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Zoomed in...there it is Marriott Water Street

You can see the thickness of the fort wall

Wide view of the volcanic plug

Where we are first snorkeling

Where the sheets are coming out

What is cooking?

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

washy washy your laundry

Washing Machine

Walking through the galley

Walking along the wall down

Walking along a street in Old San Juan

View from the beach

Very nasty smelling...Sulphur

Us over looking Marigot Bay

Up close with a Thunbergia vines

Towel going through it

Towel folding machine

Too hot to grow anything there

Thunbergia vines

The way to Paseo de la Princesa

The sand is all broken shells

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

The bay at Castries looking at the NCL Dawn

Tech staff for Main Theater

Talking about baking pastries

Sunsetting on San Juan

Sunset on our last day of this cruise

Sunrise on Day 14

Sunrise looking forward Day 14

Sunrise at Castries St. Lucia

Stuffed Sweet Plantains With Corned Beef Croquettes

Steaming volcanic plug

Starting a Tuna tartar appetizer

St. Maarten - Good Morning!

Sorted my cast member

Simple platter of pulled pork, rice, and beans

See the Caribbean Sea

Second stop - Deaverdura

Rock off of Shipstern Point

Rock and Turtle enjoying the view

Refridgerated storage

Red tinged water from the minerals around

Pool where you can swim in the Sulphur Springs mud

Pier at L'Anse la Raye

Passing more rocks

Part of the original fort

Part of Plaza de la Barandilla

Panoramic view of Castries, St. Lucia

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Our towel animal menagerie

Our tour guide sharing history of the plaza

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

Our excursion catamaran

Our beverage had mint and lime in it

Our 2nd snorkel spot

Other side of Fort Barrington

Original brick pavers line the streets in Old San Juan

One day's worth of bread

One building left from 1600s battles

Oil rig off the coast

Official residence of the Governor-General

Nice white cockatoos hanging around

Nice coast line

Next stop - Hotel Plaza de Armas coffee bar

Newer balconies have the gap at the bottom

Neat small plant

NCL Dawn in St. Lucia

Name of our boat - Filante

My rock with his new turtle friend at St. Lucia

Multi-million dollar house facing at oil rig

Mountains in the distance

Most of the costumes

Men dressing room for Main Theater

Marigot Bay, St. Lucia

Making desserts

Making a dressing for the Tuna Tartar appetizer

Lunch during our Champaign Lobster Catamaran cruise

Looks like a face

Looking up to where the walk down started from

Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean at La Perla

Looking out on the beach at Anse La Raye

Looking out from St. John

Looking off the side of the pier

Looking back to port

Look how large the area is

Last stop - Princesa Cocina Cultura

Ladies dressing room for Main Theater

La Fortaleza in the back and the hanging PR flag

Just 1 great view after another

It looks like a turtle opening it's jaws

Inside view from the street of Catedral de San Juan Bautista

Info on Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Historical stage at the restaurant

Historical architecture with the modern version

Hey there little hermit crab!

Here's the full picture

Heading out on our excursion

Heading back to port

He worked in the atrium

Hawksbill Rock...our "frog"

Green-throated Carib

Good morning San Juan

Good morning Antigua

Getting closer the the "frog"

Galley continues

Full view of La Perla

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

Fort Barrington in the distance

Fish Market Mosaic sidewalk art

Erica talking about what we grill at home

Erica got to help Chef JJ with one of his recipes

Entrance to Maranatha Gardens

Entering the Tampa Port

El Convento - started as a Carmelite convent in 1651

Different view of Plaza de la Barandilla

Different color whipped cream

Day 13th - The sun is rising from behind us

Cool looking plant

Closer view of the table

Closer view of the steaming stuff

Closer view of Fort Barrington

Close up view of a shell

Close up of West Indian Jasmin

Close up of a chenille plant

Chocolate Martini at the Chocobar

Chenille plants along the path

Chef talking to us about what happens here daily

Chef JJ Johnson

Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista

Casa Alcaldía de San Juan

Bubbling spring

Bronze statue of Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Bread and Cheese (Begonia obliqua)

Bird of Paradise

Belly view of Green-throated Carib

Bananas curve up when growing!

Balcony with no gap at toe area

Another view of Fort Barrington

Another 1600s building

An espresso shot

Always steaming

Adding final touches to the food before serving it to everyone

A view of the cruise port

A lot of food being prepared

A cup of garbanzada, a traditional Puerto Rican chickpea stew

A "frog" in the distance

2 different pork dishes

"Walk in the ways..."

"For I know the plans..."

"But He was pierced for..."

Bastión de las Palmas de San José

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