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“...Island beyond. The highest point to
strike the eye is Gibbs Hill, rising 245 feet above the sea
and surmounted by a steel lighthouse. To a visitor
from northern climes the scene is full of novelty, and it
would be difficult to describe adequately its charm.
The islands are covered with a mantle of vivid green
grass, while the surrounding sea, on the other hand, is
a deep cobalt blue which shows up the brilliant yellow
Gulf weed floating on the surface (see page 29). Pinnaces
and motor-launches flit here and there, and yachts
spread their sails to receive the almost constant breeze.
The water is so clear in these favoured regions that
rocks, which are really fathoms below the surface, can be
seen so distinctly that they appear to be quite near.
From Grassy Bay steamers pass along the narrow
Stags and Two Rock channels in a south-easterly direc-
tion to the land-locked harbour, on the north side of
which stands Hamilton (population about 2,500), the
capital of the Bermudas. Overlooking Pitt’s...”
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