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Excerpt from The Royal Gazette

Four hundred years ago today the Sea Venture was wrecked on Bermuda's reef and St. George's is throwing a party to celebrate.

The Sea Venture was on its way to Jamestown in the US with crucial supplies for the newly established colony when it became separated from the other ships it sailed with on July 24 when they encountered a serious storm at "latitude 27 North and some 1000 leagues West of the Azores".

Captained by Sir George Somers they managed to survive the storm and four days later the severely leaking Sea Venture was run aground on Bermuda's eastern reefs. All the passengers and crew as well as the ship's dog made it safely to St. Catherine's Beach, which was historically known as 'Gates' Bay'.

To celebrate the milestone, a number of activities have been planned including a re-enactment of the landing of the survivors...

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My mum gave me a copy of Bermuda's Story by Terry Tucker that she found this weekend at the 49th Annual Pequot Library Book Sale. Here is Terry Tucker on the wreck of the Sea Venture:

"And suddenly, as if beholding a miracle, Sir George, still at the helm, gave a great hoarse shout: 'Land ho!'

Everyone rushed, straining eagerly in the direction he was looking; even those who had fallen to the docks with fatigue struggled to their feet. Yes–they could make out not only a rocky coast but even trees bending in the wind. How they must have held their breaths while Sir George guided the water-logged ship hard towards shore where she stuck between two shoals half a mile or so off the coast–and wedged there. The wind dropped; between the ship and the shore lay a stretch of blessedly smooth water. And presently, with great joy, they lowered the longboat, and, after several journeys, everyone was landed safely ashore. God had heard even those prayers carried away by the wind.

'Where are we?' they must have asked each other as they scrambled up towards the thick woods, giving a helping hand to one another and pulling the tired children after them. Sir George knew they had landed in the terrible Bermudas. Well, they must make the best of it. Even devil-haunted islands were better than a watery grave.

That was how the English came by chance to Bermuda. Never again were the islands entirely uninhabited. Friday, July 28th, 1609, was the day they landed and Bermuda's story as an inhabited place began. You must always remember that date. We call July 28th, Somers Day, in memory of the great man who is really the Father of this Colony."

Memorial to Sir George Somers, St. George's, Bermuda. Photograph from the Limestone Roof archives.

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Bermudan, U.S. Governments Take Hits for Moving Uighurs Out of Guantanamo

"When an American is watching an ad (for Bermuda) it hits my mind as an American, they saw the level of intense media attention, I say to myself, 'Hmm, that's the country that accepted Guantanamo Bay detainees' ... This is a fact, mark my words, tourism will be affected by this."

- Donte Hunt, United Bermuda Party

Four PLP MPs call for Premier Dr. Brown's resignation

MPs should be given a full report on the Uighur fiasco

No Confidence Motion Against Ewart Brown

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I referenced this article yesterday from The Royal Gazette and keep coming back to this quote:

The Warwick businesswoman wrote to Government MPs: "I am ashamed of the leader of my country. His dictatorial leadership style, his grandiose spending, his questionable ethics, his inflated ego, his lack of transparency, his stirring up of racial hatred, are all hurting the fabric of our Island.

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Hard to Believe the Lovable Uighurs Could Be Involved in Terrorism...
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Back from Stormy Bermuda was written by Andy McCarthy and appeared on NRO:

Great ire has been directed at the premier, Ewart Brown, the hard-Left race-baiter and former Black Panther sympathizer in whom the Obama administration (surprise!) managed to find a willing partner for its jihadist relocation quest — willing, that is, blatantly to violate his country's constitution (which leaves decisions about foreign affairs and national security to imperialist, colonialist Great Britain); to negotiate in secret in a manner that cut out said imperialist, colonialist Britain (i.e., America's most important ally); to negotiate so secretively he cut out his own cabinet (which was not made aware of the Uighurs' coming until they'd already arrived); to lie about the security risk posed by the Uighurs (Brown told the Parliament Bermuda's security forces had vetted the detainees and found no risk, but the following day the head of the security forces said that was not true and that there was significant security risk); and, finally, to impose this fait accompli on Bermudians (who, like the cabinet, were left totally in the dark until they started seeing pictures of the Island's new residents strolling around their new digs and swimming in the Atlantic).



In Bermuda, where the public regards their premier as a snake, no one believes that. But no one among the public, parliament, or the office of the British governor really knows. There were protests all week, which is highly unusual for the laid back populace. They are worried not only about the potential jihadist threat but what the relocation means for tourism, the island's most important industry. The local newspapers featured stories about cancellations due to the Uighurs and safety concerns — very bad news in already bad economic times.

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Re: Back from Stormy Bermuda
Protest rally swells to around 1,500-strong
Premier's job approval rating down to 24% – public survey
Obama approval index turns negative

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It's not supposed to make any sense.

China's National Space Program Copies Star Trek Logo

Some—But Not All—of the Horrible Motherboard Box Art We Found

Baseball/Books
A League of His Own: Late in a storied baseball career, Branch Rickey threw the sport a curve

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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.

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A great article on Shea Stadium with dozens of links.

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He just needs your assistance printing pamphlets with the mimeograph machine. The money quote:

He supports Independence for the Island, arguing that the UK should give Bermudians and those in its other territories British citizenship as a "form of reparation".

"It's the least they could do for the crimes that were committed during the empire," he states.

He's also fond of Russians (and the not free market types).

Source: Blogger Jonathan Starling has no plans to end website

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Big match a sell out
Hordes of fans lined up yesterday to get tickets for Bermuda's football match against Trinidad on Sunday, which is being anticipated as one of the biggest sporting events on the Island in years.

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Bermuda's goal-den chance
More tickets for sale!
Moment of truth in New World

Update
Trinidad & Tobago 2 (3) - Bermuda 0 (2) (FINAL)
Trinidad advances on aggregate.

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