Bermuda Journey EPISODE 3 in 4K - 2017 Island Tour FROM END-TO-END in a day

[@MarkBlackburnWPG]

Superb! Deepest thanks to Exploding House Films of Bermuda. Driving along as the sun comes up -- in Hi Def splendor. My wife and I spent the decade of the 70s in Bermuda, and celebrated our 50th anniversary this month (11/1/2024). Shared I see "6 years ago" with, deservedly "36K views." Suddenly I'm 'there' -- driving my VW Polo (smaller than a Rabbit) along those peaceful shorelines, bluest skies, with big white clouds -- so low, you feel you could reach up and touch them. Haven't been back (though our sons have) -- 40 years and counting the days till we can return. As the Talbot Brothers (The Mills Brothers of Bermuda) would sing: It is truly ". . . another world -- turn around and you'll be gone; but you'll always have the mem'ries, that will linger on and on . . . " Suddenly, just before reaching "Devonshire Parish" there' a big, beautiful round building that wasn't there before (40 years ago). At the 26:57 mark -- pause to read that it is "ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC CHURCH. I've visited once before through "Bermuda Daydreamin' FB page" -- they have a state-of-the-art electronic pipe organ. To borrow from a favorite 'seasonal song' -- "I'll be there for Christmas, if only in my dreams."

[@jeanclermont4195]

Thank you so much for this great video. I’m watching it while working out for the 2024 Bermuda end-to-end and it’s a great motivator!

[@derektawse-smith6650]

I visited Bermuda a couple of dozen times during the 80's and 90's while serving in the Canadian Navy. Always had a good time !!!

[@anahabibtiinbahariterra]

26:53 this is one of my favorite songs 🌴

[@EpicAdventureCouple]

We just got back. We did Bermuda in a mini elec car. Check it out soooo much fun

[@joycerabbitt4362]

Fifty two years ago I traveled to Bermuda for the first time and fell in love with the islands and the people. Yellow Bird was playing on the flight. Bermuda is still my favorite place in the world. Thank you for the beautiful videos.

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

You're most welcome. The music used in this video is for the most part at least 52 years old. It may well have been the version you heard those long years ago. Glad you liked it.

[@enzocattin5499]

Beautiful Bermuda amazing video thanks for sharing

[@Stephknight9317]

Even though it's two years ago...thank you so much

[@bahariterratours1539]

Bermuda is awesome. Much love from Bahariterra.

[@EpicAdventureCouple]

Hello We just got back from Bermuda. Check out our travel vlogs. It’s a awesome island ❤️🏝👍

[@machouse2410]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful video of Bermuda my Great great Grandmother lived here with her family and her and my Great great Grandfathers was married in1860 in the church St. Peter's Church, in St. George's, Bermuda then moved to Scotland UK l came for a holiday in 1987 and loved every minute plus can you tell me where episodes 1 and 2 are please and what is the first song called

[@dc7035]

I love this video and the history included. Thanks for sharing. The music is wonderful...and unrecognizable to shazam, thanks for passing it along!

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

I’m very pleased you like it. My driver and I are bracing ourselves to do it again with a better set of cameras. We will see. For my family and friends the music is the soundtrack of our summers. The original mix was assembled for nighttime barbecue parties. Glad to share it.

[@dc7035]

@@NorthernSongsCWX I am visiting the island later next week, and cant wait! where do the locals eat?

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

@@dc7035 for a good diner meal go to Specialty Inn . Munchies in St.George and a couple of seafood restaurants in Dockyard! Sorry, I don’t go to restaurants any more.

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

The Beach restaurant on Front St. And others further down

[@Carmal60]

I love Bermuda because it was like an English haven for my family for generations. My Father and his Sisters resided here. We were able to enjoy and relish the many stories told and the roasted Turkeys annually at Christmas. He worked at the Bermuda Diner for many years. Nice sample of the local singing artists.

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

I'm glad you have happy memories of Bermuda. Bermuda is not quite so English, I would say British, as it once was but has evolved a sense of its own style with perhaps more of a nod to the islands far away to the south in the Caribbean (which we are not). The local traditions including the roast turkeys are stronger than ever. Come back someday.

[@TheDangerGarrett]

Fantastic sound track, might have to download the vid just to play it on the beach

[@philipjones9306]

Hi Susan, Grafton, VT not far from Woodstock at all. We did sugaring for the first time ever this year. My 13 year old really wanted to try it so we had a ball. I work in Keene, NH so it's an hour each way but that's o.k. Glad you like the "rock" and we need visitors like you to talk it up. I hope you have a fantastic time.

[@benk4881]

Was stationed there May 70 may 72, at NOB Annex, sorry to see it closed now....great memories

[@bkwwilkes]

We spent 3 days in Bermuda. We need to go back and see more of this beautiful island.

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

Thank you Robert. Please come back. Bermuda is still beautiful and welcoming.

[@EpicAdventureCouple]

Robert. We just got back Check out our travel vlogs We did the whole island Thanks for watching 🤫👍

[@philipjones9306]

Fantastic......I was born in Bermuda and lived full time there until 2008. Re located to Vermont but do miss my home very much. Thanks for the video

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

Are you perchance from Salt Kettle and owned a Harley?

[@frankjjoseph]

@@NorthernSongsCWX Yep, you got him, Aceboy Abercromby The Great!!

[@susanmotschman4396]

I live in Vermont, love to visit Bermuda. In 3 weeks, will be going there for the first time in 3 years--can hardly wait! This fantastic video has me dreaming Bermuda. Thanks, Exploding House Films❣

[@EpicAdventureCouple]

Phillip. We just got back Check out our videos from your lovely Island Thanks for watching ❤️🏝🙏

[@philipjones9306]

That is me indeed. I was born in that house ("Milwood"). I sold it but do miss it. Still have the Harley too. Like many Bermudians I built this house in VT as a vacation home but since my Mom was American I have dual passports. Have we met?

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

Yes. We met a couple of times introduced by your cousin and my (then) good friend Nancy from across the road from you. Nancy and I were close for many years. I also had some small business dealings with your wife Julie who worked at PW's. Millwood was very beautiful and elegant and probably still is. One day I noticed they'd built another house in the grounds but I expect you knew that. Thanks for liking the video which took easily 100 hours to edit. One section was filmed nine times and that meant nine sunny early Sunday mornings so that the traffic was lighter than workdays. Now, with camera speed modifications and effective gimbals it'd be a lot more manageable. If I filmed a kitten playing with a ball of yarn I could get 10X the views in a month!

[@susanmotschman4396]

These conversations between you two make this even more interesting. Feel like I know real Bermudians, not just the few I meet when there. Philip, in what part of Vermont do you live? We are sugarmakers (maple syrup) in Hartland, a small town near Woodstock and White River Junction. I am so excited to be cruising once again to Bermuda--only 3 weeks away.

[@andrewainsworth497]

How did you film this video from such a high elevation. I worked at The Belmont Hotel between 1984-1988 this video bought back some great memories of a amazing place.Thank you.

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

At last! I've been waiting for years for someone to ask me that question. The answer is that I built a square rig made out of one inch schedule 80 plastic pipes and professional suction cups which mounted on the roof of my car over the sunroof which in profile looked a bit like the outline of a dog and so we called it the black dog. The tall front piece rose up to about 8' and terminated in a metal go pro mount. The plastic ones weren't strong enough. On top of that mount I attached a Feiyu Tech gimble handle topped by a GoPro 7 (whatever the latest one was anyway) I controlled and monitored the camera from down below in the car by Bluetooth to an iPhone and I aimed, tilted and rotated the camera by a tiny Feiyu Tech Bluetooth toggle remote. It was a busy two handed operation and this video took 9 weeks to 'film'. Once in the early days we were driving along the road to Ferry reach staring at the phone screen in my hand when I noticed to my dismay that the Belco wires had sagged to the height of the camera and below. Quick slamming of brakes. A cop on Boaz Island stopped us mid video and strained mightily to find something to book us on but reluctantly had to let us go on our way. Thanks for asking.

[@andrewainsworth497]

@@NorthernSongsCWX Brilliant, great ingenuity. 9 weeks to film wow. You deserve so many more views. Anyway you have made an old expat very happy.

[@taponilsarkar2126]

Is Fire Place Chimneys really of use in Bermuda? Love from Calcutta (ex capital of the British Indian Empire)

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

Oh yes they are functional and an architectural feature too. We mostly burn artificial logs or imported kindling. Bermuda is officially the most expensive country in the world. Bermuda is also sub tropical and gets cool in the first four months of the year and just about perfect the rest of the time. Snow has never been seen but there's an 1800 (or so) story that says one morning to everyones consternation standing fresh water formed an icy skin until the sun came up.

[@LucasShowsQarsherskiy]

1:00:59 Out on the Ocean far far away

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

Yes he was. Chivalry wasn’t dead that day!

[@shellywillis7286]

Hi! Thanks for this wonderful video. I fell in love with the Diddlybops song at 44:08 and spent an afternoon trying to research who sang it and hoping I could find it to listen online somewhere. No luck finding it to stream but finally found what I thought was it and bought a used record of Stan Seymour called Everybody Loves Bermuda. Sadly, that version isn't quite the same as yours. Can you help me out and tell me what your song is?

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

The Song is The Diddley Bops by The Merrymen a very prominent band ...in Barbados. In about 1965 they came to Bermuda at the invitation of Eddie DeMello a Bermudian music entrepeneur and recorded an album soon after which had some wonderful songs often re hashed and retitled from earlier hits back home but classics of my youth just the same. The lead singer is Emile Straker. Look on The Merrymen site. They were a big band and should have a site. The Bermuda album was their only one here and was probably them being a bit traitorous to Barbados. The album was on Edmar records and although Eddie is dead his shop is still open and is called The Music Box on Reid Street in the City of Hamilton. It is run by two sisters by the memorable name of Escolastica. They are on Facebook and their telephone number is [phone]. I love that song. BTW thanks for liking the video if I told you how many hours went into it with editing and arguing with KZbin you wouldn't believe me.

[@shellywillis7286]

Thank you for your thoughtful and informative reply! I can imagine the amount of time and effort you put into this video just based on how attentive you are to those of us who have contacted you through the comments. Thanks again! I appreciate the time you've taken. Best wishes!

[@allysonfredd3820]

"The most considerate man in the world" in Dockyard....that was unexpected and hilarious

[@WallyPCify]

I would walk Bermuda from end to end with a denim jacket and a cotton hoodie with denim jeans and cotton underwear also with knee high cotton socks with no water proof sneakers in 45 degrees rainy weather anytime with no rain gear.

[@EpicAdventureCouple]

Dr AWSOME 👍 check out our videos on Bermuda We loved it. We used a mini elec car from end to end. Can’t believe you walked it Wow 😯

[@markpires5565]

Amazing video, reminds me when I rode a scooter across the whole island. I'm so pleased that you responded to the song names, the Diddley Bops was one song I was looking for. I have a request myself, which song is playing at the beginning, 2:14 marker ? Thanks so much! for an awesome video.

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

Thank you for the kind words which are much appreciated. The music for this video comes from a pool of OLD calypso music I've been accumulating in fits and starts since 1982. I've been listening to this music since 1960. We have a couple of versions of this song, one dating from 1955, but this version is called That's The Place For Me by Hubert Smith. It might by Hubert Smith and The Coral Islanders - that seems familiar somehow. In one other video I did one of the Talbot Family contacted me to correct me on which Talbot it was that did the lead singing! This video was originally conceived as a backgroundl soundtrack to be played during summer barbecue evenings. I'm glad you like it.

[@prionzgaming5996]

❤️❤️❤️

[@zirunxsmug]

hello , what song at 1:06:30 ? .

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

The Song is Beautiful Bermuda by The Merrymen a very prominent band ...in Barbados. In about 1965 they came to Bermuda at the invitation of Eddie DeMello a Bermudian music entrepeneur and recorded an album soon after which had some wonderful songs often re hashed and retitled from earlier hits back home but classics of my youth just the same. The singer is Emile Straker.

[@zirunxsmug]

@@NorthernSongsCWX thankyou so much

[@DanielWang-j2k]

What song is at 31:51?

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

Sorry not to get back to you sooner but at least I have the answer! The song is called Autumn in Bermuda by Hubert Smith and his Calypso Band. You might be able to get the LP or CD at facebook.com/themusicboxbermuda/ They are very knowledgeable about these old time records. I bought this LP 41 years ago and sadly Hubert went to his reward 22 years ago.

[@DanielWang-j2k]

@@NorthernSongsCWX Thank you!

[@NorthernSongsCWX]

that was quick!