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Sunrise at Castries St. Lucia

My rock with his new turtle friend at St. Lucia

The bay at Castries looking at the NCL Dawn

Panoramic view of Castries, St. Lucia

NCL Dawn in St. Lucia

Official residence of the Governor-General

One building left from 1600s battles

Another 1600s building

Marigot Bay, St. Lucia

Us over looking Marigot Bay

Looking out on the beach at Anse La Raye

Pier at L'Anse la Raye

Looking off the side of the pier

Fish Market Mosaic sidewalk art

Cool looking plant

Entrance to Maranatha Gardens

Thunbergia vines

"But He was pierced for..."

Chenille plants along the path

"Walk in the ways..."

Bread and Cheese (Begonia obliqua)

"For I know the plans..."

Bird of Paradise

Neat small plant

Bananas curve up when growing!

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Always steaming

Red tinged water from the minerals around

Bubbling spring

Pool where you can swim in the Sulphur Springs mud

Green-throated Carib

Belly view of Green-throated Carib

Up close with a Thunbergia vines

Close up of a chenille plant

Close up of West Indian Jasmin

Steaming volcanic plug

Too hot to grow anything there

Look how large the area is

Very nasty smelling...Sulphur

Closer view of the steaming stuff

Wide view of the volcanic plug

Good morning Antigua

Heading out on our excursion

Mountains in the distance

Looking out from St. John

Looking back to port

Oil rig off the coast

Multi-million dollar house facing at oil rig

Fort Barrington in the distance

Closer view of Fort Barrington

Other side of Fort Barrington

Rock off of Shipstern Point

It looks like a turtle opening it's jaws

A "frog" in the distance

Getting closer the the "frog"

Hawksbill Rock...our "frog"

Nice coast line

Looks like a face

Where we are first snorkeling

See the Caribbean Sea

Our excursion catamaran

The sand is all broken shells

Close up view of a shell

Hey there little hermit crab!

Here's the full picture

Lunch during our Champaign Lobster Catamaran cruise

Our 2nd snorkel spot

View from the beach

Heading back to port

Passing more rocks

Another view of Fort Barrington

Name of our boat - Filante

Just 1 great view after another

St. Maarten - Good Morning!

Good morning San Juan

Historical architecture with the modern version

Walking along a street in Old San Juan

Part of Plaza de la Barandilla

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

Different view of Plaza de la Barandilla

2 different pork dishes

Stuffed Sweet Plantains With Corned Beef Croquettes

Original brick pavers line the streets in Old San Juan

Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean at La Perla

Full view of La Perla

You can see the thickness of the fort wall

Part of the original fort

Balcony with no gap at toe area

Newer balconies have the gap at the bottom

Nice white cockatoos hanging around

Second stop - Deaverdura

Simple platter of pulled pork, rice, and beans

Chocolate Martini at the Chocobar

Casa Alcaldía de San Juan

Our tour guide sharing history of the plaza

Bronze statue of Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Info on Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Next stop - Hotel Plaza de Armas coffee bar

An espresso shot

Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista

El Convento - started as a Carmelite convent in 1651

Inside view from the street of Catedral de San Juan Bautista

La Fortaleza in the back and the hanging PR flag

Bastión de las Palmas de San José

Walking along the wall down

A view of the cruise port

Looking up to where the walk down started from

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

The way to Paseo de la Princesa

Last stop - Princesa Cocina Cultura

Historical stage at the restaurant

Closer view of the table

Our beverage had mint and lime in it

A cup of garbanzada, a traditional Puerto Rican chickpea stew

Sunsetting on San Juan

Walking through the galley

What is cooking?

Galley continues

Chef talking to us about what happens here daily

A lot of food being prepared

Refridgerated storage

Talking about baking pastries

Different color whipped cream

One day's worth of bread

Making desserts

Washing Machine

washy washy your laundry

Where the sheets are coming out

Towel folding machine

Towel going through it

Ladies dressing room for Main Theater

Most of the costumes

Sorted my cast member

Men dressing room for Main Theater

Tech staff for Main Theater

Day 13th - The sun is rising from behind us

Sunrise on Day 14

Rock and Turtle enjoying the view

Sunrise looking forward Day 14

Chef JJ Johnson

He worked in the atrium

Starting a Tuna tartar appetizer

Making a dressing for the Tuna Tartar appetizer

Erica got to help Chef JJ with one of his recipes

Erica talking about what we grill at home

Adding final touches to the food before serving it to everyone

Sunset on our last day of this cruise

Our towel animal menagerie

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

Entering the Tampa Port

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

Zoomed in...there it is Marriott Water Street

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