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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

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

Looking off the side of the pier

"Walk in the ways..."

Rainy morning sea day with a masked booby

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

Side of Alto Vista Chapel

A "frog" in the distance

Steam running through the caves

Looking out on the beach at Anse La Raye

Nice white cockatoos hanging around

Heading to the coast

Us on the beach

Alto Vista Chapel information

Different types of speleothems

Micro view of seaweed

Very nasty smelling...Sulphur

Where we are first snorkeling

Bubbling spring

You can see the thickness of the fort wall

Great orange color!

Left side of the beach

Part of the original fort

Different cacti growing around here

A fish near the coral rock

Look how large the area is

Different view of Plaza de la Barandilla

Where the sandy area drops down deeper

Overlooking Andicuri Beach

Different types of coral

Full view of La Perla

Spectacular crashing waves

Spout of water flowing out

Looks like a face

Follow me...this way!

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

Many stalactites still forming today

"But He was pierced for..."

Sea Day sunrise rock

Today's driver is Erica

Passing Andicuri Beach

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

See the drops on the stalactites?

A spring flowing through the caves

Alto Vista Chapel front

Looking at Arashi Bay

Up close with a Thunbergia vines

The power of the ocean!

Heading to the California Lighthouse

California Lighthouse

Belly view of Green-throated Carib

Close up of a chenille plant

Looking inland...nice scenery

The bay at Castries looking at the NCL Dawn

Another 1600s building

Driving right along...

It's all about water...

Erosion in progress

Heading to Alto Vista Chapel

Neat small plant

Some of the drive was on paved roads

Cool looking plant

Multi-million dollar house facing at oil rig

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

Chenille plants along the path

A cluster of stalactites and a cluster of stalagmites

Pier at L'Anse la Raye

Nice coral and a rock with fish around the rock

Cliff Wall Vegetation Zone Info

Us over looking Marigot Bay

Heading back to port

Lines in the sand from the waves

Rock off of Shipstern Point

This fish followed me EVERYWHERE!

A masked booby along side the NCL Dawn

The minerals forming a flowstone

Always steaming

Info on Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Barbados is not a volcanic island

The ocean is eroding the land

Still wreaking havoc on the old broken bridge

Small vertical flowstone

Inside Alto Vista Chapel

How did Harrison Cave form?

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

The small beach under Baby Bridge

"For I know the plans..."

Sunrise colors stretching to the clouds

Looking back to port

St. Maarten - Good Morning!

What is a karst?

Too hot to grow anything there

Good morning San Juan

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

Getting very close to the fish

Yellow building in the back is at the Natural Bridge

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

Driving the Arashi Dunes

Nice coast line

Sun starting to peak out

We're in the middle of the line of UTVs

Stalagmites almost looking like a group of people hanging out together

Looking up to where the walk down started from

Rock view of Grand Cayman from the ship

Close up view of a shell

The captain of the junk

Following the coast to the natural bridge

Mountains in the distance

Our 2nd snorkel spot

One building left from 1600s battles

"My work here is done!"

Hey there little hermit crab!

Embarkation Day

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

Large school of sargent majors

Entrance to the Natural Bridge

Oil rig off the coast

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

Just 1 great view after another

The cliff shows the erosion

Plaque at Harrison Cave Visitor Center entrance

Heading out on our excursion

Continuing to the Natural Bridge

Many new stalactites

Sunrise at Castries St. Lucia

Random shacks for traveling fishermen

The layers of minerals on the stalagmite

Close up of West Indian Jasmin

Entrance to Maranatha Gardens

Brian snorkeling

Bronze statue of Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

It looks like a turtle opening it's jaws

NCL Dawn in St. Lucia

Thunbergia vines

Fish swimming along the sandy bottom

The ocean is powerful!

Steaming volcanic plug

The sand is all broken shells

Great stalactites

Entrance to Cave and land formation information

My guide to a school of sergent majors

My rock with his new turtle friend at St. Lucia

Wide view of the volcanic plug

Down we go on the tram

Historical architecture with the modern version

Looking out to sea on Andicuri Beach

The formation starts here

Bread and Cheese (Begonia obliqua)

Here's the full picture

Different rock formations everywhere

A shack various fishermen use during their trips

Bastión de las Palmas de San José

Fish Market Mosaic sidewalk art

Fort Barrington in the distance

Hawksbill Rock...our "frog"

Steep cliffs on the side of Andicuri Beach

Great Morning on a Sea Day

Starting our UTV Excursion

Good morning Aruba!

Our excursion catamaran

In the last 120,000 years

Pool where you can swim in the Sulphur Springs mud

See the Caribbean Sea

Original brick pavers line the streets in Old San Juan

a school of sargent majors

Second stop - Deaverdura

Sharp looking stalactites

Bananas curve up when growing!

Closer view of the steaming stuff

120,000 Years Ago

Sailing to Klein Bonaire for snorkeling

Bird of Paradise

View from the beach

Starting our trip aboard the Siamese Sailing Junk

Closer view of Fort Barrington

Siamese Sailing Junk with sails down

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

Casa Alcaldía de San Juan

Early Morning first Sea Day

Official residence of the Governor-General

"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

Walking along the wall down

The first Sargent major fish that wasn't camera shy

Newer balconies have the gap at the bottom

La Fortaleza in the back and the hanging PR flag

An espresso shot

Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista

Another view of Fort Barrington

Good morning Antigua

Other side of Fort Barrington

Getting ready to snorkel

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

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

Last stop - Princesa Cocina Cultura

Closer view of the table

That's a tight fit!

The sun is almost set

Our tour guide sharing history of the plaza

Making desserts

View to the right

Zoomed in view as the Carnival Legend approaches the bridge

Erica the Turtle!

Chocolate Martini at the Chocobar

Sunsetting on San Juan

Looking back through our wing wall

Walking through the galley

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

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!

Standing mid-ship

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

Our beverage had mint and lime in it

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!

SS American Victory

Port side towards aft

Tech staff for Main Theater

View from behind the wheel

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

All 3 modes of transportation in 1 picture

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

Slightly younger turtles...under 20 yrs old.

Good view of the male above the other 2 turtles

One side of the engine room

It was cool being able to sit there!

Wonderful blending of color from day to night

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

A cup of garbanzada, a traditional Puerto Rican chickpea stew

View from one of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

Carnival Paradise leaving the Tampa Port

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

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge looks great in this light!

Brian in our Living Room

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

The origin of the name of this town

Other view of the engine room from the catwalks.

The purple lights on the bridge look perfect with the sunset

Here comes another

More black spiky rocks!

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

Getting closer!

Green Turtle Facts

Eyes on the top

Leaving Tampa Bay

The boat we used to get to Stingray City

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

Front view of the NCL Dawn

Exploring the stairs

Life of a Loggerhead Turtle

Long tails are male, short tails are female

Hawksbill Turtle size

Gentle creature

Display of how an incubator is set up

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

Life of a Green Turtle

Sunrise on Day 14

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

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

Our squid to feed the stingrays

View from our balcony

Average age of these turtles is 30 yrs old

Crocodile questions

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

He's bringing over one to eat our squid

Heritage of the turtles

Loggerhead Turtle size

Conservation of the turtles

Lots of turtles in the Breeding Pond!

Are those lava rocks?

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

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

Rules for touching the turtles

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

Breeding Pond Info

See how they flaps their sides to move

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

One of the 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns

Gently gliding along

Life of a Kemp's Ridley Turtle

Starting a Tuna tartar appetizer

Physiology of the turtles

Another Hatchery Statue

Passing by Brian

Headed out to Stingray City

Touching the stingray

Coming back to the ship

Our towel animal menagerie

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

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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