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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

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

"Walk in the ways..."

Rainy morning sea day with a masked booby

Looking off the side of the pier

Marigot Bay, St. Lucia

Such blue waters!

Welcome sign to the info center

Part of Plaza de la Barandilla

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

A "frog" in the distance

Steam running through the caves

Looking out on the beach at Anse La Raye

Alto Vista Chapel information

Different types of speleothems

Very nasty smelling...Sulphur

Nice white cockatoos hanging around

Heading to the coast

Us on the beach

Micro view of seaweed

Where we are first snorkeling

You can see the thickness of the fort wall

Left side of the beach

A fish near the coral rock

Bubbling spring

Part of the original fort

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

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

Many stalactites still forming today

Spout of water flowing out

Sea Day sunrise rock

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

Today's driver is Erica

"But He was pierced for..."

Looks like a face

Follow me...this way!

Passing Andicuri Beach

See the drops on the stalactites?

A spring flowing through the caves

Alto Vista Chapel front

Looking at Arashi Bay

The power of the ocean!

Up close with a Thunbergia vines

Belly view of Green-throated Carib

California Lighthouse

The bay at Castries looking at the NCL Dawn

Close up of a chenille plant

Heading to the California Lighthouse

Looking inland...nice scenery

Driving right along...

Another 1600s building

It's all about water...

Neat small plant

Erosion in progress

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.

Multi-million dollar house facing at oil rig

A cluster of stalactites and a cluster of stalagmites

Chenille plants along the path

Nice coral and a rock with fish around the rock

Pier at L'Anse la Raye

Cliff Wall Vegetation Zone Info

Us over looking Marigot Bay

Rock off of Shipstern Point

Heading back to port

Lines in the sand from the waves

This fish followed me EVERYWHERE!

Info on Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

A masked booby along side the NCL Dawn

Barbados is not a volcanic island

The minerals forming a flowstone

Small vertical flowstone

Always steaming

The ocean is eroding the land

Still wreaking havoc on the old broken bridge

Inside Alto Vista Chapel

Name of our boat - Filante

How did Harrison Cave form?

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

Sunrise colors stretching to the clouds

Too hot to grow anything there

Looking back to port

St. Maarten - Good Morning!

Good morning San Juan

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

Getting very close to the fish

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

Yellow building in the back is at the Natural Bridge

Driving the Arashi Dunes

Nice coast line

Looking up to where the walk down started from

Sun starting to peak out

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

Our 2nd snorkel spot

Mountains in the distance

"My work here is done!"

One building left from 1600s battles

Hey there little hermit crab!

Large school of sargent majors

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

Entrance to the Natural Bridge

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

Oil rig off the coast

Just 1 great view after another

Plaque at Harrison Cave Visitor Center entrance

Continuing to the Natural Bridge

The cliff shows the erosion

Sunrise at Castries St. Lucia

Entrance to Maranatha Gardens

Heading out on our excursion

The layers of minerals on the stalagmite

Random shacks for traveling fishermen

Many new stalactites

Close up of West Indian Jasmin

Thunbergia vines

It looks like a turtle opening it's jaws

Bronze statue of Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Brian snorkeling

NCL Dawn in St. Lucia

The ocean is powerful!

Fish swimming along the sandy bottom

The sand is all broken shells

Great stalactites

Steaming volcanic plug

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

Historical architecture with the modern version

Down we go on the tram

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

Different rock formations everywhere

Fort Barrington in the distance

Hawksbill Rock...our "frog"

Bastión de las Palmas de San José

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

See the Caribbean Sea

Original brick pavers line the streets in Old San Juan

Sharp looking stalactites

a school of sargent majors

Second stop - Deaverdura

Sailing to Klein Bonaire for snorkeling

Closer view of the steaming stuff

120,000 Years Ago

Bananas curve up when growing!

Starting our trip aboard the Siamese Sailing Junk

Bird of Paradise

View from the beach

Siamese Sailing Junk with sails down

Closer view of Fort Barrington

Different color whipped cream

Ladies dressing room for Main Theater

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

Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista

Other side of Fort Barrington

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

Selfie on the River Walk

Getting closer the the "frog"

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

Where the sheets are coming out

A view of the cruise port

Last stop - Princesa Cocina Cultura

Closer view of the table

Towel going through it

That's a tight fit!

The sun is almost set

Our tour guide sharing history of the plaza

Making desserts

View to the right

Sunsetting on San Juan

Zoomed in view as the Carnival Legend approaches the bridge

Chocolate Martini at the Chocobar

Erica the Turtle!

Walking through the galley

Looking back through our wing wall

Most of the costumes

One day's worth of bread

Simple platter of pulled pork, rice, and beans

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

Panoramic View of Hillsborough Bay

Wonderful sunset colors!

Men dressing room for Main Theater

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

Sorted my cast member

Under the bridge

Talking about baking pastries

Brian enjoying the view

A lot of food being prepared

Towel folding machine

Galley continues

Chef talking to us about what happens here daily

Full side view of the ship

Sun setting as we get closer to the bridge

The sign says it all!

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

Our beverage had mint and lime in it

Standing mid-ship

Cute sign on the bottom of the main sign

Slight side view from mid-ship

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

Size of an adult Green Turtle

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

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

washy washy your laundry

The orange rays are disappearing

Lining up between the markers

Info about the ship

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!

View from one of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

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

Wonderful blending of color from day to night

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

Photos to help explain previous picture

Coming through!

Right under me!

Almost fully through

Other view of the engine room from the catwalks.

The origin of the name of this town

The purple lights on the bridge look perfect with the sunset

More black spiky rocks!

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

View as we start leaving looking forward

Green Turtle Facts

Getting closer!

Eyes on the top

The boat we used to get to Stingray City

Leaving Tampa Bay

Sunrise looking forward Day 14

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!

Starboard side of the ship toward aft

Hawksbill Turtle size

Front view of the NCL Dawn

Life of a Loggerhead Turtle

Exploring the stairs

Long tails are male, short tails are female

Display of how an incubator is set up

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

Gentle creature

Life of a Green Turtle

Sunrise on Day 14

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!

Zoomed in...there it is Marriott Water Street

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

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

See how they flaps their sides to move

Breeding Pond Info

Life of a Kemp's Ridley Turtle

Gently gliding along

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

One of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

Physiology of the turtles

Starting a Tuna tartar appetizer

Another Hatchery Statue

Headed out to Stingray City

Touching the stingray

Passing by Brian

Coming back to the ship

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

Our towel animal menagerie

Answers to the questions

The end of the body of the female stingray

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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