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Posted on: Saturday 10 October 2009
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Albums: Vacations / 2009 NCL Gem to Florida and the Bahamas / Freeport, our last port of call... / Swimming with dolphins

They swim fast, and pop up out of the water.

You lived with your food.

Wow! All that can fit into this little package!

Woody Woodpecker in person

Wonderful kitchen

Winter means bird beach, not human!

Why not collect shells at 20 degrees?

White Chocolate Piano

Where did she go?

What is out there?

Wednesday's Animal - Sitting Pig

We're getting closer...

We're both enjoying the swim

We swam around for about 30 minutes.

Waves bring food to the snails

Waves breaking in the ocean

Walls of the Queen's Staircase

View off our balcony

View 2 of Rover

USS Intrepid Museum with many planes...

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

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

Under the ocean

Typical scene on a beach

Tuesday's Animal - Seal

Trees around Dad's house

Tree up-shot, we love these.

Trainers gettting ready for our swim.

Top of Saturn 5 Rocket

Thursday's Animal - Elephant

This kite flies well!

This is how close we were while kayaking.

This is AWESOME!

This cannon could hit our ship too!

This cannon can shoot our ship!

This building is the height of 2 football fields

They were getting impatient...

They are 6 feet long.

There is a seal head there...

The well is VERY deep...

The wave is here

The water washes up...

The the shuttles are assembled

The Statue of Liberty in the morning sun.

The start of our group swim.

The signs states to drive slowly!

The ship is all chocolate!

The port at Freeport

The Pirates' Code of Conduct

The Military Storehouse of Our Island

The hole they climb into the shuttle

The east coast of Florida

The backend of a rocket

The antena of the Rover

That way is were everyone else was...

Tender boat to take us to the island.

Swimming at Ball Lake, VT

Sunrise on our way back to NYC

Sunday's animal - bulldog

Sun starting to set.

Sun glistening on the blue water....

Sugar coral reef

STS-125 mission on Launch pad 39A

Steve prepping his wonderful appetizers!

Steve (brother) at bottom of the staircase

Stealth fighter jet

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

Statue of Liberty's left side

Statue of Liberty

Statue from a far

Starting point of roll out runway

Snails finding homes in the nooks and crannies...

Snails all over the rocks

Small yellow fish

Sideview of the NCL Gem

Sideview of Sitting Pig

Sideview of Penguin

Sideview of Elephant

Side of the Bulldog

Ships at port...

ship: Revenge at port

She loved belly scratches...

She is so fun to swim with!

She felt like wet rubber

See how thick the castle walls were...

Seal head...clearer

Seal head out of water

Sea urchin hiding...

Saturn 5 rocket

Satellite on display

Sand covered coral

Ruth Family 2003

Rover Info continued

Roll way road made of gravel

Rockets that are used with the shuttles

Rocket engines up close

Retired launch pads

Rest of the lanai

Rest of Fort Charlotte Information

Reaching for the dolphin

Rainbow at sunset

Queen's Staircase

Private community beach.

Pirate Museum of Nassau (outside)

People part of the shuttle

Penny on the lanai

Overhead view of coral

Over head...clouds

Our dolphins waiting.

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

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

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

other side of people shuttle

Only half of the Saturn 5 rocket

One popped up behind me.

One dolphin waiting

Onboard surgery

On the tender boat back to the Gem

Older snail colony...

Now we have to leave!

Now this is how to fly a kite!

Now the lizard poses

Now I can read when the electricity is out!

Norwegian Gem at port

Nice scenary...

Nice chocolate design

Near the top of the shuttle

NCL welcome sign of Chocoholic Buffet

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

NCL Gem from the tender boat

Nauset Lighthouse

Nassau's Lighthouse

Nassau Water Tower

NASA buildings off in the background

My father-in-law under the Saturn 5 rocket

Moving closer to the end of our trip.

More information

More breaking waves

Monday's Towel animal - Penguin

Modern chocolate art

Mock shuttle command

Military lizard

Manhatten Terminal

Luner Roving Vehicle info

Lunar Rover 1 view

Love the artwork on the sides...

Love how the waves looked here...

Lord Dunmore's thoughts

Lord Dunmore's cell

Looks like a greek god...

Look at that ocean color!

Living quarters on the ship

Little tracks left

Little Blue Heron

Life in service of the Military

Life in a wave pool...

Life at sea information

Letter from a military man

Let it go a bit higher...

Left: Little Blue Heron Right: Anhinga

Left: Anhinga paddling Right: Anhinga drying

Leaving the terminal

Launch Pad 39A info

Last swim of the time we had together!

Just about there

Just a beautiful island!

Isn't she beautiful?

Is the world realy round? Looks flat!

Interesting ice and fruit sculpture

Information about weapons

Info at look out tower

I enjoyed this greatly!

How to drive on the moon

How they loaded cargo

Hey this is our beach now!

Hey look out....

Her name is Cocoon...from the movie.

Heading into port

Head-on view of the rocket engines

Groove in the wall from the drawbridge

Great Stirup Cay water...beautiful blue.

Great Stirup Cay

Gray fish with a black dot

Gray fish swimming

Graceful ice bird...

Going down soon

Getting closer to the main land

General view at port

Front door entry way lined with plants.

Fort Fincastle's guns

Fort Fincastle information

Fort Charlotte main entrance

Fort Charlotte Information

Explorer Shuttle on display

Everything washes up, including a seal skeleton.

Erosion lines visable

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

Erica on the balcony...

Erica is held captive

Entrance into Nassau

Entering the Pirate Museum

Enjoying the ocean view

End view of USS Intrepid

End of roll out run-way

Drying out - Anhinga

Dreaming of younger days...

Don't these humans look silly!

Different fish swimming

Different coral

Defending the Bahamas

Deadly Dinner for 2

Dad, Erica, and Penny

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

Dad and Penny enjoying the dock on the private beach.

Dad and Penny cooking...

Crystal clear water...

Cover to orginal well

Couple of rock islands at the place...

Country living in the reef.

Coral reef of sugar...

Common Cooter Turtle

Coming closer to the lady

Come on it's fun!

Coastal rocket launchers

Clouds floating around

Closer to the open sea

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

Closer cannon view

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

Close-up with Yellow/black fish

Close-up view of the runway

Close-up of crossbones and skull

Chocolate Sculpture

Chocolate Piano

Chocolate coral reef

Cheryl befriends a pirate

Changing weather

Cape Cod outdoor tree

Cape Cod dinner

Cannon view from above

Butterfly is in the middle of the picture...

Butterflies and lizards on our walk...

Brookline Bridge...maybe?

Brooklin Bridge

Brian likes this one...

Brian and Katrina at Ball Lake, VT

Brian and his mom (Cheryl)

Brian and Erica...

Brad (Brian's dad)

Boy, that ocean is rumbling.

Both of us kept with this dolphin

Blue fish closer to us.

Blackbeard battling

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Beautiful color water

Basic oyster bar

Ball Lake over view

Bald Eagle flying around

Backside of an Anhinga

Back of the top of the shuttle

Asian inspired chocolate sculpture

Approaching the unloading zone...

Approaching the land

Anything could be beyond...

Any good shells?

Another view of her.

Another view of 39A

Another view (officially Pileated Woodpecker)

Another satellite

Another look at the lighthouse in winter.

Another lizard basking

Anne (Erica's mom)

Anhinga and Common Cooter turtle

Almost in front of her.

Almost every room has a view...

All of the dolphins are female...

All gone...what a beauty to watch!

Airplants growing on trees

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

Above Fort Charlotte

A orange butterfly

A mature air plant with flower stem

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

A group petting of a dolphin

65 steps down...

5 engines to thurst up the rocket

2 of 4 of the dolphins

"You laughing at me?"

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