At least one couple visiting Bermuda is in search of a little more than pink sand.

Two tourists have travelled more than 4,000 miles to retrace the footsteps of a relative stationed in Bermuda during the Second World War.

Susan Sylvester and her husband Peter arrived on Monday from the UK with a photo album filled with pictures of old Bermuda.

Mrs. Sylvester's father was stationed here with the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1942 to 1945.

Mrs. Sylvester said: "We love the idea that we can see what he saw."

The RAF operated in Bermuda from 1939 to 1945 and Mrs. Sylvester's father, Cyril Robert Slann, was in the Transport Department.

Mr. Slann's photo album included pictures of his favourite places like the Belmont Manor (now Belmont Hills Golf Club) and his house in Flatt's Village, along with old menus and brochures.

"I never thought I'd ever come here," Mrs. Sylvester said. "It's something that I've always wanted to do."

The couple came to Bermuda not knowing much about the Island other than captions her father made under his pictures and Mrs. Sylvester said she found a few of the places with a little local hospitality.

"I talked to our taxi driver, who was an older chap, and asked him if he recognised any of the pictures."

She said that they brought the album for their own interest but as they started asking locals for help, the intrigue just grew.

"It's generated terrific interest," Mr. Sylvester agreed.

Mrs. Sylvester's father never spoke much about his time in Bermuda, but she became more interested when she found his pictures after he died nine years ago.

"When you get older it's not until you lose your parents that you want to learn more about their lives. Now we have that opportunity," Mr. Sylvester said.

Mrs. Sylvester made a detailed photo album and is trying to add as much information as possible.

"I made the album for my grandsons," she said. "I wanted them to be able to see what their great grandfather did in the war."

Her father even kept a cycling map from 1943 where he outlined the stops he made while touring the Island. They are using this map as their own, attempting to see the places that he had seen.

"From a sentimental note, it's nice to retrace his steps," Mr. Sylvester said.

Mrs. Sylvester said it was "quite touching" to share the same sights as her father and believed his pictures did not justify the Island.

"Bermuda is much more beautiful than I ever imagined," she said.