the map of Bermuda made in between these lilly pads? What am I talking about? Well Dubai and it’s map of the world was way behind Bermuda. We had this map of our island for years.

Palm Grove Garden is owned by Sir David Gibbons, who opens it to the public Monday through Thursday (09:00 – 17:00). Sir David is a former Premier and a member of the Gibbons family, owners of the Gibbons Company department store.

The area is even used for weddings. And one look yesterday and I remember why I love this part of the island. It was refreshing. It was the perfect place for a picnic or even….an interview.

So I will say this once, twice….for ever….Bermuda is small, but only as small as you make it. If you continue to run in circles the smaller they will get. Throw in a square or a rectangle or a map of Bermuda sometimes and you remember why you love home.

Pic of the Week

Patagonia

So it’s Friday. Congrats to everyone who has made it through another week. Glancing at your screen? Picturing your next trip?

Each week I want to feature pics from trips around the world to help inspire and entertain for the last day of the week. Here’s a start to your weekend and conversations (I hope) about your next trip.

This picture is Patagonia. I had just landed in Punta Arenas (the gateway to Chile’s Patagonian wilderness) and decided to hike 11 km to see some little penguins.

We walked past miles of this grassland along a Patagonian beach with wind desperately trying to knock us down. The best part? We had to take-off our shoes and socks to wade through “streams” (rivers) of near-freezing water.

Was it worth it? Click on the Photo of the Day to see more of my photos from Chile and the penguins. And send me your pics! The best one will be featured next week with a short blurb about what it is.