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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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Hey, I really wasn't sleeping! - Hey, I really wasn't sleeping!

Aries the Liger Baby Swimming

Ojas and his human friends

Suryia by the Pool Side

Unsure of what animal...any thoughts?

Entering the Pirate Museum

The statue of the Bahamian Woman

Brad and Cheryl

Suryia, Bubbles, Buggy

Brian and Cheryl

Good food and wine

Great Stirup Cay

Brian and Cheryl go shopping

That is a STOP sign...you can barely see the red under the snow.

Hanging out on the Waterfront

Neat view of the cables on the Sagamore Bridge

Cool snowy view of the back of the house.

NCL Gem as seen from Fort Fincastle

Lots of wet snow fell this year.

The green door is turning white!

Rahmesh Swimming

Even I-495 is covered!

Fort Fincastle story

In Defence of Nassau

Defending the Bahamas

Govinda and Sloka

Snow stuck to everything!

Driving by the Cape Cod Canal

Steve's trying to get the car cleaned off to leave, but the snow keeps falling.

Oh oh...wrong place to stand!

A couple of feet of snow!

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

Sir Milo Boughton Butler

The Fine Forts of Nassau

Outside of the fort

Tender boat to take us to the island.

The wet snow stuck to everything!

Another lizard basking

Passing the Staten Island Ferry

Above Fort Charlotte

Heading out for some nice photos.

The wet snow is just pulling everything down!

View off our balcony

Outside the cells

Entrance into Nassau

ship: Revenge at port

Statue of Liberty's left side

Statue of Liberty

The snowman moved out of the way of the car.

What happens when you clean your car without a scraper.

Information about cannons used there

Lord Dunmore's cell

Rest of Fort Charlotte Information

Walls of the Queen's Staircase

Bahamas Historic Plaque for Fort Fincastle

Older snail colony...

Fort Charlotte main entrance

Snails all over the rocks

Lady Liberty at dusk

Isn't she beautiful?

Can you get the car to reverse?

Road...what road...just follow the tire tracks.

65 steps down...

Nassau Water Tower

Now the lizard poses

Mom Calhoun and Stephen

Is this a better place to stand?

Fort Finncastle and the Water tower

Statue from a far

"You laughing at me?"

Cheryl befriends a pirate

Deadly Dinner for 2

Brooklin Bridge

Fort Fincastle's guns

Erica at the top of the Queen's Staircase

Couple of rock islands at the place...

Approaching the land

See how thick the castle walls were...

Cannon view from above

Queen's Staircase

Steve (brother) at bottom of the staircase

Brian and his mom (Cheryl)

On the tender boat back to the Gem

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

Groove in the wall from the drawbridge

Lady Liberty's face close up

Nassau's Lighthouse

NCL Gem from the tender boat

The well is VERY deep...

Sunday's animal - bulldog

Snails finding homes in the nooks and crannies...

Pirate Museum of Nassau (outside)

Andrew Deveaux Jr., Don Juan Manuel de Cagigal, and Esek Hopkins

Closer cannon view

Sideview of the NCL Gem

Almost in front of her.

Tuesday's Animal - Seal

What you see when looking straight up on the Queen's Staircase

Leaving the terminal

Life in service of the Military

NCL welcome sign of Chocoholic Buffet

That way is were everyone else was...

Approaching the unloading zone...

More information

Erica is held captive

Another view of her.

Ships at port...

The signs states to drive slowly!

This cannon can shoot our ship!

Side of the Bulldog

How they loaded cargo

Walking in Fort Charlotte

Butterfly is in the middle of the picture...

Sideview of Penguin

Closer to the open sea

The Military Storehouse of Our Island

Great Stirup Cay water...beautiful blue.

John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore

Brian and Erica...

Another view of Fort Charlotte

Fort Charlotte Information

You lived with your food.

Brookline Bridge...maybe?

Seal head out of water

Information about weapons

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

Foliage around the Queen's Staircase

Fort Fincastle information

Coming closer to the lady

Lord Dunmore's thoughts

This cannon could hit our ship too!

Letter from a military man

Erica on the balcony...

Crystal clear water...

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

Stealth fighter jet

The front of the Norwegian Gem

Love the artwork on the sides...

The Pirates' Code of Conduct

Waves bring food to the snails

Captain Woodes Rogers' journal

Gain Knowledge of these Fortress Guns

NCL Gem boat artwork

Military lizard

Strengthening the Defenses

Norwegian Gem at port

Christopher Columbus, Woodes Rogers and Edward Teach

Rockets that are used with the shuttles

Nice scenary...

Life in a wave pool...

Wider shot of the Flight Deck

See for Yourself

The backend of a rocket

Flight Deck of USS Intrepid

Just a beautiful island!

Who carved the graffiti?

Fort Finncastle (different angle)

Living quarters on the ship

other side of people shuttle

Manhatten Terminal

Butterflies and lizards on our walk...

Edward Teach (Blackbeard)

Blackbeard battling

Launch Pad 39A info

The port at Freeport

End of roll out run-way

Inside the jail

NCL Gem Pool Deck

Fort Nassau September 15, 1718

Map of Americas

Coastal rocket launchers

Love how the waves looked here...

Cover to orginal well

The Hilltop Fortress

This building is the height of 2 football fields

Yellow one is: Sikorsky HO4S-3G (H-19) Chicka

Anne (Erica's mom)

Retired launch pads

STS-125 mission on Launch pad 39A

Roll way road made of gravel

War! And Peace?

Life at sea information

Brad (Brian's dad)

Another satellite

Onboard surgery

5 engines to thurst up the rocket

Chocolate coral reef

Luner Roving Vehicle info

Rocket engines up close

Near the top of the shuttle

People part of the shuttle

Bald Eagle flying around

The ship is all chocolate!

White Chocolate Piano

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

Conflicts in the New World

View 2 of Rover

Why These Places Have Failed Us

Explorer Shuttle on display

Almost every room has a view...

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

Purpose of holes in the casemate

Satellite on display

Moving closer to the end of our trip.

To Set a Warship Ablaze

A orange butterfly

The hole they climb into the shuttle

End view of USS Intrepid

Orange tail one: UH-1A Huey

NASA buildings off in the background

Plane on USS Intrepid

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

Starting point of roll out runway

Dividing the Loot

Lunar Rover 1 view

Stephen was caught!

Getting closer to the main land

Monday's Towel animal - Penguin

The the shuttles are assembled

The Statue of Liberty in the morning sun.

Closer view of the Stealth Fighter

We're getting closer...

Timeline: Nassau Harbour

Close-up of crossbones and skull

Explaining how gross it was

Contraptions to hold pirates

Pirate paintings

Look at that ocean color!

Head-on view of the rocket engines

Part of Providence Island

Who built Fort Charlotte?

Fortifying New Providence

USS Intrepid Museum with many planes...

Press Yard Info

The Ruths talking to the guide

Saturn 5 rocket

Mock shuttle command

Only half of the Saturn 5 rocket

More Pirate Artifacts

Sunrise on our way back to NYC

Info at look out tower

Back of the top of the shuttle

Heading into port

True, pirates were black

Sugar coral reef

Walking around in port

My father-in-law under the Saturn 5 rocket

Why Did Pirates Disappear?

Another view of 39A

What Lord Dunmore has done

The Regiments of Fort Charlotte

Read Elding Info

Rover Info continued

Waiting for a Hanged Pirate

The east coast of Florida

The antena of the Rover

Pirate Artifacts

Sideview of Sitting Pig

Fort Stanley and Fort D'Arcy

Bahama Island Coat of Arms

Shanty Town mock-up

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

Top of Saturn 5 Rocket

Brian likes this one...

The Attractions of Piracy

Shows how some stuff was stored

Black pirates in the Caribbean?

Nice chocolate design

How to drive on the moon

Conditions below deck

Close-up view of the runway

What has become of the old well?

Wednesday's Animal - Sitting Pig

The "Revenge" ship info

Interesting ice and fruit sculpture

Chocolate Sculpture

Barrels on a ship

Looks like a greek god...

Coral reef of sugar...

People of Fort Charlotte

Life in the Merchant Navy

Many pirates kept parrots...T/F?

Thursday's Animal - Elephant

Pirates with the islanders

Chocolate Piano

Beer Lane, London, England 1735

Graceful ice bird...

A marooned pirate

Modern chocolate art

True, pirates had parrots

Asian inspired chocolate sculpture

General view at port

Sun glistening on the blue water....

Sideview of Elephant

Aft of a ship decorations

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

Touissaint Louverture

Beautiful color water

Building Fort Charlotte

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