The North Atlantic Island of Bermuda has no fresh water springs, rivers or lakes. The colorful pastel limestone houses are equipped with white roofs in order to harvest rain. They also have small steps on them, which slows down the heavy rainfall, which helps the gutters collect the water and store it in tanks below the house. As there are no permanent steams and the lakes are brackish, the system was forced on the early settlers. It later became enforced in house-building regulations, for each square foot of roof space; all houses must have eight gallons of tank space.This design has many benefits. Being made of limestone means it is heavier and not easily shifted by hurricane as well as having anti-bacterial properties.
Schedule for Bus Route #1: Hamilton / St. George's via Tucker's Town, The Caves and Grotto Bay
Schedule for Bus Route #3 - St. George's / Hamilton via Middle Road, Devil's Hole, The Caves and Swizzle Inn.
Schedule for Bermuda Bus route #4 - Hamilton / Spanish Point via St. John's Road or North Shore Road
Schedule for Bus Route #8: Hamilton / Dockyard via Middle Road, Paget, Waterlot Inn and National Museum of Bermuda
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Schedule for Bus Route #2: Hamilton / Ord Road via Botanical Gardens and Elbow Beach.
Schedule for Bus Route #5: Hamilton / Pond Hill via Glebe Road
Schedule for Bus Route #7: Hamilton / Barnes Corner / Dockyard via South Shore Beaches, Lighthouse and Somerset.