Picnickers

That headcount doesn’t include any shoppers at the base store, workers at a nearby salmon farm, pilots, sightseers and picnickers, and other civilians out on the spit; on a sunny summer day, 300 people might be around.

Paths were clogged with rollerbladers, skateboarders, cyclists, joggers, walkers, picnickers, buggies, tricycles, the works.

On any given day, the 226-acre Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland is filled not only with the dearly departed, but also scores of joggers, history buffs, sunbathers, picnickers, and dog-walkers.

This red-brick former army barracks was transformed last year into a chic 42-room hotel and overlooks a parade ground that has become a favorite with picnickers.

We are proud to claim that Bermudians must be among the best beach picnickers in the world.

Every year it sees more than 2.5 million visitors citation and in the summer months it is packed with sunbathers, picnickers and ballplayers.