Leaving Miami, FL | Bigkitty Gallery

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Embarkation Day

Erica hugging Brian

Brian hugging Erica

Buffet Morning Greeter

Hanging out on the Waterfront

Good food and wine

Brad and Cheryl

Brian and Cheryl

Brian and Cheryl go shopping

Poison dart frogs

Humpback whale skeleton

Very large fish!

Redtail catfish

Pacu! See how big they are!

Oh look! It's another human!

Coral reef info

Types of seahorses

Weedy Sea dragon

Leafy Sea Dragon

Goliath Grouper

Group of horseshoe crabs

Dory and Marlin

Finding Nemo fish

Chambered nautilus

Erica in the penguin tube

Frank the Penguin

Sally is over 100 years old!

Peeking trough the trees

Turned over tree

Beautiful view 2

Beautiful view 1

Nature bent the tree

Great view to the dome

Standing at a big rock

On the way to Clingmans dome

Erica's favorite view - west

East View Map 1

Erica on the dome

Northern View Map

North View Map 2

East View Map 2

South View Map 1

South View Map 2

West View Map 1

West View Map 2

West View Map 3

Dad's favorite view

Dad below the dome

Hatfields and McCoys

All ready to go!

Taking the bus to the drop area

NC and TN border on the Pigeon River

Some calm waters

Rafting through the river

Working our way down the river

Lets head into that rapid

Walking to the next hole

Balls are too close

Waiting for a turn

Up into the wagon

Almost to the bottom

Going back down after playing golf

We found a bear!

Sniffing around

You can't find me!

Average black bear

Look at all of those seals!

Seal heads bobbing

Dolphins seen throughout the video

Leaving Miami, FL

Leaving the city behind for open waters!

Great day to head out to sea!

Miami is getting smaller!

My balcony view!

Great aft waves!

View from our cabin

The start of "Wine Lovers - the Musical"

First sea day sunset

Erica with the sunset

Sailing past Cozumel heading to Costa Maya

Cozumel night lights

Us at one of the ruins

Closer picture of us

Close up of the walls

Look how they filled in every gap with all different sizes of rocks

Chacchoben Ruins map

Monkeys were hiding in these trees.

Monkeys are in there

Gran Plaza sign

Which way do we go now?

Costa Maya waters at the port

Costa Maya Port life raft

NCL Getaway Aft view

One towel animal

Approaching the island

The pier after we docked

The flags of the Harvest Caye

Welcome arch to the island

Harvest Caye Port life preserver

Snorkeling Selfie!

Different sea urchin

Brian with the sea urchin

First snorkel spot

The Free Radical from Radical Adventures

Second snorkel spot

Chef Erica at Playa Mia

Chef Brian at Playa Mia

Seasoned the plantains

Caramelizing the plantains

Chocolate Tequila sauce for the plantains

Try to decorate your plate like this.

Brian's dessert plate decorations

Erica's dessert plate decorated

Next up - Lightly seasoned fish

I think they are a bit too thick...

Starting the shrimp

Deviled Shrimp sautéing

All cooked ready for the shrimp

1 plate of Devil-style shrimp sopes

The other deviled shrimp sopa

Chef Luis and Moses

The fish are served with rice and shredded cabbage

Grouper with sauteed vegetables and tamarind sauce

Dessert - Caramelized Plantains with Chocolate Taquila sauce

Port - Punta Langusta in Cozumel

Great picture of the moon

And the last sun sets to end our cruise.

Beach view on island opposite Cape Liberty Lighthouse

Us with Cape Liberty Lighthouse

View from back of the timeshare

Here is where the alligator started

He's watching me!

Alligator visitor

Setting out on a catamaran sunset sail

NCL Dawn before sunset

Cruise terminal in the distance

Pelican Adventures - the company we sailed with

NCL Dawn at port in Aruba

The sun goes down on a beautiful day in Aruba

Clouds give beautiful colors during a sunset.

Night sky starting to show

The sun is only found reflecting in the clouds.

Wonderful colors in the clouds!

Aft view of the NCL Dawn

And so ends a great day in Aruba.

NCL Dawn lit up for evening fun

Sailing around St Lucia

Look how clear the water is in St. Lucia

Getting closer to the pitons

Famous St Lucia Pitons viewed from a catamaran

Panorama view of the Pitons

Light shower as we headed back

MSY Mardi Gras 2023

Random statue in NOLA

Other random statues in NOLA

Even the fire trucks get decked out for Mardi Gras

History of Bienville - a part of NOLA in the French Quarter

Side of Bienville statue

Last view of Bienville statue

Great restaurant we went to

Look how wonderful this view is!

We met up with Sandra from our 2020 cruise

Historic info for The Court of Two Sisters

Street sign of the Court of Two Sisters

Decatur - this is how street signs are done - in sidewalks

The fire station's decorations

Inside Café Du Monde

Café Du Monde Menu

Original version

Original Café Du Monde

Beignets and hot chocolate

Beignets and orange juice

Right side of Andrew Jackson's Equestrian Statue

Left side of Andrew Jackson's Equestrian Statue

Front of Andrew Jackson's Equestrian Statue

Jackson Square Water Fountain in front of St Louis Cathedral

Saying on the Café Du Monde cups

Modern day Café Du Monde

Not I can say I've been down Bourbon Street

Nice architecture along Bourbon St

Street view of St Anthony's Garden

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