Dad, Erica, and Penny | Bigkitty Gallery

Created on: Sunday 17 February 2008
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One dolphin waiting

2 of 4 of the dolphins

They were getting impatient...

All of the dolphins are female...

They are 6 feet long.

Trainers gettting ready for our swim.

Our dolphins waiting.

Don't these humans look silly!

The start of our group swim.

A group petting of a dolphin

One popped up behind me.

Last swim of the time we had together!

She is so fun to swim with!

This is AWESOME!

She felt like wet rubber

I enjoyed this greatly!

She loved belly scratches...

Both of us kept with this dolphin

Where did she go?

Her name is Cocoon...from the movie.

We're both enjoying the swim

We swam around for about 30 minutes.

Reaching for the dolphin

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

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

Stealth fighter jet

End view of USS Intrepid

USS Intrepid Museum with many planes...

The Statue of Liberty in the morning sun.

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

Moving closer to the end of our trip.

Sunrise on our way back to NYC

Sun glistening on the blue water....

General view at port

Beautiful color water

The port at Freeport

NCL welcome sign of Chocoholic Buffet

White Chocolate Piano

Chocolate Piano

Asian inspired chocolate sculpture

Sugar coral reef

Modern chocolate art

Interesting ice and fruit sculpture

Chocolate coral reef

Nice chocolate design

Chocolate Sculpture

Coral reef of sugar...

Graceful ice bird...

Looks like a greek god...

The ship is all chocolate!

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

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

Almost every room has a view...

Approaching the unloading zone...

Love the artwork on the sides...

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

On the tender boat back to the Gem

A orange butterfly

Butterfly is in the middle of the picture...

Butterflies and lizards on our walk...

Brian likes this one...

Sideview of the NCL Gem

Nice scenary...

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

Snails finding homes in the nooks and crannies...

Older snail colony...

Life in a wave pool...

Love how the waves looked here...

That way is were everyone else was...

Just a beautiful island!

Crystal clear water...

Waves bring food to the snails

Snails all over the rocks

Couple of rock islands at the place...

NCL Gem from the tender boat

Great Stirup Cay water...beautiful blue.

Tender boat to take us to the island.

Rockets that are used with the shuttles

Explorer Shuttle on display

Bald Eagle flying around

Top of Saturn 5 Rocket

Saturn 5 rocket

other side of people shuttle

The hole they climb into the shuttle

People part of the shuttle

Near the top of the shuttle

Back of the top of the shuttle

The antena of the Rover

How to drive on the moon

View 2 of Rover

Lunar Rover 1 view

Rover Info continued

Luner Roving Vehicle info

Only half of the Saturn 5 rocket

My father-in-law under the Saturn 5 rocket

The backend of a rocket

Another satellite

Satellite on display

5 engines to thurst up the rocket

Head-on view of the rocket engines

Rocket engines up close

Mock shuttle command

The the shuttles are assembled

This building is the height of 2 football fields

Close-up view of the runway

Starting point of roll out runway

Roll way road made of gravel

End of roll out run-way

Info at look out tower

Launch Pad 39A info

Another view of 39A

STS-125 mission on Launch pad 39A

The signs states to drive slowly!

We're getting closer...

NASA buildings off in the background

Retired launch pads

Heading into port

Getting closer to the main land

Coastal rocket launchers

The east coast of Florida

Approaching the land

Look at that ocean color!

Brookline Bridge...maybe?

Sideview of Elephant

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

Thursday's Animal - Elephant

Wednesday's Animal - Sitting Pig

Sideview of Sitting Pig

Tuesday's Animal - Seal

Seal head out of water

Monday's Towel animal - Penguin

Sideview of Penguin

Close-up of crossbones and skull

Pirate Museum of Nassau (outside)

Cheryl befriends a pirate

"You laughing at me?"

Blackbeard battling

Erica is held captive

Onboard surgery

The Pirates' Code of Conduct

You lived with your food.

Life at sea information

Living quarters on the ship

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

ship: Revenge at port

How they loaded cargo

Life in service of the Military

Defending the Bahamas

Groove in the wall from the drawbridge

Entering the Pirate Museum

Information about weapons

Letter from a military man

More information

Lord Dunmore's thoughts

The Military Storehouse of Our Island

This cannon could hit our ship too!

See how thick the castle walls were...

Cover to orginal well

The well is VERY deep...

Above Fort Charlotte

Fort Charlotte main entrance

Rest of Fort Charlotte Information

Steve (brother) at bottom of the staircase

Nassau's Lighthouse

Ships at port...

Fort Charlotte Information

Now the lizard poses

Queen's Staircase

65 steps down...

Walls of the Queen's Staircase

Norwegian Gem at port

Entrance into Nassau

Nassau Water Tower

This cannon can shoot our ship!

Fort Fincastle's guns

Lord Dunmore's cell

Closer cannon view

Military lizard

Fort Fincastle information

Another lizard basking

Cannon view from above

Country living in the reef.

Sand covered coral

Under the ocean

Hey look out....

Gray fish with a black dot

Blue fish closer to us.

Close-up with Yellow/black fish

Overhead view of coral

Sea urchin hiding...

Different fish swimming

Small yellow fish

Different coral

Gray fish swimming

Sunday's animal - bulldog

Side of the Bulldog

Deadly Dinner for 2

Anne (Erica's mom)

Brian and his mom (Cheryl)

Brad (Brian's dad)

Erica on the balcony...

Brian and Erica...

View off our balcony

Statue of Liberty's left side

Almost in front of her.

Isn't she beautiful?

Another view of her.

Brooklin Bridge

Coming closer to the lady

Statue of Liberty

Statue from a far

Leaving the terminal

Closer to the open sea

Manhatten Terminal

Great Stirup Cay

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

Brian and Katrina at Ball Lake, VT

Swimming at Ball Lake, VT

Ball Lake over view

Ruth Family 2003

Cape Cod outdoor tree

Cape Cod dinner

Now I can read when the electricity is out!

Wow! All that can fit into this little package!

Steve prepping his wonderful appetizers!

Winter means bird beach, not human!

Now we have to leave!

Another look at the lighthouse in winter.

Hey this is our beach now!

Everything washes up, including a seal skeleton.

Nauset Lighthouse

Come on it's fun!

Why not collect shells at 20 degrees?

Any good shells?

Over head...clouds

Clouds floating around

Erosion lines visable

The water washes up...

Changing weather

Anything could be beyond...

Little tracks left

What is out there?

More breaking waves

The wave is here

Trees around Dad's house

Seal head...clearer

Waves breaking in the ocean

There is a seal head there...

Dreaming of younger days...

Boy, that ocean is rumbling.

Enjoying the ocean view

Wonderful kitchen

Dad and Penny cooking...

Typical scene on a beach

Let it go a bit higher...

Now this is how to fly a kite!

This kite flies well!

Woody Woodpecker in person

Another view (officially Pileated Woodpecker)

Left: Little Blue Heron Right: Anhinga

Anhinga and Common Cooter turtle

Drying out - Anhinga

Backside of an Anhinga

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

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

Left: Anhinga paddling Right: Anhinga drying

Common Cooter Turtle

Little Blue Heron

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Tree up-shot, we love these.

Airplants growing on trees

A mature air plant with flower stem

This is how close we were while kayaking.

Basic oyster bar

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

Just about there

All gone...what a beauty to watch!

Is the world realy round? Looks flat!

Going down soon

Sun starting to set.

Rainbow at sunset

Private community beach.

Dad and Penny enjoying the dock on the private beach.

Rest of the lanai

Front door entry way lined with plants.

Penny on the lanai

Dad, Erica, and Penny

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