nicebbern

Thanks flowers and sail,

 

The poster nicebbern said that the path led directly to the beach so I thought there might be an easier way down there. Wonder how they got strollers and children down those stairs?

Judy

We did not get the strollers down the stairs. By going down the path, it did not take us as far as the stairs. We left the strollers on the path. There is no clear route for a scooter by the stairs as flowers44 mentioned, they are questionable. Nor is there a clear path by taking the path I mentioned You would still need to take a few steps through the small patch of trees (right side in photo) and down a small slope to get to the beach.

Here is another photo taken from the other direction on the path with the beach in view.

I took the photo of the beach at 8 am. The photo of the path was taken approximately at 11 am. I scouted the route early in the morning to see how it would be as far as safety for the kids. The road over the bridge was the main area of concern because there are areas without sidewalks. It was manageable.

It is approximately a 25 minute walk from the ship's docking area.

We went with the kids at about 11 am. We had three in strollers.

To save time walking in the sun, we took the free train at dockyard from the ship's docking area to the watchtower mall, then walked the rest of the route. Once you get onto Cochrane Rd. there is a dirt road on the right hand side with a mailbox at the top of the road (it looks like a long driveway). It is located on the opposite side of the apartments, on the right, right after a clearing with a large tree and a picnic table. This location is at the beginning of the apartments on the right. We took this path instead of staying on the road. This back path helped us to avoid walking on the road with the little ones and it was much nicer to walk on because it took us through a more shaded area. As you walk this route at first it is open, but it becomes more shaded & wooded further down the path as it brings you directly to the beach.

I was in Bermuda last week on the Celebrity Summit and wanted to report back on my glass beach adventures. I went twice - the first time I walked there around 5:00pm on the day we arrived. I followed the directions exactly and stayed on the suggested quieter roads. From the time I stepped off the ship to the time I stepped on to the beach I think was approximately 25 minutes and a fairly easy walk. It was HOT, which made the walk tiring, so take water with you when you go, especially if it is during the summer months. I took the bus back to the Dockyard - couldn't face the walk back in the heat. Remember to wait at the BLUE pole for the bus going TO the Dockyard.

 

The first time I went there were about 7 people on the beach, one person I started talking to was also on the Summit. He collected a lot of glass and had no problem taking it back on the ship. There is A LOT of glass so don't worry that it will all be gone by the time you get there. Walk from end to end of the beach looking both in the water and further back from the water's edge for piles of the glass.

 

The second time I went to the beach was on the last day in port. I took the bus there and back, was the only person on the beach and the whole trip took about an hour - good bus connections.

 

I took only a bit of glass the first time and forgot that I had put it in my pocket when I went back on the ship. I walked through security with no problems - only realized when I got back to my cabin that it was still in my pocket. On my second visit I gathered the glass in a sandwich size ziploc bag and put it in my backpack. When I got back to the ship I sent my bag through the security machine and the security guard grabbed it on the other end and asked me if it was my bag, yes, and he put it through again. I walked to the other side of the machine to see what was showing up and ask why he was putting it through again. He said that there was something dense in the bag and asked me if I had glass in there - I said yes, he smiled and handed me my bag - no problem.

 

Thanks again for the excellent directions and pictures. I printed them out and took them with me and had no problems following them. As someone else said you will likely pass some locals who will also guide you on your way if you walk. Be careful of the stairs going down to the beach, the steps are different heights - hold the handrail, even if it is a bit wobbly - have fun. :)

Thanks for sharing your adventure and the update on boarding with sea glass!:)

Hi All,

Following the unbelievably huge success of my original post about the Dockyard Walking Adventure with Sea Glass, but spotting that most people ONLY want to go to the beach, here's an updated post with better pics and a traffic-free route.

This will take about twenty to twenty five minutes to walk.

 

 

As you leave the Dockyard, turn left onto Freeport Drive and look at the ship insignias painted on the walls, dating from when the Dockyard was a Navy base.

When you cross the bridge at the exit from the Dockyard area, take the right hand road - Cochrane Road.

Continue down this road. Eventually it turns sharp left and meets back up with the main road, but just before it does, there is a stand of trees with big roots. Take the little road to the right here.

Just a little way along this road is a area of grass on the right with a shelter, table and bench.

The steps down to the beach are here. There are about twenty steps.

Here's the route in pictures...

 

 

Happy Sea Glass hunting!

32N64W

Hi All,

Here is a Google Earth (bless them) overhead showing the area...

 

 

Have fun!

Thank you!

B

Thanks!

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Thank you!

:)

Thanks very much for the info. Interesting though, do you know if you wanted one of the drinks in the souvenir glass are you charged for it in full and if not in full how much?

 

It was more the ease of the drink of the day than the glass I was interested in - you know, just grabbing one - but as you can order a frozen drink anyway sounds good!

I was on the Infinity last year to Alaska, bought a hot chocolate in a thermos, and yes they charged me full price.