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Hot steam venting through the volcanic plug

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

Looking off the side of the pier

"Walk in the ways..."

Formal night picture

Rainy morning sea day with a masked booby

Such blue waters!

Marigot Bay, St. Lucia

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

A "frog" in the distance

Steam running through the caves

Side of Alto Vista Chapel

Different types of speleothems

Alto Vista Chapel information

Nice white cockatoos hanging around

Us on the beach

Looking out on the beach at Anse La Raye

Very nasty smelling...Sulphur

Heading to the coast

Micro view of seaweed

Where we are first snorkeling

Great orange color!

Left side of the beach

Part of the original fort

Bubbling spring

You can see the thickness of the fort wall

A fish near the coral rock

Look how large the area is

Different cacti growing around here

Where the sandy area drops down deeper

Different view of Plaza de la Barandilla

Overlooking Andicuri Beach

Different types of coral

Full view of La Perla

Spectacular crashing waves

Many stalactites still forming today

Spout of water flowing out

"But He was pierced for..."

Looks like a face

Today's driver is Erica

Follow me...this way!

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

See the drops on the stalactites?

Sea Day sunrise rock

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

A spring flowing through the caves

Passing Andicuri Beach

Alto Vista Chapel front

Looking at Arashi Bay

Erica on the Flowrider

California Lighthouse

Up close with a Thunbergia vines

The power of the ocean!

Heading to the California Lighthouse

Close up of a chenille plant

Looking inland...nice scenery

Driving right along...

The bay at Castries looking at the NCL Dawn

Belly view of Green-throated Carib

It's all about water...

Another 1600s building

Some of the drive was on paved roads

Heading to Alto Vista Chapel

Neat small plant

Multi-million dollar house facing at oil rig

Erosion in progress

Cool looking plant

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

A cluster of stalactites and a cluster of stalagmites

Chenille plants along the path

Cliff Wall Vegetation Zone Info

Fraser Point Information board (entire board)

Pier at L'Anse la Raye

Lines in the sand from the waves

Us over looking Marigot Bay

Always steaming

Rock off of Shipstern Point

Heading back to port

Nice coral and a rock with fish around the rock

The minerals forming a flowstone

A masked booby along side the NCL Dawn

Info on Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

This fish followed me EVERYWHERE!

Still wreaking havoc on the old broken bridge

Fraser Info part 1

Inside Alto Vista Chapel

Barbados is not a volcanic island

Small vertical flowstone

The ocean is eroding the land

Name of our boat - Filante

How did Harrison Cave form?

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?

View towards Atlantic Ocean Information

Sunrise colors stretching to the clouds

Us on Andicuri Beach with the cliff behind us

The small beach under Baby Bridge

"For I know the plans..."

Looking back to port

St. Maarten - Good Morning!

Getting very close to the fish

Too hot to grow anything there

Good morning San Juan

Driving the Arashi Dunes

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Yellow building in the back is at the Natural Bridge

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

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

Nice coast line

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

Our 2nd snorkel spot

View information about Daufuskie Island

Us on the lighthouse

Sun starting to peak out

Following the coast to the natural bridge

The captain of the junk

Hey there little hermit crab!

"My work here is done!"

One building left from 1600s battles

Mountains in the distance

Large school of sargent majors

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

Entrance to the Natural Bridge

Just 1 great view after another

Oil rig off the coast

Continuing to the Natural Bridge

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

Daufuskie Island view

The cliff shows the erosion

Heading out on our excursion

Plaque at Harrison Cave Visitor Center entrance

Sunrise at Castries St. Lucia

Random shacks for traveling fishermen

Many new stalactites

Close up of West Indian Jasmin

A tree behind our room...in snowy weather

The layers of minerals on the stalagmite

Entrance to Maranatha Gardens

Bronze statue of Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

A tree behind our room...in foggy weather

View of Atlantic Ocean from Harbour Town Lighthouse

It looks like a turtle opening it's jaws

Brian snorkeling

Thunbergia vines

Fish swimming along the sandy bottom

The ocean is powerful!

NCL Dawn in St. Lucia

Steaming volcanic plug

The sand is all broken shells

Great stalactites

Wide view of the volcanic plug

Entrance to Cave and land formation information

Down we go on the tram

My guide to a school of sergent majors

Looking out to sea on Andicuri Beach

The formation starts here

Historical architecture with the modern version

Different rock formations everywhere

A shack various fishermen use during their trips

My rock with his new turtle friend at St. Lucia

Here's the full picture

Bastión de las Palmas de San José

Bread and Cheese (Begonia obliqua)

Fort Barrington in the distance

Hawksbill Rock...our "frog"

Fish Market Mosaic sidewalk art

Starting our UTV Excursion

Great Morning on a Sea Day

Steep cliffs on the side of Andicuri Beach

Good morning Aruba!

Our excursion catamaran

In the last 120,000 years

Looking down the walls

Harbour Town Lighthouse

Pool where you can swim in the Sulphur Springs mud

Fraser Info part 2

See the Caribbean Sea

View towards where we were on the Backwater Adventure trip

Original brick pavers line the streets in Old San Juan

View from the beach

a school of sargent majors

Sharp looking stalactites

Bananas curve up when growing!

Second stop - Deaverdura

120,000 Years Ago

Closer view of the steaming stuff

Welcome to downtown Lake Placid

A robin trying to welcome in Spring

Sailing to Klein Bonaire for snorkeling

Starting our trip aboard the Siamese Sailing Junk

High Jump ramp used in the Olympics

Closer view of Fort Barrington

Bird of Paradise

View from the beach

Ladies dressing room for Main Theater

Different color whipped cream

Siamese Sailing Junk with sails down

Clearer view of the High Jump ramp

Next stop - Hotel Plaza de Armas coffee bar

Passing more rocks

Early Morning first Sea Day

Casa Alcaldía de San Juan

Great view of the mountains

Reggie Medford - The man who created our sculptures

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

Fraser Info part 3

Official residence of the Governor-General

A tree behind our room...in clear weather

2 different pork dishes

Original bridge across the river

Red tinged water from the minerals around

Walking along the wall down

Looking over Lake Placid

Walking along a street in Old San Juan

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

Another view of Fort Barrington

Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista

An espresso shot

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

1996 Great Floods information

Washing Machine

Stuffed Sweet Plantains With Corned Beef Croquettes

Getting closer the the "frog"

A tree behind our room...with a rainbow

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

Part of the Ausable River

Inside view from the street of Catedral de San Juan Bautista

The way to Paseo de la Princesa

Balcony with no gap at toe area

A view of the cruise port

Where the sheets are coming out

Towel going through it

Lunch during our Champaign Lobster Catamaran cruise

Last stop - Princesa Cocina Cultura

Main Entrance to Olympic Center

Closer view of the table

Our tour guide sharing history of the plaza

Making desserts

Olympic Center from the 1980 games

Chocolate Martini at the Chocobar

Walking through the galley

Sunsetting on San Juan

Most of the costumes

One of the maps along the river

Beach area on the lake

One day's worth of bread

Ausable River flowing under the bridge

Simple platter of pulled pork, rice, and beans

Such powerful water

Historical stage at the restaurant

Men dressing room for Main Theater

It carved the valley with the raging waters

Refridgerated storage

What is cooking?

Great Dead Tree saying

Sorted my cast member

Talking about baking pastries

A lot of food being prepared

Towel folding machine

Galley continues

Chef talking to us about what happens here daily

White Face Mountain in the distance

Our beverage had mint and lime in it

Tech staff for Main Theater

The entrance to the mountain area

washy washy your laundry

Sign about how high the river flooded during Hurricane Irene

A cup of garbanzada, a traditional Puerto Rican chickpea stew

Sunrise looking forward Day 14

Rock and Turtle enjoying the view

Sunrise on Day 14

Zoomed in...there it is Marriott Water Street

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

Starting a Tuna tartar appetizer

Our towel animal menagerie

Making a dressing for the Tuna Tartar appetizer

Sunset on our last day of this cruise

Entering the Tampa Port

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

Pool deck at night

Erica got to help Chef JJ with one of his recipes

He worked in the atrium

Adding final touches to the food before serving it to everyone

Day 13th - The sun is rising from behind us

Chef JJ Johnson

Erica talking about what we grill at home

View from the Conrad Fort Lauderdale

One side of Coco Cay

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

Entrance to Coco Cay

Starting to fly in the iFly by Rip Cord

See how high we go

Other side of Curacao port

Getting a few tips

Looking at Curacao

Such a beautiful port

Pool deck during the day

Seeing more of Curacao from the port

Starting to rise above the pool deck

First time on a Flow Rider

Look how the Odyssey glows at night

Trying to get on my knees

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - Maine Lobster Salad

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - Scallop Carpaccio

Walking under the drop

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - Roasted Branzino

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - Grilled Filet Mignon

Inside the World is Valrhona Chocolate Mousse and Salted Caramel Gelato

The World is melting

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

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

Morning from the ocean on Christmas day

Sunset leaving Curacao

The World as warm Peanut Butter Ganache is poured on

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