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

Morning from the ocean on Christmas day

Look how the Odyssey glows at night

Pool deck at night

Sunset leaving Curacao

Such a beautiful port

See how high we go

Other side of Curacao port

Pool deck during the day

Seeing more of Curacao from the port

Starting to rise above the pool deck

Looking at Curacao

Walking under the drop

Inside the World is Valrhona Chocolate Mousse and Salted Caramel Gelato

The World is melting

The World as warm Peanut Butter Ganache is poured on

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

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - Grilled Filet Mignon

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - Roasted Branzino

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - Maine Lobster Salad

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - Scallop Carpaccio

Trying to get on my knees

First time on a Flow Rider

Getting a few tips

Starting to fly in the iFly by Rip Cord

Entrance to Coco Cay

One side of Coco Cay

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

View from the Conrad Fort Lauderdale

Zoomed in...there it is Marriott Water Street

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

Entering the Tampa Port

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

Our towel animal menagerie

Sunset on our last day of this cruise

Adding final touches to the food before serving it to everyone

Erica talking about what we grill at home

Erica got to help Chef JJ with one of his recipes

Making a dressing for the Tuna Tartar appetizer

Starting a Tuna tartar appetizer

He worked in the atrium

Chef JJ Johnson

Sunrise looking forward Day 14

Rock and Turtle enjoying the view

Sunrise on Day 14

Men dressing room for Main Theater

Tech staff for Main Theater

Ladies dressing room for Main Theater

Most of the costumes

Sorted my cast member

Towel folding machine

Towel going through it

Where the sheets are coming out

washy washy your laundry

Washing Machine

Making desserts

One day's worth of bread

Talking about baking pastries

Different color whipped cream

Refridgerated storage

A lot of food being prepared

Chef talking to us about what happens here daily

Walking through the galley

What is cooking?

Galley continues

Day 13th - The sun is rising from behind us

Sunsetting on San Juan

A cup of garbanzada, a traditional Puerto Rican chickpea stew

Our beverage had mint and lime in it

Closer view of the table

Historical stage at the restaurant

Last stop - Princesa Cocina Cultura

The way to Paseo de la Princesa

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

Looking up to where the walk down started from

A view of the cruise port

Walking along the wall down

Bastión de las Palmas de San José

La Fortaleza in the back and the hanging PR flag

Inside view from the street of Catedral de San Juan Bautista

El Convento - started as a Carmelite convent in 1651

Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista

An espresso shot

Next stop - Hotel Plaza de Armas coffee bar

Info on Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Bronze statue of Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Our tour guide sharing history of the plaza

Casa Alcaldía de San Juan

Chocolate Martini at the Chocobar

Simple platter of pulled pork, rice, and beans

Second stop - Deaverdura

Nice white cockatoos hanging around

Newer balconies have the gap at the bottom

Balcony with no gap at toe area

Part of the original fort

You can see the thickness of the fort wall

Full view of La Perla

Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean at La Perla

Original brick pavers line the streets in Old San Juan

Stuffed Sweet Plantains With Corned Beef Croquettes

2 different pork dishes

Different view of Plaza de la Barandilla

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

Part of Plaza de la Barandilla

Walking along a street in Old San Juan

Historical architecture with the modern version

Good morning San Juan

St. Maarten - Good Morning!

Just 1 great view after another

Name of our boat - Filante

Another view of Fort Barrington

Passing more rocks

Heading back to port

View from the beach

Our 2nd snorkel spot

Lunch during our Champaign Lobster Catamaran cruise

Here's the full picture

Hey there little hermit crab!

Close up view of a shell

The sand is all broken shells

Our excursion catamaran

See the Caribbean Sea

Where we are first snorkeling

Looks like a face

Nice coast line

Hawksbill Rock...our "frog"

Getting closer the the "frog"

A "frog" in the distance

It looks like a turtle opening it's jaws

Rock off of Shipstern Point

Other side of Fort Barrington

Closer view of Fort Barrington

Fort Barrington in the distance

Multi-million dollar house facing at oil rig

Oil rig off the coast

Looking back to port

Looking out from St. John

Mountains in the distance

Heading out on our excursion

Good morning Antigua

Belly view of Green-throated Carib

Green-throated Carib

Pool where you can swim in the Sulphur Springs mud

Wide view of the volcanic plug

Closer view of the steaming stuff

Very nasty smelling...Sulphur

Look how large the area is

Bubbling spring

Red tinged water from the minerals around

Always steaming

Too hot to grow anything there

Steaming volcanic plug

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Bananas curve up when growing!

Neat small plant

Close up of West Indian Jasmin

Close up of a chenille plant

Bird of Paradise

"For I know the plans..."

Bread and Cheese (Begonia obliqua)

"Walk in the ways..."

Chenille plants along the path

"But He was pierced for..."

Up close with a Thunbergia vines

Thunbergia vines

Entrance to Maranatha Gardens

Cool looking plant

Fish Market Mosaic sidewalk art

Looking off the side of the pier

Pier at L'Anse la Raye

Looking out on the beach at Anse La Raye

Us over looking Marigot Bay

Marigot Bay, St. Lucia

Another 1600s building

One building left from 1600s battles

Official residence of the Governor-General

NCL Dawn in St. Lucia

Panoramic view of Castries, St. Lucia

The bay at Castries looking at the NCL Dawn

My rock with his new turtle friend at St. Lucia

Sunrise at Castries St. Lucia

Sharp looking stalactites

Stalagmites almost looking like a group of people hanging out together

A cluster of stalactites and a cluster of stalagmites

Spout of water flowing out

Steam running through the caves

Almost a column

Small vertical flowstone

Many new stalactites

See the drops on the stalactites?

A spring flowing through the caves

Different types of speleothems

The minerals forming a flowstone

Many stalactites still forming today

Great stalactites

Down we go on the tram

Wearing the required head gear to go into the cave

The layers of minerals on the stalagmite

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

It's all about water...

In the last 120,000 years

120,000 Years Ago

Less than 1 million years ago

The formation starts here

Barbados is not a volcanic island

How did Harrison Cave form?

What is a karst?

Welcome sign to the info center

The type of tree the "Awesome Tree" is

Entrance to Cave and land formation information

Cliff Wall Vegetation Zone Info

Vegetation wall

Plaque at Harrison Cave Visitor Center entrance

Reggie Medford - The man who created our sculptures

The moon ending day 7 of our cruise

One of a few harbor porpoises playing along side the ship

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

A masked booby along side the NCL Dawn

Rainy morning sea day with a masked booby

Siamese Sailing Junk with sails down

"My work here is done!"

Different types of coral

Nice coral and a rock with fish around the rock

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

Large school of sargent majors

Getting very close to the fish

"Who you looking at?"

My guide to a school of sergent majors

A fish near the coral rock

Fish swimming along the sandy bottom

Brian snorkeling

Pink glow on my guide

a school of sargent majors

Follow me...this way!

This fish followed me EVERYWHERE!

The first Sargent major fish that wasn't camera shy

Where the sandy area drops down deeper

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

Getting ready to snorkel

Sailing to Klein Bonaire for snorkeling

The captain of the junk

Starting our trip aboard the Siamese Sailing Junk

Looking at Arashi Bay

California Lighthouse

Heading to the California Lighthouse

Driving the Arashi Dunes

This is on the back of the chapel

Side of Alto Vista Chapel

Inside Alto Vista Chapel

Alto Vista Chapel front

Alto Vista Chapel information

Driving right along...

Heading to Alto Vista Chapel

A shack various fishermen use during their trips

Spectacular crashing waves

The small beach under Baby Bridge

Still wreaking havoc on the old broken bridge

Erosion in progress

The power of the ocean!

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

Entrance to the Natural Bridge

Looking inland...nice scenery

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

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

Some of the drive was on paved roads

Different cacti growing around here

Continuing to the Natural Bridge

Us on Andicuri Beach with the cliff behind us

Us on the beach

Micro view of seaweed

Left side of the beach

Lines in the sand from the waves

micro view of coral

Looking out to sea on Andicuri Beach

Steep cliffs on the side of Andicuri Beach

Driving right along

The cliff shows the erosion

Overlooking Andicuri Beach

Passing Andicuri Beach

Yellow building in the back is at the Natural Bridge

Different rock formations everywhere

Following the coast to the natural bridge

The ocean is powerful!

The ocean is eroding the land

Random shacks for traveling fishermen

Such blue waters!

Today's driver is Erica

Heading to the coast

We're in the middle of the line of UTVs

Starting our UTV Excursion

Good morning Aruba!

Rock view of Grand Cayman from the ship

Sunrise colors stretching to the clouds

Sunrise with the sun camera filter

Sunrise view out of the side window

Great orange color!

Sun starting to peak out

Sea Day sunrise rock

Great Morning on a Sea Day

Early Morning first Sea Day

The elephants hanging out over here

Batting at the ball

Great scratching post

Human watching time

Cougar lounging

Harbor Seal information

Sea Lion Information

Swimming back to climb out and do it again

Look at his flip!

Polar bear climbing up to flip backwards

"Oh this sun is so hot!"

Lounging brown bear

Animals on the Safari ride p3

Animals on the Safari ride p2

Animals on the Safari ride p1

Closer view of Fringe-ear Oryx

Addra Gazelle info

Going over to the other Addra Gazelles

Herd of Thomson's Gazelles

Bigger group of Greater Kudu

Greater Kudu info

Couple of Greater Kudu

Wondering elephant

"So, do you have any questions about this Grassland area?" asks the Ostrich

"Oh, a group of humans coming by me."

Ostrich with ant mounds in the background

Thomson's Gazelle Info

Nile Lachwes Info

Mix of Nile Lechwes and Thomson's Gazelles

Fringe-eared Oryx Info

Fringe-eared Oryx hanging out

Us on the lighthouse

View of Atlantic Ocean from Harbour Town Lighthouse

View towards Atlantic Ocean Information

Daufuskie Island view

View information about Daufuskie Island

View towards where we were on the Backwater Adventure trip

Fraser Info part 3

Fraser Info part 2

Fraser Info part 1

Fraser Point Information board (entire board)

Harbour Town Lighthouse

The entrance to the mountain area

White Face Mountain in the distance

One of the maps along the river

Sign about how high the river flooded during Hurricane Irene

It carved the valley with the raging waters

Great Dead Tree saying

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

Such powerful water

Ausable River flowing under the bridge

Looking down the walls

1996 Great Floods information

Original bridge across the river

Part of the Ausable River

Clearer view of the High Jump ramp

Great view of the mountains

A tree behind our room...with a rainbow

A tree behind our room...in clear weather

A robin trying to welcome in Spring

A tree behind our room...in snowy weather

A tree behind our room...in foggy weather

High Jump ramp used in the Olympics

View from the beach

Beach area on the lake

Looking over Lake Placid

Main Entrance to Olympic Center

Olympic Center from the 1980 games

Welcome to downtown Lake Placid

Erica on the Flowrider

Formal night picture

Hot steam venting through the volcanic plug

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