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Hot steam venting through the volcanic plug

Sea Lion Information

Harbor Seal information

Animals on the Safari ride p1

Vegetation wall

Couple of Greater Kudu

Wondering elephant

Bigger group of Greater Kudu

Look at his flip!

The type of tree the "Awesome Tree" is

Ostrich with ant mounds in the background

Mix of Nile Lechwes and Thomson's Gazelles

Lounging brown bear

micro view of coral

"Who you looking at?"

Animals on the Safari ride p3

"Oh this sun is so hot!"

Fringe-eared Oryx Info

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

Nile Lachwes Info

Animals on the Safari ride p2

Greater Kudu info

Wearing the required head gear to go into the cave

This is on the back of the chapel

Pink glow on my guide

Driving right along

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

Green-throated Carib

Closer view of Fringe-ear Oryx

Batting at the ball

The moon ending day 7 of our cruise

Looking off the side of the pier

Rainy morning sea day with a masked booby

"Walk in the ways..."

Formal night picture

Herd of Thomson's Gazelles

Marigot Bay, St. Lucia

Such blue waters!

Part of Plaza de la Barandilla

Thomson's Gazelle Info

Welcome sign to the info center

Panoramic view of Castries, St. Lucia

Almost a column

Less than 1 million years ago

Sunrise view out of the side window

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

Fringe-eared Oryx hanging out

A "frog" in the distance

Side of Alto Vista Chapel

Steam running through the caves

Great scratching post

Heading to the coast

Alto Vista Chapel information

Us on the beach

Cougar lounging

Different types of speleothems

Looking out on the beach at Anse La Raye

Nice white cockatoos hanging around

Micro view of seaweed

Different view of Plaza de la Barandilla

Great orange color!

Very nasty smelling...Sulphur

Part of the original fort

A fish near the coral rock

You can see the thickness of the fort wall

Bubbling spring

Where we are first snorkeling

Overlooking Andicuri Beach

Left side of the beach

Look how large the area is

Different cacti growing around here

Sea Day sunrise rock

Where the sandy area drops down deeper

Different types of coral

Full view of La Perla

Today's driver is Erica

Human watching time

Spectacular crashing waves

"But He was pierced for..."

Looks like a face

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

Many stalactites still forming today

Spout of water flowing out

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

Follow me...this way!

Passing Andicuri Beach

A spring flowing through the caves

Belly view of Green-throated Carib

See the drops on the stalactites?

Erica on the Flowrider

The power of the ocean!

California Lighthouse

Looking at Arashi Bay

Swimming back to climb out and do it again

Heading to the California Lighthouse

Up close with a Thunbergia vines

Alto Vista Chapel front

Close up of a chenille plant

The bay at Castries looking at the NCL Dawn

Another 1600s building

Neat small plant

Looking inland...nice scenery

It's all about water...

Heading to Alto Vista Chapel

Driving right along...

Cool looking plant

Erosion in progress

Some of the drive was on paved roads

Nice coral and a rock with fish around the rock

Cliff Wall Vegetation Zone Info

Chenille plants along the path

Multi-million dollar house facing at oil rig

A cluster of stalactites and a cluster of stalagmites

Pier at L'Anse la Raye

Lines in the sand from the waves

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

Rock off of Shipstern Point

Info on Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

Us over looking Marigot Bay

The ocean is eroding the land

This fish followed me EVERYWHERE!

A masked booby along side the NCL Dawn

The minerals forming a flowstone

Heading back to port

Always steaming

Fraser Point Information board (entire board)

Inside Alto Vista Chapel

Barbados is not a volcanic island

Still wreaking havoc on the old broken bridge

Small vertical flowstone

Name of our boat - Filante

Going over to the other Addra Gazelles

How did Harrison Cave form?

Fraser Info part 1

Us on Andicuri Beach with the cliff behind us

One of a few harbor porpoises playing along side the ship

What is a karst?

"For I know the plans..."

Sunrise colors stretching to the clouds

Too hot to grow anything there

The small beach under Baby Bridge

Looking out from St. John

Addra Gazelle info

Good morning San Juan

Sunrise with the sun camera filter

Getting very close to the fish

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

St. Maarten - Good Morning!

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

View towards Atlantic Ocean Information

Looking back to port

Sun starting to peak out

Driving the Arashi Dunes

Yellow building in the back is at the Natural Bridge

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Nice coast line

The captain of the junk

Rock view of Grand Cayman from the ship

Looking up to where the walk down started from

Stalagmites almost looking like a group of people hanging out together

Our 2nd snorkel spot

We're in the middle of the line of UTVs

Large school of sargent majors

Mountains in the distance

Close up view of a shell

View information about Daufuskie Island

Following the coast to the natural bridge

"My work here is done!"

Hey there little hermit crab!

One building left from 1600s battles

Us on the lighthouse

Entrance to the Natural Bridge

Heading out on our excursion

Oil rig off the coast

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

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

Plaque at Harrison Cave Visitor Center entrance

Just 1 great view after another

The layers of minerals on the stalagmite

Continuing to the Natural Bridge

Many new stalactites

Sunrise at Castries St. Lucia

Entrance to Maranatha Gardens

The cliff shows the erosion

Random shacks for traveling fishermen

Thunbergia vines

A tree behind our room...in snowy weather

Close up of West Indian Jasmin

Daufuskie Island view

Bronze statue of Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso

It looks like a turtle opening it's jaws

Brian snorkeling

Fish swimming along the sandy bottom

Polar bear climbing up to flip backwards

NCL Dawn in St. Lucia

A tree behind our room...in foggy weather

The ocean is powerful!

The elephants hanging out over here

The sand is all broken shells

View of Atlantic Ocean from Harbour Town Lighthouse

Great stalactites

My rock with his new turtle friend at St. Lucia

Steaming volcanic plug

My guide to a school of sergent majors

Wide view of the volcanic plug

Down we go on the tram

Entrance to Cave and land formation information

Historical architecture with the modern version

Looking out to sea on Andicuri Beach

The formation starts here

Bread and Cheese (Begonia obliqua)

Different rock formations everywhere

A shack various fishermen use during their trips

Fort Barrington in the distance

Hawksbill Rock...our "frog"

Fish Market Mosaic sidewalk art

Here's the full picture

Bastión de las Palmas de San José

Starting our UTV Excursion

Great Morning on a Sea Day

Good morning Aruba!

Steep cliffs on the side of Andicuri Beach

In the last 120,000 years

Our excursion catamaran

Looking down the walls

Pool where you can swim in the Sulphur Springs mud

Harbour Town Lighthouse

See the Caribbean Sea

Original brick pavers line the streets in Old San Juan

View towards where we were on the Backwater Adventure trip

Fraser Info part 2

a school of sargent majors

Sharp looking stalactites

View from the beach

Bananas curve up when growing!

Second stop - Deaverdura

Starting our trip aboard the Siamese Sailing Junk

Welcome to downtown Lake Placid

A robin trying to welcome in Spring

Sailing to Klein Bonaire for snorkeling

120,000 Years Ago

Closer view of the steaming stuff

Closer view of Fort Barrington

Siamese Sailing Junk with sails down

High Jump ramp used in the Olympics

Bird of Paradise

View from the beach

Different color whipped cream

Next stop - Hotel Plaza de Armas coffee bar

Clearer view of the High Jump ramp

Ladies dressing room for Main Theater

Reggie Medford - The man who created our sculptures

Official residence of the Governor-General

Passing more rocks

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

Early Morning first Sea Day

Casa Alcaldía de San Juan

Great view of the mountains

2 different pork dishes

A tree behind our room...in clear weather

Walking along a street in Old San Juan

Looking over Lake Placid

Fraser Info part 3

Red tinged water from the minerals around

Original bridge across the river

Walking along the wall down

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

Other side of Fort Barrington

Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista

Another view of Fort Barrington

An espresso shot

Getting ready to snorkel

Good morning Antigua

Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean at La Perla

El Convento - started as a Carmelite convent in 1651

Getting closer the the "frog"

1996 Great Floods information

Stuffed Sweet Plantains With Corned Beef Croquettes

Washing Machine

A tree behind our room...with a rainbow

Inside view from the street of Catedral de San Juan Bautista

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

Part of the Ausable River

Balcony with no gap at toe area

The way to Paseo de la Princesa

Lunch during our Champaign Lobster Catamaran cruise

A view of the cruise port

Where the sheets are coming out

Main Entrance to Olympic Center

Closer view of the table

Last stop - Princesa Cocina Cultura

Towel going through it

Olympic Center from the 1980 games

Chocolate Martini at the Chocobar

Making desserts

Our tour guide sharing history of the plaza

Sunsetting on San Juan

Walking through the galley

Most of the costumes

One of the maps along the river

Simple platter of pulled pork, rice, and beans

Beach area on the lake

One day's worth of bread

Ausable River flowing under the bridge

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

White Face Mountain in the distance

Towel folding machine

Chef talking to us about what happens here daily

Galley continues

Our beverage had mint and lime in it

Tech staff for Main Theater

The entrance to the mountain area

Sign about how high the river flooded during Hurricane Irene

washy washy your laundry

A cup of garbanzada, a traditional Puerto Rican chickpea stew

Rock and Turtle enjoying the view

Sunrise looking forward Day 14

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

Pool deck at night

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

He worked in the atrium

Erica got to help Chef JJ with one of his recipes

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

See how high we go

Starting to fly in the iFly by Rip Cord

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

Walking under the drop

Royal Caribbean Chef's Table - Scallop Carpaccio

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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