Success or failure, a disaster, or another necessary step on a painful re-building process for Bermuda cricket.

The national cricket team's trip to Canada could be viewed as any, or all, of those things, depending on your outlook on life.

And while four defeats, three of them heavy, might look like it leaves little room for optimism, head coach David Moore believes the majority of the trip, results not withstanding, was a largely positive experience for players and coaches.

Originally due to last an extra two days, with one-day games planned for today and tomorrow against Canada, the threat posed by Hurricane Igor brought the team home early today.

And while Moore would always like to see his side play more cricket, he said he'd seen enough over the first four games to allow him to make some decisions about the future.

"I got to see enough to make some informed judgments on a few things that have been happening," he said.

"Obviously you always want to play more cricket games, because it is then more competition, more (experience) under pressure.

"But, I've been able to learn a fair bit, I obviously would have liked it to go a bit further, but you take what you can take.

"And I've seen a few of the guys go forward like (Jason) Anderson and (Dion Stovell) they've obviously made their opportunities count.

"Delyone's come in and made his opportunity count, Malacih has come back in and done the same, so those guys have really taken their opportunity with both hands.

"But now it's a matter of maintaining that focus and intensity so that we can actually start being successful in international cricket because unfortunately an occasional good performance here and there isn't going to take us where we want to be."

The Australian saw his team perform in a different environment, under pressure more often than not, and against a West Indies High Performance side that is stacked with good cricketers.

For the players, they were exposed to far better batsmen and bowlers than many have ever played against, the matches took place on a sub-standard wicket, and they were required to concentrate far more than is necessary in domestic cricket.

"It would be nice to never go through any hurt (of losing), but I do think it's necessary," said Moore.

"I think it's good that people are hurting, because if they are it shows that they care.

"Defeat has a little bit to do with less skill, which we can fix, and it's got a lot to do with a lack of experience.

"People are only just starting to get an understanding of what it takes to play international cricket, and I think that it's great that these guys are doing that.

"They are pushing forward and are getting a greater understanding of international cricket, and some are playing better cricket as a result.

"Hopefully we can look forward to better performances by everyone in the future."

That future will involve the World Cup qualifiers in April, something Moore is focused on.

This tour has helped him prepare for the tough decisions that need to made if Bermuda are to be successful.

"Every day is a day closer to April," he said.

"I can't just keep sitting on my hands and waiting to make decisions, I've got to start making those decisions that will move us closer to the 14 that we pick to go away.

"And it's certainly clearer that there are some guys on the fringe, and that a lot of competition now seems to be popping up, so that's very good.

"But I'm still conscious of the fact that there are a lot of players who have been training since (last) November to play in Namibia, and they have been training consistently, and they are pretty good.

"So for people to come into the squad now, it will take a special effort for training, and the performance will have to be much better than those guys who have been training since November to get past them."