Nonsuch Island

Our friends from BIOS invited us on board of Spirit of Bermuda, a purpose-built sail training vessel based on civilian Bermudian-type schooners built in Bermuda by blacks and whites between 1810 and 1840. In 2009 Spirit participated in TALL SHIPS^®ATLANTIC CHALLENGE. It was pretty impressive standing on its deck, it felt like going back in time.

Today on board were also group of kids from a local public school to whom Marcus and Anna gave a short presentation about the problem of disposable plastic and its impact on marine life. We went back to BIOS’s boat POLARIS and headed out to the Nonsuch Island for some snorkeling. I was looking forward to seeing this incredible island that has been under restoration since 1962 and is a living museum of the indigenous flora and fauna which dominated Bermuda before human settlement in 1612. Even though the island does not have any inhabitants I knew that we are going to encounter some level of pollution, the question was just how much. We anchored in a small cove with magical torques crystal clear water and a beach that would make you jealous. We had such a good time snorkeling and exploring the island. From a distance everything appeared to be fine but just like everywhere else on Bermuda plastic was part of the landscape. Even while snorkeling, small plastic pieces, mostly wrappings and bags could be seen everywhere. I took some dozen of videos and then unfortunately erased them all by mistake while transferring to my computer. Oh well, lessons learned…..

Related posts:

1. Trip to the Hassel Island
2. Bermuda beach cleanup
3. Bermuda’s beautiful trash of Tobacco Bay
4. Magnificent! Sailing in to Bermuda
5. Bermuda’s beautiful bays versus plastic – Part 2