Comments on: 178. Full fathom five – on Elbow Beach, Bermuda

By: Roads

Roads — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:16:01 +0000

Thank you, Gigi, and it’s good to hear from you.

I’m often sent to Aberdeen at this time of year. Much as I love the Granite City, it was a treat to find myself on a coral island for once instead. The trip warmed the cockles of my heart. I still can’t quite believe my luck…

By: Gigi

Gigi — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:02:36 +0000

What beautiful writing, Roads (as usual!) and how informative! Thanks

By: Roads

Roads — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:04:45 +0000

And American history, too. Pocohontas certainly wasn’t in my mind when I started writing that piece, Nichole, or the Mayflower either.

It’s fascinating that those stories span the New World and the Old. History stretching far across that wide and blue horizon.

By: nichole3

nichole3 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:47:11 +0000

It is so interesting how you wove some history into your Bermuda trip. I’ve never been to Bermuda but I could see it through your eyes.

By: Roads

Roads — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:06:49 +0000

Thank you, Jonas. It’s excellent to hear from you and to read that you’re in good spirits.

As it happens, I travelled to Bermuda in my late teens. I remember taking a bus out from Hamilton to St George one day, and swimming at Discovery Bay. I spent a memorable evening at a barbeque on Elbow Beach.

It must have been soon afterwards that I saw The Tempest at Stratford.

Yet it wasn’t until all these years later that I finally put those stories together. There are amazing connections all around us, if we open our eyes to look.

By: Jonas

Jonas — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:27:52 +0000

A wonderful and fascinating entry, Roads!

By: Roads

Roads — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:45:28 +0000

Yes, Bermuda is a lovely island. Just 21 miles long, and 1 mile wide, and it packs a lot of sunshine and history into that small space.

The weather is Atlantic – it’s not the Caribbean. But it’s a lot warmer than London in the winter.

And I can’t tell you just what a joy it was to see bright skies and sparkling light blue seas after long dark months in England.

By: shadowlands1501

shadowlands1501 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:09:01 +0000

Roads
You are the artist that paints the canvas with words. I could see the colors and the wonder of it. (I should get my box of crayolas). It sounds wonderful in its beauty and I especially love tourist spots without the tourists….