Hey kids, long week? How about escaping to Bermuda with a Dark & Stormy? And it's NOT a Dark & Stormy without Gosling's.

It's a nice crispy autumn day here in New England but too many photographs and artifacts‡ of Bermuda have agitated my listlessness (I'm going a little nautical here). I think I need to go on holiday. I just googled that phrase and found this site. It's time to troll Orbitz or Travelocity.

I may just have to settle for a Rum Swizzle (for right now).

8 oz Gosling's® Black Seal rum
6 dashes Angostura® bitters
juice of 2 lemons
crushed ice
5 oz pineapple juice
5 oz orange juice
2 oz grenadine syrup

Stir or shake vigorously until a frothing head appears. Strain into sour glasses. Garnish with a slice of orange or a Maraschino Cherry.

More Bermuda...
Here's another photograph from the Limestone Roof archives. I took this one on Front Street during the labour day parade.

‡I purchased the envelope commemorating the first flight between Bermuda and New York via Imperial Airways several years ago on eBay. Here is a little information on the flying boat named Cavalier. Those few long-time Limestone Roof readers will notice a peculiar date in the description. This second photograph shouldn't be viewed by those averse to the sea.

How about two tiny quotes? This one is from Gimlette (who else) and complements the travel theme of this post.

"As we clambered upwards through felled trees and falling Australians."

"Since then, the travel literature has reeled with confusion. Of all the bewildered accounts, my favourite is that of Earl of Dartmouth in 1752. Finding himself in genteel company, he was horrified to discover that he had to kiss all the ladies present, from the matronly to the outright grotesque. 'It was,' he wrote, 'sad, clammy work.'"

I've been reading Panther Soup in small bursts but should finish it soon.

Labels: bermuda, weekend