Leaving Tampa Bay | Bigkitty Gallery

Created on: Sunday 2 February 2020
Posted on: Saturday 7 March 2020
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Albums: Vacations / 2020 NCL Dawn Southern Caribbean Cruise / Sail Away Day
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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

Swimming under a platform for workers

The 5-inch 38 caliber gun

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

Answers to the questions

Coming back to the ship

Touching the stingray

Headed out to Stingray City

Passing by Brian

Another Hatchery Statue

Physiology of the turtles

One of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

Gently gliding along

Life of a Kemp's Ridley Turtle

Breeding Pond Info

See how they flaps their sides to move

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

Cayman Crocodile Exhibit

Life of a Hawksbill Turtle

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

Smiley the Crocodile

Rules for touching the turtles

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

This group of turtles are around 20 yrs old

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

Lots of turtles in the Breeding Pond!

Are those lava rocks?

Conservation of the turtles

Heritage of the turtles

Loggerhead Turtle size

He's bringing over one to eat our squid

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

View from our balcony

Crocodile questions

Average age of these turtles is 30 yrs old

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

Our squid to feed the stingrays

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

Life of a Green Turtle

Gentle creature

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

Display of how an incubator is set up

Exploring the stairs

Starboard side of the ship toward aft

Front view of the NCL Dawn

Long tails are male, short tails are female

Hawksbill Turtle size

Life of a Loggerhead Turtle

Isn't she cute!

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

Going through Hillsborough Bay

Leaving Tampa Bay

Eyes on the top

The boat we used to get to Stingray City

Getting closer!

View as we start leaving looking forward

Hatchery Statue

Green Turtle Facts

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

Loggerhead Turtle Info

Just a relaxing view to start a relaxing vacation

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

Here comes another

The purple lights on the bridge look perfect with the sunset

More black spiky rocks!

The origin of the name of this town

Other view of the engine room from the catwalks.

Almost fully through

Right under me!

Photos to help explain previous picture

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

Highest deck mid-ship view towards front

Coming through!

Soft smooth skin

Brian in our Living Room

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

Carnival Paradise leaving the Tampa Port

View from one of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

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

It was cool being able to sit there!

Wonderful blending of color from day to night

One side of the engine room

Good view of the male above the other 2 turtles

All 3 modes of transportation in 1 picture

Slightly younger turtles...under 20 yrs old.

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

Info about the ship

Lining up between the markers

The orange rays are disappearing

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

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

Size of an adult Green Turtle

SS American Victory

Turtle Hatchlings Experiment

View from behind the wheel

Port side towards aft

See I can smile!

Erica is taking aim...

Electrical room

Slight side view from mid-ship

Cute sign on the bottom of the main sign

Standing mid-ship

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

The sign says it all!

Sun setting as we get closer to the bridge

Full side view of the ship

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

Wonderful sunset colors!

Brilliant orange sky!

Zoomed in to capture the orange hues

Cool lights on the bridge

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

Another "oil painting" filter picture

Looking back through our wing wall

Erica the Turtle!

Zoomed in view as the Carnival Legend approaches the bridge

View to the right

The sun is almost set

That's a tight fit!

Look! Terminal 2 in Tampa from our balcony

Selfie on the River Walk

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