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Created on: Sunday 12 April 2009
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Albums: Vacations / 2009 NCL Gem to Florida and the Bahamas / Sunday at sea
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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

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

Sideview of Elephant

Thursday's Animal - Elephant

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!

Sideview of Sitting Pig

Wednesday's Animal - Sitting Pig

Close-up of crossbones and skull

Pirate Museum of Nassau (outside)

"You laughing at me?"

Cheryl befriends a pirate

Erica is held captive

Blackbeard battling

The Pirates' Code of Conduct

Onboard surgery

Life at sea information

You lived with your food.

Living quarters on the ship

How they loaded cargo

ship: Revenge at port

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

Entering the Pirate Museum

Groove in the wall from the drawbridge

Defending the Bahamas

Life in service of the Military

More information

Letter from a military man

Information about weapons

The Military Storehouse of Our Island

Lord Dunmore's thoughts

The well is VERY deep...

Cover to orginal well

See how thick the castle walls were...

This cannon could hit our ship too!

Fort Charlotte main entrance

Above Fort Charlotte

Rest of Fort Charlotte Information

Fort Charlotte Information

Ships at port...

Nassau's Lighthouse

Steve (brother) at bottom of the staircase

Walls of the Queen's Staircase

65 steps down...

Queen's Staircase

Now the lizard poses

Another lizard basking

Cannon view from above

This cannon can shoot our ship!

Nassau Water Tower

Entrance into Nassau

Norwegian Gem at port

Military lizard

Closer cannon view

Lord Dunmore's cell

Fort Fincastle's guns

Fort Fincastle information

Seal head out of water

Tuesday's Animal - Seal

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.

Great Stirup Cay

Tender boat to take us to the island.

Sideview of Penguin

Monday's Towel animal - Penguin

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!

Side of the Bulldog

Sunday's animal - bulldog

Deadly Dinner for 2

Anne (Erica's mom)

Brad (Brian's dad)

Brian and his mom (Cheryl)

Brian and Erica...

Erica on the balcony...

View off our balcony

Brookline Bridge...maybe?

Another view of her.

Isn't she beautiful?

Almost in front of her.

Statue of Liberty's left side

Coming closer to the lady

Brooklin Bridge

Statue from a far

Statue of Liberty

Closer to the open sea

Leaving the terminal

Manhatten Terminal

Now we have to leave!

Winter means bird beach, not human!

Another look at the lighthouse in winter.

Come on it's fun!

Hey this is our beach now!

Why not collect shells at 20 degrees?

Any good shells?

Everything washes up, including a seal skeleton.

Nauset Lighthouse

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!

Swimming at Ball Lake, VT

Ball Lake over view

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

Brian and Katrina at Ball Lake, VT

Over head...clouds

Clouds floating around

Erosion lines visable

The water washes up...

Changing weather

Anything could be beyond...

Little tracks left

More breaking waves

What is out there?

Boy, that ocean is rumbling.

The wave is here

Dreaming of younger days...

Enjoying the ocean view

Wonderful kitchen

Dad and Penny cooking...

Trees around Dad's house

Seal head...clearer

There is a seal head there...

Typical scene on a beach

Now this is how to fly a kite!

Let it go a bit higher...

Waves breaking in the ocean

This kite flies well!

Left: Little Blue Heron Right: Anhinga

Anhinga and Common Cooter turtle

Another view (officially Pileated Woodpecker)

Woody Woodpecker in person

Drying out - Anhinga

Backside of an Anhinga

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

Left: Anhinga paddling Right: Anhinga drying

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

Common Cooter Turtle

Little Blue Heron

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Tree up-shot, we love these.

A mature air plant with flower stem

Airplants growing on trees

Front door entry way lined with plants.

Rest of the lanai

Penny on the lanai

This is how close we were while kayaking.

Basic oyster bar

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

All gone...what a beauty to watch!

Just about there

Is the world realy round? Looks flat!

Going down soon

Dad, Erica, and Penny

Sun starting to set.

Rainbow at sunset

Dad and Penny enjoying the dock on the private beach.

Private community beach.

Ruth Family 2003

Reaching for the dolphin

We're both enjoying the swim

We swam around for about 30 minutes.

Gray fish swimming

Her name is Cocoon...from the movie.

Both of us kept with this dolphin

Where did she go?

Small yellow fish

Different coral

She loved belly scratches...

Sea urchin hiding...

I enjoyed this greatly!

Different fish swimming

She felt like wet rubber

Close-up with Yellow/black fish

Overhead view of coral

This is AWESOME!

Blue fish closer to us.

She is so fun to swim with!

Last swim of the time we had together!

Hey look out....

One popped up behind me.

Gray fish with a black dot

A group petting of a dolphin

The start of our group swim.

Country living in the reef.

Don't these humans look silly!

Our dolphins waiting.

Trainers gettting ready for our swim.

Under the ocean

They are 6 feet long.

They were getting impatient...

All of the dolphins are female...

Sand covered coral

2 of 4 of the dolphins

One dolphin waiting

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