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Hot steam venting through the volcanic plug

Brian hugging Erica

Vegetation wall

Erica hugging Brian

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

The moon ending day 7 of our cruise

Looking off the side of the pier

"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

Side of Alto Vista Chapel

Steam running through the caves

A "frog" in the distance

Looking out on the beach at Anse La Raye

Heading to the coast

Alto Vista Chapel information

Very nasty smelling...Sulphur

Us on the beach

Different types of speleothems

Nice white cockatoos hanging around

Micro view of seaweed

You can see the thickness of the fort wall

Left side of the beach

Where we are first snorkeling

Part of the original fort

A fish near the coral rock

Bubbling spring

Great orange color!

Different cacti growing around here

Look how large the area is

Different view of Plaza de la Barandilla

Where the sandy area drops down deeper

Full view of La Perla

Overlooking Andicuri Beach

Spectacular crashing waves

Different types of coral

Sea Day sunrise rock

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

Many stalactites still forming today

Spout of water flowing out

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

"But He was pierced for..."

Today's driver is Erica

Looks like a face

Follow me...this way!

See the drops on the stalactites?

Passing Andicuri Beach

Looking at Arashi Bay

A spring flowing through the caves

Alto Vista Chapel front

The power of the ocean!

Up close with a Thunbergia vines

Belly view of Green-throated Carib

Heading to the California Lighthouse

California Lighthouse

The bay at Castries looking at the NCL Dawn

Close up of a chenille plant

Looking inland...nice scenery

Driving right along...

Another 1600s building

It's all about water...

Erosion in progress

Neat small plant

Heading to Alto Vista Chapel

Cool looking plant

Some of the drive was on paved roads

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

Chenille plants along the path

Multi-million dollar house facing at oil rig

A cluster of stalactites and a cluster of stalagmites

Nice coral and a rock with fish around the rock

Cliff Wall Vegetation Zone Info

Pier at L'Anse la Raye

Rock off of Shipstern Point

Us over looking Marigot Bay

Heading back to port

Info on Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Lines in the sand from the waves

This fish followed me EVERYWHERE!

A masked booby along side the NCL Dawn

Always steaming

Barbados is not a volcanic island

The minerals forming a flowstone

Small vertical flowstone

Still wreaking havoc on the old broken bridge

The ocean is eroding the land

How did Harrison Cave form?

Inside Alto Vista Chapel

Name of our boat - Filante

Us on Andicuri Beach with the cliff behind us

One of a few harbor porpoises playing along side the ship

Looking out from St. John

Sunrise with the sun camera filter

What is a karst?

"For I know the plans..."

The small beach under Baby Bridge

St. Maarten - Good Morning!

Looking back to port

Sunrise colors stretching to the clouds

Good morning San Juan

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

Too hot to grow anything there

Yellow building in the back is at the Natural Bridge

Getting very close to the fish

Driving the Arashi Dunes

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

Nice coast line

Sun starting to peak out

Looking up to where the walk down started from

We're in the middle of the line of UTVs

The captain of the junk

Stalagmites almost looking like a group of people hanging out together

Rock view of Grand Cayman from the ship

Close up view of a shell

Following the coast to the natural bridge

Mountains in the distance

Our 2nd snorkel spot

Hey there little hermit crab!

"My work here is done!"

One building left from 1600s battles

Embarkation Day

Large school of sargent majors

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

Just 1 great view after another

Entrance to the Natural Bridge

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

Oil rig off the coast

Plaque at Harrison Cave Visitor Center entrance

The cliff shows the erosion

Continuing to the Natural Bridge

Sunrise at Castries St. Lucia

Entrance to Maranatha Gardens

Heading out on our excursion

Random shacks for traveling fishermen

The layers of minerals on the stalagmite

Close up of West Indian Jasmin

Many new stalactites

Thunbergia vines

Brian snorkeling

It looks like a turtle opening it's jaws

Bronze statue of Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

NCL Dawn in St. Lucia

Fish swimming along the sandy bottom

The ocean is powerful!

The sand is all broken shells

Steaming volcanic plug

Great stalactites

My guide to a school of sergent majors

My rock with his new turtle friend at St. Lucia

Wide view of the volcanic plug

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

A shack various fishermen use during their trips

Bread and Cheese (Begonia obliqua)

Here's the full picture

Bastión de las Palmas de San José

Different rock formations everywhere

Fort Barrington in the distance

Hawksbill Rock...our "frog"

Fish Market Mosaic sidewalk art

Starting our UTV Excursion

Steep cliffs on the side of Andicuri Beach

Great Morning on a Sea Day

Our excursion catamaran

In the last 120,000 years

Good morning Aruba!

Pool where you can swim in the Sulphur Springs mud

Original brick pavers line the streets in Old San Juan

See the Caribbean Sea

Sharp looking stalactites

a school of sargent majors

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

Starting our trip aboard the Siamese Sailing Junk

Siamese Sailing Junk with sails down

Closer view of Fort Barrington

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

Official residence of the Governor-General

Casa Alcaldía de San Juan

Early Morning first Sea Day

"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

The first Sargent major fish that wasn't camera shy

Walking along the wall down

Newer balconies have the gap at the bottom

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

Another view of Fort Barrington

An espresso shot

Good morning Antigua

Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean at La Perla

El Convento - started as a Carmelite convent in 1651

Getting closer the the "frog"

Selfie on the River Walk

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

Lunch during our Champaign Lobster Catamaran cruise

The way to Paseo de la Princesa

Last stop - Princesa Cocina Cultura

Where the sheets are coming out

A view of the cruise port

Closer view of the table

Towel going through it

The sun is almost set

That's a tight fit!

Our tour guide sharing history of the plaza

Making desserts

View to the right

Zoomed in view as the Carnival Legend approaches the bridge

Chocolate Martini at the Chocobar

Sunsetting on San Juan

Erica the Turtle!

Walking through the galley

Looking back through our wing wall

Most of the costumes

Simple platter of pulled pork, rice, and beans

One day's worth of bread

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

Men dressing room for Main Theater

Panoramic View of Hillsborough Bay

Wonderful sunset colors!

Mid-ship facing forward

Another version of the view from the balcony

Carnival Legend going under the bridge

Sunshine Skyway Bridge at dusk

Refridgerated storage

Gentle touches, but NO kisses

What is cooking?

View to the left

Under the bridge

Sorted my cast member

Talking about baking pastries

Brian enjoying the view

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!

Our beverage had mint and lime in it

Standing mid-ship

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

Slight side view from mid-ship

Cute sign on the bottom of the main sign

Electrical room

Erica is taking aim...

See I can smile!

View from behind the wheel

Port side towards aft

Tech staff for Main Theater

SS American Victory

Turtle Hatchlings Experiment

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

Size of an adult Green Turtle

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

washy washy your laundry

The orange rays are disappearing

Info about the ship

Lining up between the markers

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

All 3 modes of transportation in 1 picture

Slightly younger turtles...under 20 yrs old.

Good view of the male above the other 2 turtles

One side of the engine room

A cup of garbanzada, a traditional Puerto Rican chickpea stew

It was cool being able to sit there!

Wonderful blending of color from day to night

View from one of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

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

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

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

Coming through!

Photos to help explain previous picture

Right under me!

Almost fully through

Other view of the engine room from the catwalks.

More black spiky rocks!

The origin of the name of this town

The purple lights on the bridge look perfect with the sunset

Here comes another

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

Eyes on the top

Sunrise looking forward Day 14

Leaving Tampa Bay

Going through Hillsborough Bay

Rock and Turtle enjoying the view

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

Isn't she cute!

Life of a Loggerhead Turtle

Starboard side of the ship toward aft

Front view of the NCL Dawn

Hawksbill Turtle size

Long tails are male, short tails are female

Exploring the stairs

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

Display of how an incubator is set up

Gentle creature

Sunrise on Day 14

Life of a Green Turtle

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

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

Our squid to feed the stingrays

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

Loggerhead Turtle size

Heritage of the turtles

Conservation of the turtles

Are those lava rocks?

Lots of turtles in the Breeding Pond!

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

Zoomed in...there it is Marriott Water Street

This group of turtles are around 20 yrs old

Smiley the Crocodile

Rules for touching the turtles

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

Life of a Hawksbill Turtle

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

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

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

Gently gliding along

One of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

Starting a Tuna tartar appetizer

Physiology of the turtles

Another Hatchery Statue

Headed out to Stingray City

Touching the stingray

Passing by Brian

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

He worked in the atrium

Erica got to help Chef JJ with one of his recipes

Turtles in the Breeding Pond

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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