Erica the Turtle! | Bigkitty Gallery

Created on: Saturday 1 February 2020
Posted on: Saturday 7 March 2020
Dimensions: 4032*3024
Filesize: 5835 KB
Albums: Vacations / 2020 NCL Dawn Southern Caribbean Cruise / Tampa
Make: samsung
Model: SM-G973U
DateTimeOriginal: 2020:02:01 13:50:16
ApertureFNumber: f/2.4
ExposureProgram: 2
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm: 26
FNumber: 240/100
ExposureTime: 1/387
ISOSpeedRatings: 50
Flash: 0
WhiteBalance: 0

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

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

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

All 3 modes of transportation in 1 picture

Almost fully through

Another "oil painting" filter picture

Another Hatchery Statue

Another version of the view from the balcony

Answers to the questions

Are those lava rocks?

Average age of these turtles is 30 yrs old

Breeding Pond Info

Brian enjoying the view

Brian holding the stingray

Brian in our Living Room

Brilliant orange sky!

Carnival Legend going under the bridge

Carnival Paradise leaving the Tampa Port

Cayman Crocodile Exhibit

Coming back to the ship

Coming through!

Conservation of the turtles

Cool lights on the bridge

Crocodile questions

Cute sign on the bottom of the main sign

Display of how an incubator is set up

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

Electrical room

Erica is taking aim...

Erica the Turtle!

Exploring the stairs

Eyes on the top

Front view of the NCL Dawn

Full side view of the ship

Gentle creature

Gentle touches, but NO kisses

Gently gliding along

Getting closer!

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

Going through Hillsborough Bay

Good view of the male above the other 2 turtles

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

Green Turtle Facts

Hatchery Statue

Hawksbill Turtle Info

Hawksbill Turtle size

He's bringing over one to eat our squid

Headed out to Stingray City

Here comes another

Heritage of the turtles

Highest deck mid-ship view towards front

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

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

I love the "smile" the ship has

Info about the ship

Isn't she cute!

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

It was cool being able to sit there!

Just a relaxing view to start a relaxing vacation

Leaving Tampa Bay

Life of a Green Turtle

Life of a Hawksbill Turtle

Life of a Kemp's Ridley Turtle

Life of a Loggerhead Turtle

Lining up between the markers

Loggerhead Turtle Info

Loggerhead Turtle size

Long tails are male, short tails are female

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

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

Look! Terminal 2 in Tampa from our balcony

Looking back through our wing wall

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

Lots of turtles in the Breeding Pond!

Mid-ship facing forward

More black spiky rocks!

Now our adventure begins!

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

One of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

One side of the engine room

Other view of the engine room from the catwalks.

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

Our squid to feed the stingrays

Panoramic View of Hillsborough Bay

Passing by Brian

Photos to help explain previous picture

Physiology of the turtles

Port side towards aft

Right under me!

Rules for touching the turtles

See how they flaps their sides to move

See I can smile!

Selfie on the River Walk

Size of an adult Green Turtle

Slight side view from mid-ship

Slightly younger turtles...under 20 yrs old.

Smiley the Crocodile

Soft smooth skin

SS American Victory

Standing mid-ship

Starboard side of the ship toward aft

Sun setting as we get closer to the bridge

Sunshine Skyway Bridge at dusk

Swimming under a platform for workers

That's a tight fit!

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

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

The 5-inch 38 caliber gun

The boat we used to get to Stingray City

The end of the body of the female stingray

The orange rays are disappearing

The origin of the name of this town

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

The purple lights on the bridge look perfect with the sunset

The sign says it all!

The sun is almost set

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge looks great in this light!

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

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

This group of turtles are around 20 yrs old

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

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

Touching the stingray

Turtle Hatchlings Experiment

Turtles in the Breeding Pond

Under the bridge

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

View as we start leaving looking forward

View from behind the wheel

View from one of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

View from our balcony

View to the left

View to the right

Wonderful blending of color from day to night

Wonderful sunset colors!

Zoomed in to capture the orange hues

Zoomed in view as the Carnival Legend approaches the bridge

Powered by Piwigo