Sunsetting on San Juan | Bigkitty Gallery

Created on: Thursday 13 February 2020
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Erica talking about what we grill at home

Chef JJ Johnson

Day 13th - The sun is rising from behind us

Adding final touches to the food before serving it to everyone

He worked in the atrium

Erica got to help Chef JJ with one of his recipes

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

Entering the Tampa Port

Sunset on our last day of this cruise

Making a dressing for the Tuna Tartar appetizer

Our towel animal menagerie

Starting a Tuna tartar appetizer

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

Zoomed in...there it is Marriott Water Street

Sunrise on Day 14

Sunrise looking forward Day 14

Rock and Turtle enjoying the view

A cup of garbanzada, a traditional Puerto Rican chickpea stew

washy washy your laundry

Tech staff for Main Theater

Our beverage had mint and lime in it

Galley continues

Chef talking to us about what happens here daily

Towel folding machine

Talking about baking pastries

Sorted my cast member

A lot of food being prepared

What is cooking?

Refridgerated storage

Men dressing room for Main Theater

Historical stage at the restaurant

One day's worth of bread

Simple platter of pulled pork, rice, and beans

Most of the costumes

Sunsetting on San Juan

Walking through the galley

Chocolate Martini at the Chocobar

Closer view of the table

Making desserts

Towel going through it

Our tour guide sharing history of the plaza

A view of the cruise port

Where the sheets are coming out

Lunch during our Champaign Lobster Catamaran cruise

Last stop - Princesa Cocina Cultura

Balcony with no gap at toe area

The way to Paseo de la Princesa

Inside view from the street of Catedral de San Juan Bautista

Washing Machine

Stuffed Sweet Plantains With Corned Beef Croquettes

Getting closer the the "frog"

El Convento - started as a Carmelite convent in 1651

Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean at La Perla

An espresso shot

Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista

Other side of Fort Barrington

Good morning Antigua

La Fortaleza in the back and the hanging PR flag

Another view of Fort Barrington

Newer balconies have the gap at the bottom

Walking along a street in Old San Juan

Walking along the wall down

Red tinged water from the minerals around

2 different pork dishes

Passing more rocks

Casa Alcaldía de San Juan

Different color whipped cream

Official residence of the Governor-General

Ladies dressing room for Main Theater

Next stop - Hotel Plaza de Armas coffee bar

Closer view of Fort Barrington

View from the beach

Second stop - Deaverdura

Bird of Paradise

Bananas curve up when growing!

Closer view of the steaming stuff

See the Caribbean Sea

Original brick pavers line the streets in Old San Juan

Pool where you can swim in the Sulphur Springs mud

Our excursion catamaran

Fish Market Mosaic sidewalk art

Hawksbill Rock...our "frog"

Bastión de las Palmas de San José

Fort Barrington in the distance

Here's the full picture

My rock with his new turtle friend at St. Lucia

Bread and Cheese (Begonia obliqua)

Wide view of the volcanic plug

Historical architecture with the modern version

Steaming volcanic plug

It looks like a turtle opening it's jaws

The sand is all broken shells

Heading out on our excursion

NCL Dawn in St. Lucia

Sunrise at Castries St. Lucia

Thunbergia vines

Entrance to Maranatha Gardens

Close up of West Indian Jasmin

Bronze statue of Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Mountains in the distance

Just 1 great view after another

Oil rig off the coast

Looking up to where the walk down started from

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

One building left from 1600s battles

Too hot to grow anything there

Hey there little hermit crab!

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Our 2nd snorkel spot

Close up view of a shell

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

Nice coast line

St. Maarten - Good Morning!

"For I know the plans..."

Good morning San Juan

Looking out from St. John

Looking back to port

Name of our boat - Filante

Rock off of Shipstern Point

Pier at L'Anse la Raye

Always steaming

Heading back to port

Chenille plants along the path

Info on Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Us over looking Marigot Bay

Multi-million dollar house facing at oil rig

Another 1600s building

Cool looking plant

Neat small plant

Close up of a chenille plant

The bay at Castries looking at the NCL Dawn

Belly view of Green-throated Carib

Up close with a Thunbergia vines

Look how large the area is

Looks like a face

"But He was pierced for..."

Different view of Plaza de la Barandilla

Full view of La Perla

Bubbling spring

Where we are first snorkeling

You can see the thickness of the fort wall

Part of the original fort

Very nasty smelling...Sulphur

A "frog" in the distance

Looking out on the beach at Anse La Raye

Nice white cockatoos hanging around

Panoramic view of Castries, St. Lucia

Marigot Bay, St. Lucia

"Walk in the ways..."

Part of Plaza de la Barandilla

Green-throated Carib

Looking off the side of the pier

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