Erica the Turtle! | Bigkitty Gallery

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Erica's "Inner Child" wanted to pretend to be a child along the River Walk

Getting up close with a Stingray that's about 40 yrs old

Turtles in the Breeding Pond

Brian holding the stingray

I love the "smile" the ship has

Now our adventure begins!

Hawksbill Turtle Info

The 5-inch 38 caliber gun

Swimming under a platform for workers

The end of the body of the female stingray

Coming back to the ship

It needs a bit of paint touch ups when it goes to dry dock in December

Answers to the questions

Headed out to Stingray City

Passing by Brian

Another Hatchery Statue

Touching the stingray

One of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

Physiology of the turtles

Gently gliding along

Life of a Kemp's Ridley Turtle

Breeding Pond Info

Hold it like an icecream cone, and keep your thumb down

See how they flaps their sides to move

A lizard in the middle of the picture that ran out in front of us.

Smiley the Crocodile

Those black rocks would become white-ish if put in baking soda and water.

Life of a Hawksbill Turtle

This group of turtles are around 20 yrs old

Look one turtle is in the tunnel like Erica was in Tampa!

Cayman Crocodile Exhibit

Rules for touching the turtles

Are those lava rocks?

Conservation of the turtles

Lots of turtles in the Breeding Pond!

Loggerhead Turtle size

Heritage of the turtles

View from our balcony

He's bringing over one to eat our squid

Look how close the poles on the ship get to the bridge

Average age of these turtles is 30 yrs old

The par that's in the middle of the tail is the barb

Using the "Oil Painting" feature of the camera at sunset

Crocodile questions

Our squid to feed the stingrays

This is Bes...our Tour Guide/driver for the day (just not at Stingray)

Display of how an incubator is set up

Front view of the NCL Dawn

Life of a Green Turtle

Exploring the stairs

Starboard side of the ship toward aft

Isn't she cute!

Hawksbill Turtle size

Long tails are male, short tails are female

Gentle creature

Life of a Loggerhead Turtle

Going through Hillsborough Bay

The "beach" the females lay their eggs in. The workers move the eggs to the Hatchery.

Leaving Tampa Bay

View as we start leaving looking forward

Getting closer!

Eyes on the top

That's one of the restaurants we went to: Jackson's Bistro Bar & Sushi

Hatchery Statue

The boat we used to get to Stingray City

Green Turtle Facts

Just a relaxing view to start a relaxing vacation

Loggerhead Turtle Info

Other view of the engine room from the catwalks.

The purple lights on the bridge look perfect with the sunset

Grand Cayman is a tender port...we are leaving the ship

More black spiky rocks!

Almost fully through

Here comes another

Our ship's purple lights look good with the bridge lights

Photos to help explain previous picture

Highest deck mid-ship view towards front

The origin of the name of this town

Coming through!

Right under me!

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge looks great in this light!

Brian in our Living Room

Soft smooth skin

Carnival Paradise leaving the Tampa Port

A male on the right, I think a female in the middle, and unknown gender on the left

View from one of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

One side of the engine room

It was cool being able to sit there!

Wonderful blending of color from day to night

They can swim under the platform we started our tour on.

All 3 modes of transportation in 1 picture

Good view of the male above the other 2 turtles

Info about the ship

Slightly younger turtles...under 20 yrs old.

I got to touch one that's just a few years old!

Lining up between the markers

The orange rays are disappearing

This barge came very close to us as we passed each other in the channel

Size of an adult Green Turtle

View from behind the wheel

SS American Victory

Port side towards aft

Don't touch the barb...it will hurt you!

Electrical room

Standing mid-ship

Slight side view from mid-ship

Turtle Hatchlings Experiment

See I can smile!

Erica is taking aim...

Off in the distance: Carnival Legend Cruise ship and the Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Full side view of the ship

Cute sign on the bottom of the main sign

The sign says it all!

Sun setting as we get closer to the bridge

Brian enjoying the view

Under the bridge

View to the left

Gentle touches, but NO kisses

Sunshine Skyway Bridge at dusk

Carnival Legend going under the bridge

Mid-ship facing forward

Another version of the view from the balcony

Panoramic View of Hillsborough Bay

Zoomed in to capture the orange hues

Brilliant orange sky!

Wonderful sunset colors!

Cool lights on the bridge

Another "oil painting" filter picture

Lots of stingrays and fish...hey free food daily, you'd hang out too!

Erica the Turtle!

Looking back through our wing wall

Zoomed in view as the Carnival Legend approaches the bridge

View to the right

That's a tight fit!

The sun is almost set

Look! Terminal 2 in Tampa from our balcony

Selfie on the River Walk

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