The orange rays are disappearing | Bigkitty Gallery

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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

Pink glow on my guide

Driving right along

This is on the back of the chapel

Rainy morning sea day with a masked booby

Looking off the side of the pier

Green-throated Carib

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

Part of Plaza de la Barandilla

The moon ending day 7 of our cruise

"Walk in the ways..."

Welcome sign to the info center

Such blue waters!

Marigot Bay, St. Lucia

Panoramic view of Castries, St. Lucia

Less than 1 million years ago

Sunrise view out of the side window

Almost a column

Different types of speleothems

Alto Vista Chapel information

Micro view of seaweed

Nice white cockatoos hanging around

Us on the beach

Steam running through the caves

Looking out on the beach at Anse La Raye

Great orange color!

A "frog" in the distance

Heading to the coast

Left side of the beach

Where the sandy area drops down deeper

A fish near the coral rock

Very nasty smelling...Sulphur

Part of the original fort

Side of Alto Vista Chapel

Many stalactites still forming today

Overlooking Andicuri Beach

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

Spout of water flowing out

Bubbling spring

You can see the thickness of the fort wall

Different types of coral

See the drops on the stalactites?

Where we are first snorkeling

Full view of La Perla

Follow me...this way!

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

A spring flowing through the caves

Different view of Plaza de la Barandilla

"But He was pierced for..."

Different cacti growing around here

Looks like a face

Look how large the area is

Spectacular crashing waves

Up close with a Thunbergia vines

Passing Andicuri Beach

Looking at Arashi Bay

Heading to the California Lighthouse

Alto Vista Chapel front

California Lighthouse

Sea Day sunrise rock

The power of the ocean!

The bay at Castries looking at the NCL Dawn

Close up of a chenille plant

Today's driver is Erica

A cluster of stalactites and a cluster of stalagmites

Belly view of Green-throated Carib

Looking inland...nice scenery

Neat small plant

Driving right along...

Cool looking plant

Some of the drive was on paved roads

The minerals forming a flowstone

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

Heading to Alto Vista Chapel

Another 1600s building

Cliff Wall Vegetation Zone Info

It's all about water...

Multi-million dollar house facing at oil rig

A masked booby along side the NCL Dawn

Info on Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Nice coral and a rock with fish around the rock

Barbados is not a volcanic island

Chenille plants along the path

Always steaming

Heading back to port

Erosion in progress

Small vertical flowstone

Us over looking Marigot Bay

Lines in the sand from the waves

Pier at L'Anse la Raye

This fish followed me EVERYWHERE!

Still wreaking havoc on the old broken bridge

How did Harrison Cave form?

Rock off of Shipstern Point

Name of our boat - Filante

Inside Alto Vista Chapel

The ocean is eroding the land

Looking back to port

"For I know the plans..."

One of a few harbor porpoises playing along side the ship

Looking out from St. John

St. Maarten - Good Morning!

Sunrise with the sun camera filter

Us on Andicuri Beach with the cliff behind us

What is a karst?

Sunrise colors stretching to the clouds

Stalagmites almost looking like a group of people hanging out together

Nice coast line

Good morning San Juan

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

The small beach under Baby Bridge

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

We're in the middle of the line of UTVs

Yellow building in the back is at the Natural Bridge

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Close up view of a shell

Getting very close to the fish

Driving the Arashi Dunes

Our 2nd snorkel spot

The captain of the junk

Hey there little hermit crab!

Following the coast to the natural bridge

Too hot to grow anything there

One building left from 1600s battles

Sun starting to peak out

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

Large school of sargent majors

Looking up to where the walk down started from

"My work here is done!"

Oil rig off the coast

Rock view of Grand Cayman from the ship

The layers of minerals on the stalagmite

Just 1 great view after another

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

Many new stalactites

Mountains in the distance

Plaque at Harrison Cave Visitor Center entrance

Close up of West Indian Jasmin

Bronze statue of Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Random shacks for traveling fishermen

Entrance to the Natural Bridge

Brian snorkeling

Great stalactites

Sunrise at Castries St. Lucia

Entrance to Maranatha Gardens

Thunbergia vines

Continuing to the Natural Bridge

The cliff shows the erosion

NCL Dawn in St. Lucia

Heading out on our excursion

Down we go on the tram

The sand is all broken shells

Fish swimming along the sandy bottom

Steaming volcanic plug

It looks like a turtle opening it's jaws

The formation starts here

The ocean is powerful!

Entrance to Cave and land formation information

A shack various fishermen use during their trips

My rock with his new turtle friend at St. Lucia

Bread and Cheese (Begonia obliqua)

Wide view of the volcanic plug

Historical architecture with the modern version

Looking out to sea on Andicuri Beach

My guide to a school of sergent majors

Here's the full picture

Fort Barrington in the distance

Different rock formations everywhere

Bastión de las Palmas de San José

Steep cliffs on the side of Andicuri Beach

Fish Market Mosaic sidewalk art

Hawksbill Rock...our "frog"

In the last 120,000 years

Good morning Aruba!

Our excursion catamaran

Starting our UTV Excursion

Pool where you can swim in the Sulphur Springs mud

Great Morning on a Sea Day

Original brick pavers line the streets in Old San Juan

Sailing to Klein Bonaire for snorkeling

See the Caribbean Sea

Closer view of the steaming stuff

a school of sargent majors

Sharp looking stalactites

120,000 Years Ago

Bird of Paradise

Bananas curve up when growing!

View from the beach

Second stop - Deaverdura

Starting our trip aboard the Siamese Sailing Junk

Siamese Sailing Junk with sails down

Closer view of Fort Barrington

Reggie Medford - The man who created our sculptures

Official residence of the Governor-General

Next stop - Hotel Plaza de Armas coffee bar

Different color whipped cream

Ladies dressing room for Main Theater

Early Morning first Sea Day

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

Passing more rocks

Casa Alcaldía de San Juan

The first Sargent major fish that wasn't camera shy

2 different pork dishes

Red tinged water from the minerals around

Walking along a street in Old San Juan

Newer balconies have the gap at the bottom

Walking along the wall down

Another view of Fort Barrington

Good morning Antigua

La Fortaleza in the back and the hanging PR flag

Getting ready to snorkel

Other side of Fort Barrington

Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista

Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean at La Perla

An espresso shot

El Convento - started as a Carmelite convent in 1651

Selfie on the River Walk

Stuffed Sweet Plantains With Corned Beef Croquettes

Getting closer the the "frog"

Look! Terminal 2 in Tampa from our balcony

Washing Machine

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

Last stop - Princesa Cocina Cultura

Lunch during our Champaign Lobster Catamaran cruise

That's a tight fit!

Our tour guide sharing history of the plaza

A view of the cruise port

Where the sheets are coming out

Towel going through it

Chocolate Martini at the Chocobar

The sun is almost set

Erica the Turtle!

Closer view of the table

Making desserts

Looking back through our wing wall

View to the right

Walking through the galley

Zoomed in view as the Carnival Legend approaches the bridge

Sunsetting on San Juan

Most of the costumes

Simple platter of pulled pork, rice, and beans

One day's worth of bread

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

Another "oil painting" filter picture

Historical stage at the restaurant

Cool lights on the bridge

Panoramic View of Hillsborough Bay

Wonderful sunset colors!

Brilliant orange sky!

Mid-ship facing forward

Another version of the view from the balcony

Men dressing room for Main Theater

Zoomed in to capture the orange hues

Sunshine Skyway Bridge at dusk

Carnival Legend going under the bridge

Refridgerated storage

What is cooking?

View to the left

A lot of food being prepared

Talking about baking pastries

Sorted my cast member

Brian enjoying the view

Gentle touches, but NO kisses

Under the bridge

Galley continues

Chef talking to us about what happens here daily

Towel folding machine

Standing mid-ship

Sun setting as we get closer to the bridge

Our beverage had mint and lime in it

Slight side view from mid-ship

Cute sign on the bottom of the main sign

SS American Victory

Full side view of the ship

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

Electrical room

See I can smile!

The sign says it all!

Erica is taking aim...

Turtle Hatchlings Experiment

Port side towards aft

Tech staff for Main Theater

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

washy washy your laundry

View from behind the wheel

Size of an adult Green Turtle

Lining up between the markers

The orange rays are disappearing

Slightly younger turtles...under 20 yrs old.

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

Info about the ship

A cup of garbanzada, a traditional Puerto Rican chickpea stew

It was cool being able to sit there!

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

All 3 modes of transportation in 1 picture

Good view of the male above the other 2 turtles

One side of the engine room

Carnival Paradise leaving the Tampa Port

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

Wonderful blending of color from day to night

View from one of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

Highest deck mid-ship view towards front

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge looks great in this light!

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

Soft smooth skin

Photos to help explain previous picture

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

Brian in our Living Room

Coming through!

Other view of the engine room from the catwalks.

The purple lights on the bridge look perfect with the sunset

Almost fully through

The origin of the name of this town

Right under me!

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

Just a relaxing view to start a relaxing vacation

More black spiky rocks!

Here comes another

Loggerhead Turtle Info

Getting closer!

Hatchery Statue

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

Leaving Tampa Bay

Green Turtle Facts

Rock and Turtle enjoying the view

View as we start leaving looking forward

The boat we used to get to Stingray City

Going through Hillsborough Bay

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

Front view of the NCL Dawn

Eyes on the top

Sunrise looking forward Day 14

Isn't she cute!

Exploring the stairs

Hawksbill Turtle size

Long tails are male, short tails are female

Life of a Loggerhead Turtle

Starboard side of the ship toward aft

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

Display of how an incubator is set up

Gentle creature

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

Average age of these turtles is 30 yrs old

Life of a Green Turtle

Our squid to feed the stingrays

View from our balcony

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

Crocodile questions

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

Sunrise on Day 14

He's bringing over one to eat our squid

Heritage of the turtles

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

Loggerhead Turtle size

Lots of turtles in the Breeding Pond!

Conservation of the turtles

Are those lava rocks?

This group of turtles are around 20 yrs old

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.

Rules for touching the turtles

One of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

Smiley the Crocodile

Life of a Hawksbill Turtle

Zoomed in...there it is Marriott Water Street

Cayman Crocodile Exhibit

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

Life of a Kemp's Ridley Turtle

See how they flaps their sides to move

Breeding Pond Info

Gently gliding along

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

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

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

The end of the body of the female stingray

The 5-inch 38 caliber gun

Our towel animal menagerie

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!

Entering the Tampa Port

I love the "smile" the ship has

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

Brian holding the stingray

Erica got to help Chef JJ with one of his recipes

Turtles in the Breeding Pond

He worked in the atrium

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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