Lines in the sand from the waves | Bigkitty Gallery

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Hot steam venting through the volcanic plug

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

This is on the back of the chapel

Driving right along

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

Pink glow on my guide

Green-throated Carib

The moon ending day 7 of our cruise

"Walk in the ways..."

Looking off the side of the pier

Rainy morning sea day with a masked booby

Formal night picture

Such blue waters!

Marigot Bay, St. Lucia

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

Side of Alto Vista Chapel

Steam running through the caves

Different types of speleothems

Us on the beach

Alto Vista Chapel information

Nice white cockatoos hanging around

Looking out on the beach at Anse La Raye

Very nasty smelling...Sulphur

Heading to the coast

Where we are first snorkeling

Micro view of seaweed

Left side of the beach

Bubbling spring

You can see the thickness of the fort wall

Great orange color!

Part of the original fort

Different cacti growing around here

A fish near the coral rock

Look how large the area is

Where the sandy area drops down deeper

Different view of Plaza de la Barandilla

Full view of La Perla

Overlooking Andicuri Beach

Different types of coral

Spectacular crashing waves

Follow me...this way!

Many stalactites still forming today

Spout of water flowing out

Today's driver is Erica

"But He was pierced for..."

Looks like a face

Sea Day sunrise rock

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

See the drops on the stalactites?

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

A spring flowing through the caves

Passing Andicuri Beach

Alto Vista Chapel front

Looking at Arashi Bay

Erica on the Flowrider

The power of the ocean!

California Lighthouse

Up close with a Thunbergia vines

Close up of a chenille plant

Heading to the California Lighthouse

Looking inland...nice scenery

Belly view of Green-throated Carib

Driving right along...

The bay at Castries looking at the NCL Dawn

Another 1600s building

It's all about water...

Some of the drive was on paved roads

Heading to Alto Vista Chapel

Neat small plant

Erosion in progress

Cool looking plant

Multi-million dollar house facing at oil rig

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

A cluster of stalactites and a cluster of stalagmites

Chenille plants along the path

Pier at L'Anse la Raye

Cliff Wall Vegetation Zone Info

Lines in the sand from the waves

Us over looking Marigot Bay

Fraser Point Information board (entire board)

Rock off of Shipstern Point

Heading back to port

Nice coral and a rock with fish around the rock

Always steaming

The minerals forming a flowstone

This fish followed me EVERYWHERE!

A masked booby along side the NCL Dawn

Info on Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Still wreaking havoc on the old broken bridge

Inside Alto Vista Chapel

Small vertical flowstone

Fraser Info part 1

Barbados is not a volcanic island

The ocean is eroding the land

How did Harrison Cave form?

Name of our boat - Filante

One of a few harbor porpoises playing along side the ship

Looking out from St. John

Sunrise with the sun camera filter

Sunrise colors stretching to the clouds

Us on Andicuri Beach with the cliff behind us

The small beach under Baby Bridge

What is a karst?

Looking back to port

St. Maarten - Good Morning!

View towards Atlantic Ocean Information

Getting very close to the fish

"For I know the plans..."

Good morning San Juan

Too hot to grow anything there

Driving the Arashi Dunes

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Yellow building in the back is at the Natural Bridge

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

Nice coast line

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

Looking up to where the walk down started from

We're in the middle of the line of UTVs

Stalagmites almost looking like a group of people hanging out together

Rock view of Grand Cayman from the ship

View information about Daufuskie Island

Sun starting to peak out

The captain of the junk

Close up view of a shell

Our 2nd snorkel spot

Following the coast to the natural bridge

Us on the lighthouse

Hey there little hermit crab!

"My work here is done!"

One building left from 1600s battles

Mountains in the distance

Large school of sargent majors

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

Entrance to the Natural Bridge

Just 1 great view after another

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

Oil rig off the coast

The cliff shows the erosion

Continuing to the Natural Bridge

Daufuskie Island view

Heading out on our excursion

Plaque at Harrison Cave Visitor Center entrance

The layers of minerals on the stalagmite

Many new stalactites

Sunrise at Castries St. Lucia

Random shacks for traveling fishermen

Close up of West Indian Jasmin

A tree behind our room...in snowy weather

Entrance to Maranatha Gardens

View of Atlantic Ocean from Harbour Town Lighthouse

Thunbergia vines

It looks like a turtle opening it's jaws

Bronze statue of Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

A tree behind our room...in foggy weather

Brian snorkeling

NCL Dawn in St. Lucia

The ocean is powerful!

Fish swimming along the sandy bottom

Steaming volcanic plug

The sand is all broken shells

Great stalactites

Entrance to Cave and land formation information

Down we go on the tram

Wide view of the volcanic plug

My guide to a school of sergent majors

Historical architecture with the modern version

Looking out to sea on Andicuri Beach

The formation starts here

Here's the full picture

Different rock formations everywhere

A shack various fishermen use during their trips

My rock with his new turtle friend at St. Lucia

Bread and Cheese (Begonia obliqua)

Fort Barrington in the distance

Bastión de las Palmas de San José

Hawksbill Rock...our "frog"

Fish Market Mosaic sidewalk art

Starting our UTV Excursion

Great Morning on a Sea Day

Good morning Aruba!

Steep cliffs on the side of Andicuri Beach

In the last 120,000 years

Our excursion catamaran

Looking down the walls

Pool where you can swim in the Sulphur Springs mud

Harbour Town Lighthouse

Fraser Info part 2

See the Caribbean Sea

View towards where we were on the Backwater Adventure trip

Original brick pavers line the streets in Old San Juan

View from the beach

a school of sargent majors

Sharp looking stalactites

Welcome to downtown Lake Placid

A robin trying to welcome in Spring

120,000 Years Ago

Bananas curve up when growing!

Closer view of the steaming stuff

Second stop - Deaverdura

Sailing to Klein Bonaire for snorkeling

Starting our trip aboard the Siamese Sailing Junk

High Jump ramp used in the Olympics

View from the beach

Closer view of Fort Barrington

Bird of Paradise

Ladies dressing room for Main Theater

Siamese Sailing Junk with sails down

Different color whipped cream

Clearer view of the High Jump ramp

Passing more rocks

Next stop - Hotel Plaza de Armas coffee bar

Casa Alcaldía de San Juan

Great view of the mountains

Early Morning first Sea Day

Reggie Medford - The man who created our sculptures

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

Official residence of the Governor-General

A tree behind our room...in clear weather

Fraser Info part 3

2 different pork dishes

Original bridge across the river

Red tinged water from the minerals around

Walking along the wall down

Looking over Lake Placid

The first Sargent major fish that wasn't camera shy

Walking along a street in Old San Juan

Newer balconies have the gap at the bottom

La Fortaleza in the back and the hanging PR flag

Another view of Fort Barrington

Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista

Other side of Fort Barrington

Good morning Antigua

An espresso shot

Getting ready to snorkel

Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean at La Perla

El Convento - started as a Carmelite convent in 1651

1996 Great Floods information

Stuffed Sweet Plantains With Corned Beef Croquettes

Washing Machine

Getting closer the the "frog"

A tree behind our room...with a rainbow

A staircase to get to to the bottom of the gorge to the river

Inside view from the street of Catedral de San Juan Bautista

Part of the Ausable River

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

Towel going through it

Main Entrance to Olympic Center

Last stop - Princesa Cocina Cultura

Closer view of the table

Our tour guide sharing history of the plaza

Making desserts

Olympic Center from the 1980 games

Chocolate Martini at the Chocobar

Walking through the galley

Sunsetting on San Juan

Most of the costumes

Beach area on the lake

One of the maps along the river

One day's worth of bread

Ausable River flowing under the bridge

Simple platter of pulled pork, rice, and beans

Such powerful water

Historical stage at the restaurant

Men dressing room for Main Theater

It carved the valley with the raging waters

Refridgerated storage

What is cooking?

Great Dead Tree saying

Sorted my cast member

Talking about baking pastries

A lot of food being prepared

Towel folding machine

White Face Mountain in the distance

Galley continues

Chef talking to us about what happens here daily

Our beverage had mint and lime in it

Tech staff for Main Theater

The entrance to the mountain area

washy washy your laundry

Sign about how high the river flooded during Hurricane Irene

A cup of garbanzada, a traditional Puerto Rican chickpea stew

Sunrise looking forward Day 14

Rock and Turtle enjoying the view

Sunrise on Day 14

Zoomed in...there it is Marriott Water Street

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

Starting a Tuna tartar appetizer

Our towel animal menagerie

Making a dressing for the Tuna Tartar appetizer

Sunset on our last day of this cruise

Entering the Tampa Port

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

Pool deck at night

Erica got to help Chef JJ with one of his recipes

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

Erica talking about what we grill at home

View from the Conrad Fort Lauderdale

One side of Coco Cay

Closer look center to left is the Royal Caribbean Odyssey of the Seas

Entrance to Coco Cay

Starting to fly in the iFly by Rip Cord

See how high we go

Other side of Curacao port

Getting a few tips

Looking at Curacao

Such a beautiful port

Pool deck during the day

Seeing more of Curacao from the port

Starting to rise above the pool deck

First time on a Flow Rider

Look how the Odyssey glows at night

Trying to get on my knees

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - Maine Lobster Salad

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - Scallop Carpaccio

Walking under the drop

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - Roasted Branzino

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - Grilled Filet Mignon

Inside the World is Valrhona Chocolate Mousse and Salted Caramel Gelato

The World is melting

Why we came on this cruise. Rest in Peace mom!

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - The World (before it melts) with a Salted Caramel Espresso Martini

Morning from the ocean on Christmas day

Sunset leaving Curacao

The World as warm Peanut Butter Ganache is poured on

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