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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

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!

Sun glistening on the blue water....

She is so fun to swim with!

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.

Thursday's Animal - Elephant

Reaching for the dolphin

They were getting impatient...

All of the dolphins are female...

She loved belly scratches...

Coral reef of sugar...

Where did she go?

Looks like a greek god...

Chocolate Sculpture

Interesting ice and fruit sculpture

Wednesday's Animal - Sitting Pig

Close-up view of the runway

How to drive on the moon

Nice chocolate design

One popped up behind me.

Both of us kept with this dolphin

Her name is Cocoon...from the movie.

Brian likes this one...

Top of Saturn 5 Rocket

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

2 of 4 of the dolphins

Sideview of Sitting Pig

The east coast of Florida

The antena of the Rover

She felt like wet rubber

Rover Info continued

Another view of 39A

The start of our group swim.

My father-in-law under the Saturn 5 rocket

Sugar coral reef

Heading into port

Info at look out tower

Back of the top of the shuttle

Mock shuttle command

Only half of the Saturn 5 rocket

Sunrise on our way back to NYC

Saturn 5 rocket

This is AWESOME!

USS Intrepid Museum with many planes...

Look at that ocean color!

Head-on view of the rocket engines

Close-up of crossbones and skull

Don't these humans look silly!

We're getting closer...

The Statue of Liberty in the morning sun.

The the shuttles are assembled

Getting closer to the main land

Monday's Towel animal - Penguin

Lunar Rover 1 view

Starting point of roll out runway

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

NASA buildings off in the background

The hole they climb into the shuttle

End view of USS Intrepid

A orange butterfly

Moving closer to the end of our trip.

Satellite on display

View 2 of Rover

Explorer Shuttle on display

Almost every room has a view...

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

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

White Chocolate Piano

People part of the shuttle

Rocket engines up close

Bald Eagle flying around

The ship is all chocolate!

Near the top of the shuttle

Luner Roving Vehicle info

Chocolate coral reef

5 engines to thurst up the rocket

Roll way road made of gravel

Another satellite

Life at sea information

Onboard surgery

Brad (Brian's dad)

STS-125 mission on Launch pad 39A

Retired launch pads

Anne (Erica's mom)

This building is the height of 2 football fields

Cover to orginal well

Love how the waves looked here...

Coastal rocket launchers

End of roll out run-way

Launch Pad 39A info

Butterflies and lizards on our walk...

Blackbeard battling

The port at Freeport

Manhatten Terminal

other side of people shuttle

Living quarters on the ship

Just a beautiful island!

One dolphin waiting

The backend of a rocket

Life in a wave pool...

Nice scenary...

Rockets that are used with the shuttles

Norwegian Gem at port

Military lizard

Waves bring food to the snails

A group petting of a dolphin

The Pirates' Code of Conduct

Love the artwork on the sides...

Crystal clear water...

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!

Lord Dunmore's thoughts

Coming closer to the lady

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

Brookline Bridge...maybe?

Seal head out of water

Fort Fincastle information

Information about weapons

You lived with your food.

Fort Charlotte Information

Brian and Erica...

Great Stirup Cay water...beautiful blue.

The Military Storehouse of Our Island

Closer to the open sea

Sideview of Penguin

Butterfly is in the middle of the picture...

How they loaded cargo

Side of the Bulldog

This cannon can shoot our ship!

Ships at port...

More information

Another view of her.

The signs states to drive slowly!

Erica is held captive

Approaching the unloading zone...

NCL welcome sign of Chocoholic Buffet

That way is were everyone else was...

Life in service of the Military

Leaving the terminal

Tuesday's Animal - Seal

Almost in front of her.

Sideview of the NCL Gem

Closer cannon view

Snails finding homes in the nooks and crannies...

Pirate Museum of Nassau (outside)

Sunday's animal - bulldog

NCL Gem from the tender boat

The well is VERY deep...

Nassau's Lighthouse

Groove in the wall from the drawbridge

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

On the tender boat back to the Gem

Brian and his mom (Cheryl)

Steve (brother) at bottom of the staircase

Queen's Staircase

Cannon view from above

Approaching the land

See how thick the castle walls were...

Fort Fincastle's guns

Couple of rock islands at the place...

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

Lord Dunmore's cell

Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty's left side

ship: Revenge at port

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.

This is how close we were while kayaking.

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

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

Defending the Bahamas

Just about there

Now we have to leave!

Basic oyster bar

Private community beach.

Great Stirup Cay

Any good shells?

Penny on the lanai

Rainbow at sunset

Entering the Pirate Museum

Sun starting to set.

Rest of the lanai

Clouds floating around

Dad and Penny enjoying the dock on the private beach.

Hey this is our beach now!

Going down soon

Come on it's fun!

Nauset Lighthouse

Everything washes up, including a seal skeleton.

This kite flies well!

Ball Lake over view

Another look at the lighthouse in winter.

Winter means bird beach, not human!

Let it go a bit higher...

Changing weather

Is the world realy round? Looks flat!

Typical scene on a beach

Dad, Erica, and Penny

Erosion lines visable

Now this is how to fly a kite!

Why not collect shells at 20 degrees?

Wonderful kitchen

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...

Common Cooter Turtle

Front door entry way lined with plants.

Over head...clouds

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

Left: Anhinga paddling Right: Anhinga drying

More breaking waves

Little tracks left

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

Tree up-shot, we love these.

Boy, that ocean is rumbling.

Airplants growing on trees

Trees around Dad's house

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

Dreaming of younger days...

The wave is here

There is a seal head there...

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Waves breaking in the ocean

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