While we found it challenging to leave the pool at Elbow Beach, Bermuda, a Kiwi Collection recommended hotel, we found it even more challenging to not spend the remaining hours of light by its intoxicatingly beautiful beach and thus we headed back there. Plus, all of the fun we had been having in the sun left us famished and parched and the hotel has a beachside restaurant.
When in Bermuda, it is absolutely necessary to sample the legendary national drink: the Rum Swizzle. This delicious mix of rums paired with fruit juices and sweeteners is the perfect libation for sharing and irresistible to locals and tourists alike. We found that it went down too smoothly and that it is quite potent, so we decided to soak up some of the alcohol with what else other than delicious fried food. Bermudians say, “You swizzle in and you swagger out.” We can definitely attest to that after consuming two pitchers!
Then we went for another leisurely stroll by the ocean. Along the way we kept exclaiming to each other how we both thought that Bermuda was one of the best kept travel secrets.
It looks so beautiful!!! I want some of that rum!!!!
It’s so beyond beautiful!!! You would LOVE that rum!
I love learning little expressions like that that locals use…
And WHAT sand! Holy!
Yes, me too! We can’t stop saying it now hahaha. Isn’t that sand amazing? We brought some home with us!
I too enjoy tasty Rum Swizzles! 🙂
Aren’t they awesome!?!
So gorgeous!! I want to come next time! 🙂
Absolutely darling!
Gorgeous photos!! I totally want to return to the Caribbean now 🙂
Thank you so much! Actually, Bermuda is not part of the Caribbean!!! Most people think it is though. 🙂
Your photos are so inviting….
ah-h-h…
the Rum Swizzle….
fried onion rings….
can’t wait for my trip to Cancun…
Thank you so much!!! Have the best time in Cancun! Make sure to drink lots of rum drinks for me!
Will do! 🙂
Good lord, those beaches are gorgeous! So glad you had fun!
Ahhhh I miss them so much! They really take your breath away. We had the best time! 🙂
Wow it looks spectacular! That pink sand is just incredible!
Isn’t it magical???? Pictures simply don’t do it justice!
Oh wow, look at that sand, and the colour of the sea! I want to go to there… 🙂 Lovely shots.
Isn’t it just too beautiful???? Thank you!
I could die and go to heaven there!
Me too!
I just want to dig my toes in that sand!
Me too haha!!!!!
Omg I love these photos – esp the dogs and your pink bikini! I hope we get to lay on a beach together with the boys soon xoxoxoxoxo
Thank you sweetheart!!! Aren’t those dogs cute and also very lucky to be living in such a beautiful place? Fingers crossed re: tropical vacation together! Love!!!
OHMIGOSH. I want to go! The beach, the rum, the puppies… really, what more could you ask for? Looks like so much fun. 🙂
Haha I never thought about it like that, but you’re 100% right! Plus the pink sand!!! 🙂
the water is so so beautiful. and the rum swizzler! what a fun name haha. do they use different fruits each time or does it always taste the same? i would love to try one !
Isn’t it amazing??? It’s a color that deserves its own name! And yes, depending on where you have it, the fruit juice used changes. I like the peach ones the best. It’s BEYOND delicious!
I’m much more of a long-time lurker to your site, but I feel like commenting today! *stops being shy* These photos — as with ALL of your photos — are so beautiful and just make me want to be there! And of course, your writing complements that feeling so much!
Oh wow, I have the biggest smile on my face!!! You’re such a sweetheart, thank you! I’m touched that you love my photography and writing. I hope you comment more! 🙂
Haha, I’ll be sure to come out of my blog commenting shell! 🙂
Yay!!!!!!!
I want to go to Bermuda!!! Love the pictures, especially the one of the pretty pink sand. 🙂
Thank you so much! I hope you can make it there, it’s sooo gorgeous!
LOVE your pictures! So pretty.
Thank you sooooo much!!!!!
I think I just figured out the mystery of the Bermuda triangle from looking at these amazing pictures. Point one the beach, point two the pool, point three the bar and the rum swizzle: then repeat. You are now stuck in the Bermuda triangle.
OMG that’s a brilliant idea! I think you’re totally onto something my friend!
Holy moly – is there anything wrong with that place? It looks incredible! Also, I think I would have been singing Bermuda… Bahamas… come on pretty mama the ENTIRE time. It wouldn’t have been annoying at all 😉
Hahahaha I am definitely guilty of singing that a couple of times while we were there! 😉 And no, I don’t think there is anything wrong with Elbow Beach — it’s perfect! 🙂
This just looks like heaven! The colors are so vivid.
Absolute heaven on earth!!!
Gorgeous photos! That beach looks heavenly! Have been to Bermuda, but never to elbow beach! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much! What did you think of the parts of Bermuda you visited?
You take the most spectacular, vivid pictures!! Beautiful!
Wow what an AMAZING compliment, thank you dear!!!! XO
Looks incredible! Beautiful photos, as always, Andi!
Thank you X a million!
So many great images.
I am getting so impatient for summer looking at these – I really want a cold drink and a beach to lay on right now.
Murissa
Thanks so much! And me too!!! Summer where are you already?
I like it!
Thanks!
A pitcher of fruity cocktails on the beach with a side of fries sounds like heaven!
That’s why we like each other so much! 😉
i have been yearning for a beach vacation lately more than ever in my life. i need to just do it soon. and im super jealous of your tan! we dont have such luck in scandinavia 😉
But you have so many gorgeous beaches near you!!! Go to the South of France or all over Spain! You’ll get a tan in a couple of days I bet. 🙂
The color of the water is spectacular! Love the dogs playing on the beach!
That color deserves its own name!
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