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Old September 22nd, 2006, 05:21 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
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Default Have you ever been at Bermuda?

Bermuda is one of the oldest, smallest but by far and away most
populated of remaining British Overseas Territories - and oldest
British Commonwealth member. Located on the Atlantic Ocean in the North
Gulf, it lies North Carolina and is easily accessible by plane or a
cruiseship. It has 6 principal islands and 120 others for practical
purposes (138 in total, including mere rocks) in its total land area of
under 21 square miles (33 square kilometers). The six principal islands
(or former islands) are Ireland Island (north and south), Boaz Island,
Somerset, Main, St. David's and St. George's, about 22 miles by road in
total length. They are the contiguous mass of Bermuda. The largest by
far is Great Bermuda or Main Island, which is a mile wide on average,
14 miles long. All of the principal islands are now joined together by
12 bridges and a causeway. Most visitors confine themselves to these
six principal islands without knowing they are going from one to the
other because there are no island signs. Bermuda's physical beauty
remains undeniable making it one of the most expensive pieces of
beachfront in the world. Within the city itself there are parks like
Par-la-Ville and Victoria. Beyond Hamilton's borders, beaches and quiet
coves may have only a few couples taking the sun or swimming languidly
in the island's fabled waters. But the island is more than just a
pretty face. Scratch the surface, and just beneath the "tranquil and
contenting" skin is a country that over the last twenty years has
evolved from an almost mythical sleepy hollow into a dynamic
international business hub. The former capital is a major attraction in
and of itself. Founded as a town in 1612 and as a corporation in 1797,
St. George is Bermuda's first and oldest town.

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