Desert Reef | Bigkitty Gallery

Posted on: Saturday 3 October 2009
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Albums: Vacations / 2009 NCL Gem to Florida and the Bahamas / Nassau

no coral here...

Dad, Erica, and Penny

Penny on the lanai

Rest of the lanai

Front door entry way lined with plants.

Dad and Penny enjoying the dock on the private beach.

Private community beach.

Rainbow at sunset

Sun starting to set.

Going down soon

Is the world realy round? Looks flat!

Just about there

All gone...what a beauty to watch!

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

Basic oyster bar

This is how close we were while kayaking.

Airplants growing on trees

A mature air plant with flower stem

Tree up-shot, we love these.

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Little Blue Heron

Common Cooter Turtle

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

Left: Anhinga paddling Right: Anhinga drying

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

Backside of an Anhinga

Drying out - Anhinga

Anhinga and Common Cooter turtle

Left: Little Blue Heron Right: Anhinga

Woody Woodpecker in person

Another view (officially Pileated Woodpecker)

This kite flies well!

Let it go a bit higher...

Now this is how to fly a kite!

Typical scene on a beach

Dad and Penny cooking...

Wonderful kitchen

Enjoying the ocean view

Dreaming of younger days...

Boy, that ocean is rumbling.

Waves breaking in the ocean

There is a seal head there...

Seal head...clearer

Trees around Dad's house

The wave is here

What is out there?

More breaking waves

Little tracks left

Anything could be beyond...

Changing weather

The water washes up...

Erosion lines visable

Clouds floating around

Over head...clouds

Any good shells?

Why not collect shells at 20 degrees?

Come on it's fun!

Nauset Lighthouse

Everything washes up, including a seal skeleton.

Hey this is our beach now!

Another look at the lighthouse in winter.

Winter means bird beach, not human!

Now we have to leave!

Steve prepping his wonderful appetizers!

Wow! All that can fit into this little package!

Now I can read when the electricity is out!

Cape Cod dinner

Cape Cod outdoor tree

Ruth Family 2003

Ball Lake over view

Swimming at Ball Lake, VT

Brian and Katrina at Ball Lake, VT

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

Great Stirup Cay

Manhatten Terminal

Leaving the terminal

Closer to the open sea

Statue of Liberty

Statue from a far

Brooklin Bridge

Coming closer to the lady

Statue of Liberty's left side

Almost in front of her.

Isn't she beautiful?

Another view of her.

View off our balcony

Erica on the balcony...

Brian and Erica...

Brian and his mom (Cheryl)

Brad (Brian's dad)

Anne (Erica's mom)

Deadly Dinner for 2

Sunday's animal - bulldog

Side of the Bulldog

Gray fish swimming

Small yellow fish

Different coral

Sea urchin hiding...

Different fish swimming

Close-up with Yellow/black fish

Overhead view of coral

Blue fish closer to us.

Hey look out....

Gray fish with a black dot

Under the ocean

Sand covered coral

Country living in the reef.

Cannon view from above

Another lizard basking

Fort Fincastle information

Fort Fincastle's guns

Lord Dunmore's cell

Closer cannon view

Military lizard

Norwegian Gem at port

Entrance into Nassau

Nassau Water Tower

This cannon can shoot our ship!

Now the lizard poses

Queen's Staircase

65 steps down...

Walls of the Queen's Staircase

Steve (brother) at bottom of the staircase

Nassau's Lighthouse

Ships at port...

Fort Charlotte Information

Rest of Fort Charlotte Information

Above Fort Charlotte

Fort Charlotte main entrance

This cannon could hit our ship too!

See how thick the castle walls were...

Cover to orginal well

The well is VERY deep...

Lord Dunmore's thoughts

The Military Storehouse of Our Island

Information about weapons

Letter from a military man

More information

Life in service of the Military

Defending the Bahamas

Groove in the wall from the drawbridge

Entering the Pirate Museum

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

ship: Revenge at port

How they loaded cargo

Living quarters on the ship

You lived with your food.

Life at sea information

The Pirates' Code of Conduct

Onboard surgery

Blackbeard battling

Erica is held captive

Cheryl befriends a pirate

"You laughing at me?"

Pirate Museum of Nassau (outside)

Close-up of crossbones and skull

Monday's Towel animal - Penguin

Sideview of Penguin

Tuesday's Animal - Seal

Seal head out of water

Wednesday's Animal - Sitting Pig

Sideview of Sitting Pig

Thursday's Animal - Elephant

Sideview of Elephant

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

Brookline Bridge...maybe?

Look at that ocean color!

Approaching the land

The east coast of Florida

Coastal rocket launchers

Getting closer to the main land

Heading into port

Retired launch pads

NASA buildings off in the background

We're getting closer...

The signs states to drive slowly!

STS-125 mission on Launch pad 39A

Another view of 39A

Launch Pad 39A info

Info at look out tower

End of roll out run-way

Roll way road made of gravel

Starting point of roll out runway

Close-up view of the runway

This building is the height of 2 football fields

The the shuttles are assembled

Mock shuttle command

Rocket engines up close

Head-on view of the rocket engines

5 engines to thurst up the rocket

Satellite on display

Another satellite

The backend of a rocket

My father-in-law under the Saturn 5 rocket

Only half of the Saturn 5 rocket

Luner Roving Vehicle info

Rover Info continued

Lunar Rover 1 view

View 2 of Rover

How to drive on the moon

The antena of the Rover

Back of the top of the shuttle

Near the top of the shuttle

People part of the shuttle

The hole they climb into the shuttle

other side of people shuttle

Saturn 5 rocket

Top of Saturn 5 Rocket

Bald Eagle flying around

Explorer Shuttle on display

Rockets that are used with the shuttles

Tender boat to take us to the island.

Great Stirup Cay water...beautiful blue.

NCL Gem from the tender boat

Couple of rock islands at the place...

Snails all over the rocks

Waves bring food to the snails

Crystal clear water...

Just a beautiful island!

That way is were everyone else was...

Love how the waves looked here...

Life in a wave pool...

Older snail colony...

Snails finding homes in the nooks and crannies...

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

Nice scenary...

Sideview of the NCL Gem

Brian likes this one...

Butterflies and lizards on our walk...

Butterfly is in the middle of the picture...

A orange butterfly

On the tender boat back to the Gem

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

Love the artwork on the sides...

Approaching the unloading zone...

Almost every room has a view...

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

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

The ship is all chocolate!

Looks like a greek god...

Graceful ice bird...

Coral reef of sugar...

Chocolate Sculpture

Nice chocolate design

Chocolate coral reef

Interesting ice and fruit sculpture

Modern chocolate art

Sugar coral reef

Asian inspired chocolate sculpture

Chocolate Piano

White Chocolate Piano

NCL welcome sign of Chocoholic Buffet

The port at Freeport

Beautiful color water

General view at port

Sun glistening on the blue water....

Sunrise on our way back to NYC

Moving closer to the end of our trip.

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

The Statue of Liberty in the morning sun.

USS Intrepid Museum with many planes...

End view of USS Intrepid

Stealth fighter jet

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

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

Reaching for the dolphin

We're both enjoying the swim

We swam around for about 30 minutes.

Her name is Cocoon...from the movie.

Both of us kept with this dolphin

Where did she go?

She loved belly scratches...

I enjoyed this greatly!

She felt like wet rubber

This is AWESOME!

She is so fun to swim with!

Last swim of the time we had together!

One popped up behind me.

A group petting of a dolphin

The start of our group swim.

Don't these humans look silly!

Our dolphins waiting.

Trainers gettting ready for our swim.

They are 6 feet long.

They were getting impatient...

All of the dolphins are female...

2 of 4 of the dolphins

One dolphin waiting

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