Spittal Pond Nature Reserve covers 64 acres of wetlands along the South Shore, with winding walking trails. The first trail was cut through Spittal Pond in 1966 but it wasnt until 1986 that Spittal Pond became a protected nature reserve under the National Park act.
We learnt about the Checkerboard, an unusual limestone formation with a distinct pattern of cracks where whalers used to haul out their catch, and Portuguese Rock, where an inscription (now replaced with a bronze casting) is thought to be the oldest evidence of humans on the island.
The weather could have been a little kinder making the trail a little bit slippery but when Tony finally reached the ocean, we forgot about the rain and enjoyed the views of the crashing waves onto this rocky part of Bermuda.
