Erica the Turtle! | Bigkitty Gallery

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

Vegetation wall

The type of tree the "Awesome Tree" is

micro view of coral

"Who you looking at?"

Wearing the required head gear to go into the cave

Driving right along

Oh boy it's windy here! The dirt is flying into my eyes!

This is on the back of the chapel

Pink glow on my guide

Green-throated Carib

Looking off the side of the pier

The moon ending day 7 of our cruise

"Walk in the ways..."

Rainy morning sea day with a masked booby

Marigot Bay, St. Lucia

Such blue waters!

Part of Plaza de la Barandilla

Welcome sign to the info center

Panoramic view of Castries, St. Lucia

Almost a column

Less than 1 million years ago

Sunrise view out of the side window

A "frog" in the distance

Steam running through the caves

Side of Alto Vista Chapel

Looking out on the beach at Anse La Raye

Heading to the coast

Us on the beach

Alto Vista Chapel information

Different types of speleothems

Very nasty smelling...Sulphur

Nice white cockatoos hanging around

A fish near the coral rock

Micro view of seaweed

Bubbling spring

Where we are first snorkeling

You can see the thickness of the fort wall

Part of the original fort

Left side of the beach

Great orange color!

Different cacti growing around here

Different view of Plaza de la Barandilla

Where the sandy area drops down deeper

Look how large the area is

Full view of La Perla

Overlooking Andicuri Beach

Different types of coral

Spectacular crashing waves

2 stalagmites...the large one has be cut to show it's layers

Sea Day sunrise rock

Many stalactites still forming today

Spout of water flowing out

"But He was pierced for..."

Looks like a face

Today's driver is Erica

3 masked boobies flying near us, as the rainbow fades away

See the drops on the stalactites?

Passing Andicuri Beach

Follow me...this way!

A spring flowing through the caves

Looking at Arashi Bay

The power of the ocean!

Alto Vista Chapel front

Up close with a Thunbergia vines

The bay at Castries looking at the NCL Dawn

Belly view of Green-throated Carib

Heading to the California Lighthouse

Close up of a chenille plant

Driving right along...

California Lighthouse

Looking inland...nice scenery

It's all about water...

Another 1600s building

Erosion in progress

Neat small plant

Some of the drive was on paved roads

Heading to Alto Vista Chapel

Cool looking plant

Chenille plants along the path

Long ago, the small piles of rocks were used to mark fishing spots.

Multi-million dollar house facing at oil rig

Pier at L'Anse la Raye

A cluster of stalactites and a cluster of stalagmites

Nice coral and a rock with fish around the rock

Cliff Wall Vegetation Zone Info

Rock off of Shipstern Point

Heading back to port

Lines in the sand from the waves

This fish followed me EVERYWHERE!

Us over looking Marigot Bay

Info on Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

A masked booby along side the NCL Dawn

Small vertical flowstone

Always steaming

Barbados is not a volcanic island

The minerals forming a flowstone

The ocean is eroding the land

Still wreaking havoc on the old broken bridge

Inside Alto Vista Chapel

Name of our boat - Filante

How did Harrison Cave form?

Us on Andicuri Beach with the cliff behind us

What is a karst?

Looking out from St. John

Sunrise with the sun camera filter

One of a few harbor porpoises playing along side the ship

"For I know the plans..."

The small beach under Baby Bridge

Too hot to grow anything there

Looking back to port

St. Maarten - Good Morning!

Good morning San Juan

Sunrise colors stretching to the clouds

This is the original bridge to Andicuri Beach that collapsed in 2005

Getting very close to the fish

Yellow building in the back is at the Natural Bridge

Driving the Arashi Dunes

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Nice coast line

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

Sun starting to peak out

Rock view of Grand Cayman from the ship

We're in the middle of the line of UTVs

Stalagmites almost looking like a group of people hanging out together

Looking up to where the walk down started from

Close up view of a shell

The captain of the junk

Mountains in the distance

Our 2nd snorkel spot

One building left from 1600s battles

Following the coast to the natural bridge

Large school of sargent majors

Hey there little hermit crab!

"My work here is done!"

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

Just 1 great view after another

Clear water...and a fish trying to blend in to the sandy bottom

Oil rig off the coast

Entrance to the Natural Bridge

Plaque at Harrison Cave Visitor Center entrance

The cliff shows the erosion

Continuing to the Natural Bridge

Heading out on our excursion

Many new stalactites

Entrance to Maranatha Gardens

The layers of minerals on the stalagmite

Sunrise at Castries St. Lucia

Random shacks for traveling fishermen

Close up of West Indian Jasmin

Thunbergia vines

Brian snorkeling

It looks like a turtle opening it's jaws

Bronze statue of Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

The ocean is powerful!

Fish swimming along the sandy bottom

NCL Dawn in St. Lucia

The sand is all broken shells

Great stalactites

Steaming volcanic plug

My guide to a school of sergent majors

Wide view of the volcanic plug

My rock with his new turtle friend at St. Lucia

Entrance to Cave and land formation information

Down we go on the tram

Historical architecture with the modern version

Looking out to sea on Andicuri Beach

The formation starts here

Bread and Cheese (Begonia obliqua)

Different rock formations everywhere

A shack various fishermen use during their trips

Hawksbill Rock...our "frog"

Here's the full picture

Fish Market Mosaic sidewalk art

Fort Barrington in the distance

Bastión de las Palmas de San José

Great Morning on a Sea Day

Starting our UTV Excursion

Steep cliffs on the side of Andicuri Beach

Our excursion catamaran

In the last 120,000 years

Good morning Aruba!

Pool where you can swim in the Sulphur Springs mud

See the Caribbean Sea

Original brick pavers line the streets in Old San Juan

a school of sargent majors

Sharp looking stalactites

Second stop - Deaverdura

120,000 Years Ago

Closer view of the steaming stuff

Sailing to Klein Bonaire for snorkeling

Bananas curve up when growing!

Bird of Paradise

Closer view of Fort Barrington

Starting our trip aboard the Siamese Sailing Junk

Siamese Sailing Junk with sails down

View from the beach

Ladies dressing room for Main Theater

Different color whipped cream

Passing more rocks

Next stop - Hotel Plaza de Armas coffee bar

Reggie Medford - The man who created our sculptures

Casa Alcaldía de San Juan

Early Morning first Sea Day

Official residence of the Governor-General

"Did you get good pictures of all of those fish?"

2 different pork dishes

Red tinged water from the minerals around

Walking along a street in Old San Juan

Walking along the wall down

The first Sargent major fish that wasn't camera shy

Newer balconies have the gap at the bottom

La Fortaleza in the back and the hanging PR flag

An espresso shot

Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista

Getting ready to snorkel

Other side of Fort Barrington

Good morning Antigua

Another view of Fort Barrington

Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean at La Perla

El Convento - started as a Carmelite convent in 1651

Selfie on the River Walk

Getting closer the the "frog"

Stuffed Sweet Plantains With Corned Beef Croquettes

Washing Machine

Look! Terminal 2 in Tampa from our balcony

Inside view from the street of Catedral de San Juan Bautista

Balcony with no gap at toe area

The way to Paseo de la Princesa

Where the sheets are coming out

Lunch during our Champaign Lobster Catamaran cruise

A view of the cruise port

Last stop - Princesa Cocina Cultura

Towel going through it

Closer view of the table

The sun is almost set

That's a tight fit!

Our tour guide sharing history of the plaza

Making desserts

View to the right

Chocolate Martini at the Chocobar

Erica the Turtle!

Zoomed in view as the Carnival Legend approaches the bridge

Sunsetting on San Juan

Walking through the galley

Looking back through our wing wall

Most of the costumes

One day's worth of bread

Simple platter of pulled pork, rice, and beans

Another "oil painting" filter picture

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

Historical stage at the restaurant

Cool lights on the bridge

Brilliant orange sky!

Zoomed in to capture the orange hues

Panoramic View of Hillsborough Bay

Wonderful sunset colors!

Men dressing room for Main Theater

Mid-ship facing forward

Another version of the view from the balcony

Carnival Legend going under the bridge

Sunshine Skyway Bridge at dusk

Gentle touches, but NO kisses

Refridgerated storage

What is cooking?

View to the left

Sorted my cast member

Brian enjoying the view

Under the bridge

Talking about baking pastries

A lot of food being prepared

Towel folding machine

Chef talking to us about what happens here daily

Galley continues

Full side view of the ship

Sun setting as we get closer to the bridge

The sign says it all!

Cute sign on the bottom of the main sign

Our beverage had mint and lime in it

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

Standing mid-ship

Electrical room

Slight side view from mid-ship

Erica is taking aim...

See I can smile!

SS American Victory

Tech staff for Main Theater

Port side towards aft

View from behind the wheel

Turtle Hatchlings Experiment

Size of an adult Green Turtle

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

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

washy washy your laundry

The orange rays are disappearing

Lining up between the markers

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

Info about the ship

Slightly younger turtles...under 20 yrs old.

Good view of the male above the other 2 turtles

All 3 modes of transportation in 1 picture

It was cool being able to sit there!

One side of the engine room

A cup of garbanzada, a traditional Puerto Rican chickpea stew

Wonderful blending of color from day to night

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

View from one of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

Carnival Paradise leaving the Tampa Port

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

Brian in our Living Room

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge looks great in this light!

Soft smooth skin

Highest deck mid-ship view towards front

Right under me!

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

Photos to help explain previous picture

Coming through!

Almost fully through

Other view of the engine room from the catwalks.

The origin of the name of this town

Here comes another

More black spiky rocks!

The purple lights on the bridge look perfect with the sunset

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

Just a relaxing view to start a relaxing vacation

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

Loggerhead Turtle Info

Hatchery Statue

Green Turtle Facts

View as we start leaving looking forward

Getting closer!

The boat we used to get to Stingray City

Leaving Tampa Bay

Eyes on the top

Sunrise looking forward Day 14

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

Going through Hillsborough Bay

Rock and Turtle enjoying the view

Isn't she cute!

Life of a Loggerhead Turtle

Starboard side of the ship toward aft

Long tails are male, short tails are female

Exploring the stairs

Hawksbill Turtle size

Front view of the NCL Dawn

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

Display of how an incubator is set up

Gentle creature

Life of a Green Turtle

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

Our squid to feed the stingrays

Sunrise on Day 14

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

Average age of these turtles is 30 yrs old

Crocodile questions

View from our balcony

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

He's bringing over one to eat our squid

Heritage of the turtles

Loggerhead Turtle size

Are those lava rocks?

Conservation of the turtles

Lots of turtles in the Breeding Pond!

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

This group of turtles are around 20 yrs old

Zoomed in...there it is Marriott Water Street

Smiley the Crocodile

Rules for touching the turtles

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

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

Life of a Hawksbill Turtle

Cayman Crocodile Exhibit

Breeding Pond Info

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

See how they flaps their sides to move

Life of a Kemp's Ridley Turtle

One of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

The nights were so clear. Here's our last night!

Gently gliding along

Physiology of the turtles

Starting a Tuna tartar appetizer

Another Hatchery Statue

Passing by Brian

Headed out to Stingray City

Touching the stingray

Coming back to the ship

Answers to the questions

The end of the body of the female stingray

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

Our towel animal menagerie

The 5-inch 38 caliber gun

Swimming under a platform for workers

Hawksbill Turtle Info

Making a dressing for the Tuna Tartar appetizer

Sunset on our last day of this cruise

Now our adventure begins!

I love the "smile" the ship has

Entering the Tampa Port

We are docking, and you can see our hotel from before the cruise.

Brian holding the stingray

Turtles in the Breeding Pond

He worked in the atrium

Erica got to help Chef JJ with one of his recipes

Adding final touches to the food before serving it to everyone

Day 13th - The sun is rising from behind us

Chef JJ Johnson

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

Erica talking about what we grill at home

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