Dock stop | Bigkitty Gallery

Created on: Sunday 17 February 2008
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Ruth Family 2003

Brian and Katrina at Ball Lake, VT

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

Cape Cod outdoor tree

Waves breaking in the ocean

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

There is a seal head there...

Cape Cod dinner

The wave is here

Dreaming of younger days...

Trees around Dad's house

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

Airplants growing on trees

Boy, that ocean is rumbling.

Tree up-shot, we love these.

Steve prepping his wonderful appetizers!

A mature air plant with flower stem

Enjoying the ocean view

Seal head...clearer

Anything could be beyond...

What is out there?

Anhinga and Common Cooter turtle

Drying out - Anhinga

Swimming at Ball Lake, VT

Little tracks left

More breaking waves

Left: Anhinga paddling Right: Anhinga drying

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

Over head...clouds

Common Cooter Turtle

Front door entry way lined with plants.

Dad and Penny cooking...

Little Blue Heron

Left: Little Blue Heron Right: Anhinga

The water washes up...

Backside of an Anhinga

Another view (officially Pileated Woodpecker)

Woody Woodpecker in person

Now I can read when the electricity is out!

Wonderful kitchen

Now this is how to fly a kite!

Why not collect shells at 20 degrees?

Wow! All that can fit into this little package!

Erosion lines visable

Is the world realy round? Looks flat!

Dad, Erica, and Penny

Typical scene on a beach

Changing weather

Let it go a bit higher...

Winter means bird beach, not human!

Another look at the lighthouse in winter.

This kite flies well!

Ball Lake over view

Nauset Lighthouse

Everything washes up, including a seal skeleton.

Come on it's fun!

Hey this is our beach now!

Going down soon

Dad and Penny enjoying the dock on the private beach.

Clouds floating around

Sun starting to set.

Rest of the lanai

Entering the Pirate Museum

Rainbow at sunset

Penny on the lanai

Any good shells?

Private community beach.

Great Stirup Cay

Now we have to leave!

Basic oyster bar

Just about there

Defending the Bahamas

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

This is how close we were while kayaking.

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

Tender boat to take us to the island.

Another lizard basking

Above Fort Charlotte

All gone...what a beauty to watch!

View off our balcony

Statue of Liberty's left side

Entrance into Nassau

Statue of Liberty

Lord Dunmore's cell

ship: Revenge at port

Rest of Fort Charlotte Information

Walls of the Queen's Staircase

Older snail colony...

Fort Charlotte main entrance

Snails all over the rocks

Isn't she beautiful?

65 steps down...

Now the lizard poses

Nassau Water Tower

Statue from a far

Cheryl befriends a pirate

"You laughing at me?"

Brooklin Bridge

Fort Fincastle's guns

Deadly Dinner for 2

Couple of rock islands at the place...

See how thick the castle walls were...

Steve (brother) at bottom of the staircase

Cannon view from above

Queen's Staircase

Brian and his mom (Cheryl)

Approaching the land

Nassau's Lighthouse

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

On the tender boat back to the Gem

The well is VERY deep...

Groove in the wall from the drawbridge

NCL Gem from the tender boat

Sunday's animal - bulldog

Pirate Museum of Nassau (outside)

Closer cannon view

Snails finding homes in the nooks and crannies...

Sideview of the NCL Gem

Leaving the terminal

Tuesday's Animal - Seal

Life in service of the Military

NCL welcome sign of Chocoholic Buffet

Almost in front of her.

This cannon can shoot our ship!

That way is were everyone else was...

Another view of her.

Approaching the unloading zone...

More information

Erica is held captive

Ships at port...

Side of the Bulldog

The signs states to drive slowly!

Butterfly is in the middle of the picture...

Sideview of Penguin

The Military Storehouse of Our Island

Closer to the open sea

How they loaded cargo

Great Stirup Cay water...beautiful blue.

You lived with your food.

Information about weapons

Brian and Erica...

Fort Charlotte Information

Seal head out of water

Fort Fincastle information

Brookline Bridge...maybe?

Coming closer to the lady

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

Lord Dunmore's thoughts

This cannon could hit our ship too!

Letter from a military man

Erica on the balcony...

Stealth fighter jet

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

The Pirates' Code of Conduct

Crystal clear water...

Love the artwork on the sides...

Waves bring food to the snails

A group petting of a dolphin

Military lizard

Norwegian Gem at port

Rockets that are used with the shuttles

Life in a wave pool...

The backend of a rocket

Nice scenary...

Just a beautiful island!

other side of people shuttle

Living quarters on the ship

Butterflies and lizards on our walk...

One dolphin waiting

Blackbeard battling

Launch Pad 39A info

Manhatten Terminal

The port at Freeport

End of roll out run-way

Coastal rocket launchers

Love how the waves looked here...

Cover to orginal well

This building is the height of 2 football fields

Anne (Erica's mom)

Life at sea information

Onboard surgery

Retired launch pads

Brad (Brian's dad)

Another satellite

Roll way road made of gravel

STS-125 mission on Launch pad 39A

5 engines to thurst up the rocket

The ship is all chocolate!

Bald Eagle flying around

Rocket engines up close

Luner Roving Vehicle info

Near the top of the shuttle

Chocolate coral reef

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

White Chocolate Piano

People part of the shuttle

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

View 2 of Rover

Explorer Shuttle on display

Almost every room has a view...

Satellite on display

Moving closer to the end of our trip.

End view of USS Intrepid

A orange butterfly

NASA buildings off in the background

The hole they climb into the shuttle

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

Lunar Rover 1 view

Getting closer to the main land

Starting point of roll out runway

The the shuttles are assembled

Monday's Towel animal - Penguin

The Statue of Liberty in the morning sun.

We're getting closer...

Don't these humans look silly!

Look at that ocean color!

Close-up of crossbones and skull

Head-on view of the rocket engines

USS Intrepid Museum with many planes...

Sunrise on our way back to NYC

This is AWESOME!

Saturn 5 rocket

Only half of the Saturn 5 rocket

Mock shuttle command

Info at look out tower

Back of the top of the shuttle

Heading into port

Sugar coral reef

My father-in-law under the Saturn 5 rocket

The start of our group swim.

Another view of 39A

The antena of the Rover

Rover Info continued

She felt like wet rubber

The east coast of Florida

Sideview of Sitting Pig

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

Top of Saturn 5 Rocket

2 of 4 of the dolphins

Brian likes this one...

Her name is Cocoon...from the movie.

Both of us kept with this dolphin

How to drive on the moon

One popped up behind me.

Nice chocolate design

Coral reef of sugar...

Close-up view of the runway

Wednesday's Animal - Sitting Pig

Chocolate Sculpture

Interesting ice and fruit sculpture

Looks like a greek god...

Where did she go?

All of the dolphins are female...

She loved belly scratches...

Reaching for the dolphin

Thursday's Animal - Elephant

They were getting impatient...

Trainers gettting ready for our swim.

Chocolate Piano

Graceful ice bird...

Modern chocolate art

Our dolphins waiting.

I enjoyed this greatly!

Asian inspired chocolate sculpture

General view at port

Sun glistening on the blue water....

She is so fun to swim with!

Last swim of the time we had together!

Sideview of Elephant

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

They are 6 feet long.

We swam around for about 30 minutes.

We're both enjoying the swim

Beautiful color water

Different fish swimming

Hey look out....

Gray fish with a black dot

Overhead view of coral

Sea urchin hiding...

Close-up with Yellow/black fish

Under the ocean

Blue fish closer to us.

Small yellow fish

Country living in the reef.

Gray fish swimming

Sand covered coral

Different coral

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