The wave is here | Bigkitty Gallery

Created on: Sunday 24 August 2008
Posted on: Thursday 1 January 2009
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Albums: Vacations / Cape Cod with Family / Nature Scenary
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Different coral

Sand covered coral

Gray fish swimming

Country living in the reef.

Small yellow fish

Blue fish closer to us.

Under the ocean

Close-up with Yellow/black fish

Sea urchin hiding...

Overhead view of coral

Gray fish with a black dot

Hey look out....

Different fish swimming

Beautiful color water

We're both enjoying the swim

We swam around for about 30 minutes.

They are 6 feet long.

Close-up...are you sure it's an elephant?

Sideview of Elephant

Last swim of the time we had together!

She is so fun to swim with!

Sun glistening on the blue water....

General view at port

Asian inspired chocolate sculpture

I enjoyed this greatly!

Our dolphins waiting.

Modern chocolate art

Graceful ice bird...

Chocolate Piano

Trainers gettting ready for our swim.

Reaching for the dolphin

Thursday's Animal - Elephant

They were getting impatient...

She loved belly scratches...

Where did she go?

All of the dolphins are female...

Looks like a greek god...

Interesting ice and fruit sculpture

Close-up view of the runway

Wednesday's Animal - Sitting Pig

Coral reef of sugar...

Chocolate Sculpture

Nice chocolate design

One popped up behind me.

Both of us kept with this dolphin

How to drive on the moon

Her name is Cocoon...from the movie.

Brian likes this one...

2 of 4 of the dolphins

Top of Saturn 5 Rocket

Adan (on right) with friend...the best greeter in the AM!

Sideview of Sitting Pig

She felt like wet rubber

The east coast of Florida

Rover Info continued

Another view of 39A

The antena of the Rover

The start of our group swim.

My father-in-law under the Saturn 5 rocket

Heading into port

Sugar coral reef

Info at look out tower

Back of the top of the shuttle

Mock shuttle command

Only half of the Saturn 5 rocket

Saturn 5 rocket

This is AWESOME!

Sunrise on our way back to NYC

USS Intrepid Museum with many planes...

Look at that ocean color!

Close-up of crossbones and skull

Head-on view of the rocket engines

Don't these humans look silly!

We're getting closer...

Monday's Towel animal - Penguin

The the shuttles are assembled

The Statue of Liberty in the morning sun.

Getting closer to the main land

Starting point of roll out runway

Lunar Rover 1 view

Our balcony...it had some great views this vacation!

The hole they climb into the shuttle

NASA buildings off in the background

A orange butterfly

End view of USS Intrepid

Satellite on display

Moving closer to the end of our trip.

Explorer Shuttle on display

Almost every room has a view...

View 2 of Rover

Our balcony has the white spot on the glass...middle of picture...

People part of the shuttle

White Chocolate Piano

Near the top of the shuttle

Our cabin balcony...2 up from back of #9 boat.

Chocolate coral reef

Rocket engines up close

Luner Roving Vehicle info

Bald Eagle flying around

The ship is all chocolate!

STS-125 mission on Launch pad 39A

5 engines to thurst up the rocket

Roll way road made of gravel

Brad (Brian's dad)

Another satellite

Retired launch pads

Life at sea information

Anne (Erica's mom)

Onboard surgery

This building is the height of 2 football fields

Love how the waves looked here...

Cover to orginal well

End of roll out run-way

Coastal rocket launchers

The port at Freeport

Launch Pad 39A info

Manhatten Terminal

One dolphin waiting

Blackbeard battling

Butterflies and lizards on our walk...

other side of people shuttle

Living quarters on the ship

Just a beautiful island!

The backend of a rocket

Nice scenary...

Rockets that are used with the shuttles

Life in a wave pool...

Military lizard

Norwegian Gem at port

A group petting of a dolphin

Waves bring food to the snails

Love the artwork on the sides...

Crystal clear water...

The Pirates' Code of Conduct

Closer to our room...30 minutes of tendering later...

Stealth fighter jet

Erica on the balcony...

Letter from a military man

This cannon could hit our ship too!

Coming closer to the lady

Erica on the island...not a good picture....

Lord Dunmore's thoughts

Brookline Bridge...maybe?

Seal head out of water

Fort Fincastle information

Fort Charlotte Information

Brian and Erica...

Information about weapons

You lived with your food.

Closer to the open sea

Sideview of Penguin

Great Stirup Cay water...beautiful blue.

The Military Storehouse of Our Island

How they loaded cargo

Side of the Bulldog

The signs states to drive slowly!

Butterfly is in the middle of the picture...

Erica is held captive

Ships at port...

More information

Another view of her.

That way is were everyone else was...

Almost in front of her.

Approaching the unloading zone...

This cannon can shoot our ship!

Life in service of the Military

Tuesday's Animal - Seal

NCL welcome sign of Chocoholic Buffet

Leaving the terminal

Snails finding homes in the nooks and crannies...

Sideview of the NCL Gem

Closer cannon view

Sunday's animal - bulldog

Pirate Museum of Nassau (outside)

NCL Gem from the tender boat

Groove in the wall from the drawbridge

The well is VERY deep...

On the tender boat back to the Gem

NCL ships all seem to smile on the front...

Nassau's Lighthouse

Brian and his mom (Cheryl)

Approaching the land

Cannon view from above

Queen's Staircase

Steve (brother) at bottom of the staircase

Couple of rock islands at the place...

See how thick the castle walls were...

Fort Fincastle's guns

Brooklin Bridge

Deadly Dinner for 2

Cheryl befriends a pirate

"You laughing at me?"

Statue from a far

Nassau Water Tower

Now the lizard poses

65 steps down...

Isn't she beautiful?

Snails all over the rocks

Older snail colony...

Fort Charlotte main entrance

Walls of the Queen's Staircase

Rest of Fort Charlotte Information

ship: Revenge at port

Statue of Liberty

Lord Dunmore's cell

Statue of Liberty's left side

Entrance into Nassau

View off our balcony

All gone...what a beauty to watch!

Above Fort Charlotte

Another lizard basking

Tender boat to take us to the island.

Statues in the windows of the town when pirates were around.

This is how close we were while kayaking.

A grown up oyster bar, now a mangrove tree island.

Defending the Bahamas

Just about there

Basic oyster bar

Now we have to leave!

Great Stirup Cay

Private community beach.

Any good shells?

Penny on the lanai

Rainbow at sunset

Entering the Pirate Museum

Rest of the lanai

Sun starting to set.

Clouds floating around

Dad and Penny enjoying the dock on the private beach.

Going down soon

Hey this is our beach now!

Come on it's fun!

Everything washes up, including a seal skeleton.

Nauset Lighthouse

Ball Lake over view

This kite flies well!

Another look at the lighthouse in winter.

Winter means bird beach, not human!

Let it go a bit higher...

Changing weather

Typical scene on a beach

Dad, Erica, and Penny

Is the world realy round? Looks flat!

Erosion lines visable

Wow! All that can fit into this little package!

Now this is how to fly a kite!

Why not collect shells at 20 degrees?

Wonderful kitchen

Now I can read when the electricity is out!

Woody Woodpecker in person

Another view (officially Pileated Woodpecker)

Backside of an Anhinga

The water washes up...

Left: Little Blue Heron Right: Anhinga

Little Blue Heron

Dad and Penny cooking...

Front door entry way lined with plants.

Common Cooter Turtle

Over head...clouds

Upper: Louisiana [aka Tricolor] Heron Lower: Purple Gallinule

Left: Anhinga paddling Right: Anhinga drying

More breaking waves

Little tracks left

Swimming at Ball Lake, VT

Drying out - Anhinga

Anhinga and Common Cooter turtle

What is out there?

Anything could be beyond...

Seal head...clearer

Enjoying the ocean view

A mature air plant with flower stem

Steve prepping his wonderful appetizers!

Tree up-shot, we love these.

Boy, that ocean is rumbling.

Airplants growing on trees

Upper: Louisiana [aka Tricolor] Heron Lower: Purple Gullinule

Trees around Dad's house

Dreaming of younger days...

The wave is here

Cape Cod dinner

There is a seal head there...

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Waves breaking in the ocean

Cape Cod outdoor tree

Dad Ruth, Rosie, and Katrina at Ball Lake, VT

Brian and Katrina at Ball Lake, VT

Ruth Family 2003

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