Leaving the city behind for open waters! | Bigkitty Gallery

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Through the bubble hallway!

Juneau Panarama view

Seaworld - Brian and Heather

Tall Ships 11 - Niantic Bay - July 2000

Tall Ships 1 - Niantic Bay - July 2000

Tall Ships 3 - Niantic Bay - July 2000

Tall Ships 8 - Niantic Bay - July 2000

Tall Ships 9 - Niantic Bay - July 2000

Wedding Flowers

Xmas 1998 - Erica, Erin and Brian

Livermore Falls Old bridge

Livermore Falls Rail Road bridge

The beautiful view

All of us at the Spinnaker Lounge, on the NCL Star.

The NCL Star approaching Juneau

The boyee the sea lions own....or so they think.

Closer view of the sea lions.

Lounging sea lions on the whale watch in Juneau.

One sea lion woke up!

Skagway Railroad

The original road is below the railroad.

Us at the Skagway Railroad

The only bridge hooked up on only 1 side.

Fraser Information board

Erica with a husky puppy - 2

Klondike Highway Sign #1

The Canadian border

Brian and Erica at Red Onion Saloon (Sister to Red Dog Saloon)

Margerie Glacier

Ice sculptures decorating the tables

Chocolate newlyweds

A chocolate Eiffel Tower

Beautiful chocolate lighthouse.

View off to the side of the ocean...

View off the end of the ocean break.

Sunset over Victoria and the ocean...

Old houses along an island

Downtown Ketchikan

Looking down from the Fire Tower...look how small they are!

View 3 from Fire Tower

Nauset Lighthouse

Another look at the lighthouse in winter.

Lady Liberty at dusk

Lady Liberty's face close up

Manhatten Terminal

Leaving the terminal

Closer to the open sea

Statue of Liberty

Statue from a far

Brooklin Bridge

Coming closer to the lady

Statue of Liberty's left side

Almost in front of her.

Isn't she beautiful?

Another view of her.

Brookline Bridge...maybe?

The east coast of Florida

Coastal rocket launchers

Getting closer to the main land

Retired launch pads

NASA buildings off in the background

We're getting closer...

End of roll out run-way

Close-up view of the runway

This building is the height of 2 football fields

The the shuttles are assembled

Head-on view of the rocket engines

Lunar Rover 1 view

Explorer Shuttle on display

On the tender boat back to the Gem

NCL Gem boat artwork

The statue of the Bahamian Woman

Sir Milo Boughton Butler

Outside of the fort

Bahamas Historic Plaque for Fort Fincastle

Outside the cells

NCL Gem as seen from Fort Fincastle

Fort Finncastle and the Water tower

Erica at the top of the Queen's Staircase

Fort Finncastle (different angle)

Walking in Fort Charlotte

The Ruths talking to the guide

Fort Fincastle information

Closer cannon view

Entrance into Nassau

Nassau Water Tower

Who built Fort Charlotte?

This cannon can shoot our ship!

65 steps down...

Walls of the Queen's Staircase

Steve (brother) at bottom of the staircase

Shanty Town mock-up

Nassau's Lighthouse

Above Fort Charlotte

Fort Charlotte main entrance

This cannon could hit our ship too!

See how thick the castle walls were...

Statues in the windows of the town when pirates were around.

Brad and Cheryl

Looks like a greek god...

Graceful ice bird...

Moving closer to the end of our trip.

The Statue of Liberty in the morning sun.

Closer view of the Stealth Fighter

Plane on USS Intrepid

Flight Deck of USS Intrepid

Wider shot of the Flight Deck

Yellow one is: Sikorsky HO4S-3G (H-19) Chicka

Orange tail one: UH-1A Huey

USS Intrepid Museum with many planes...

End view of USS Intrepid

Stealth fighter jet

The annual wreath on the car.

West View Map 1

Hatfields and McCoys

NC and TN border on the Pigeon River

Walking to the next hole

Going back down after playing golf

Dan Lawson Place

Closer view of the Corn Crib

Olympic Center from the 1980 games

Main Entrance to Olympic Center

1996 Great Floods information

Ausable River flowing under the bridge

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

Sign about how high the river flooded during Hurricane Irene

View of the screens going down the escalator

Train we took a ride on

Side of another train at the platform

Walking on the platform

"Let me check out this new house"

First time she put her nose out of the window while the car was moving

Surfside Beach Pier

Waves onto the shore

Wave after wave after wave

NCL Escape is the farthest one out

See the other side of the bay

St. Thomas Port - end of dock

View of the Port Inland

Pirate Tour Guide

The ship seen through a "window" of Blackbeard's Castle

Skytsborg National Landmark Sign

View 1 of "The Three Queens of the Virgin Islands"

View 2 of "The Three Queens of the Virgin Islands"

View 3 of "The Three Queens of the Virgin Islands"

Captain Bartolomew Roberts

Information on "Mary Read"

Captain William Kidd

Captain Christopher Condent

Robert Culliford

Calico Jack Rackman

Captain Francis L'Olonnios

Captain James Hook

Captain Henry Morgan

Ceasar (Spyder)

Blackbeard and Lt. Maynard

Blackbeard (Edward Teach)

Information on William Bones

Long John Silver

Heading back to the ship

Down this path...

Watch the luggage come off

View of the airport from the airplane

Back on the ramp to get onto the plane

Front of house with January holiday snow

That's the 4 story lighthouse.

Here is the real lighthouse, though not used anymore.

Harbour Town Lighthouse

Map at Skull Creek Boathouse

Cougar lounging

Leaving Miami, FL

Leaving the city behind for open waters!

Miami is getting smaller!

Sailing past Cozumel heading to Costa Maya

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

Approaching the island

Dedication plaque at Newfound Gap

Alex Cole Cabin 1

Alex Cole Cabin 2

Alex Cole Cabin 3

Ephrain Bales Cabin 2

Ephrain Bales Cabin 3

Standing on the middle of the Skybridge - it's thick glass!

Erica at the Skybridge arch

Look at how well that bridge is made!

Willow Man information

Saint Francis of Assisi

Final quote from John Muir

He's ogt the brears

A Vanderbilt House Party - The Gilded Age

Winter Garden glass above

Great details in the ceiling

Nice grandfather clock

Bottom of the spiral staircase

A higher view of the staircase

Edith's office - view 2

View into the Banquet Hall from the hallway above

Windows in the staircase

Details on the walls of the staircase

Room name card - Van Dyck

Louis XV Room - view 1

More of the staircase

Underground hallway

Video played talking about the estate's history

A different servant's room

Dumb waiter to send food upstairs

Butler in the china room

Banquet Hall - view 1

The different people represented in the Banquet Hall

Pipe organ in Banquet Hall

Taxidermy decorations in the Banquet Hall

The sign for the people gathered in the Banquet Hall

Other upper view of the Banquet Hall

Biltmore Estate

View of the Conservatory

Information about the Walled Garden

Information about Fredrick Law Olmsted who designed the Gardens

A model of the house in the Conservatory

Garden Train going by...

Under the train track

View of the back of the Biltmore Estate

Up close picture 1

Up close picture 2

View from our balcony

That's one of the restaurants we went to: Jackson's Bistro Bar & Sushi

Mid-ship facing forward

Slight side view from mid-ship

One side of the engine room

Carnival Paradise leaving the Tampa Port

Look! Terminal 2 in Tampa from our balcony

Another version of the view from the balcony

View as we start leaving looking forward

Looking back through our wing wall

Panoramic View of Hillsborough Bay

Carnival Legend going under the bridge

Zoomed in to capture the orange hues

The orange rays are disappearing

The purple lights on the bridge look perfect with the sunset

View to the left

View to the right

Getting closer!

Cool lights on the bridge

Now our adventure begins!

More black spiky rocks!

The origin of the name of this town

Random shacks for traveling fishermen

A shack various fishermen use during their trips

Alto Vista Chapel front

Inside Alto Vista Chapel

Side of Alto Vista Chapel

California Lighthouse

Entrance to Cave and land formation information

Down we go on the tram

A spring flowing through the caves

See the drops on the stalactites?

A cluster of stalactites and a cluster of stalagmites

One building left from 1600s battles

Another 1600s building

"But He was pierced for..."

Overlooking Soufriere and the Pitons

Wide view of the volcanic plug

Good morning San Juan

Historical architecture with the modern version

Our first stop on our Food Tour - La Carreta

Looking out to the Atlantic Ocean at La Perla

Full view of La Perla

Balcony with no gap at toe area

Newer balconies have the gap at the bottom

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

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

A view of the cruise port

Looking up to where the walk down started from

Fuente de la Herencia de las Américas

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

View from the Conrad Fort Lauderdale

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

One side of Coco Cay

Entrance to Coco Cay

Erica on the North Star

Such a beautiful port

Approaching the Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Fort Zachary Cruise Pier 1

Fort Zachary Cruise Pier 2

Fort Zachary Cruise Pier 3

The little White House

Where the first US Weather Bureau was

The Key West lighthouse

Curacao Cruise Terminal to the left of the ship

Curacao Cruise Terminal in front of the ship

Looking across St Anna Bay where it meets Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea as seen from Rif Fort

The other side of St Anna Bay

They used any different building materials to make the fort - brick, rock, and coral

A wide view at the base of St Anna Bay

An upper wall at Rif Fort

Even narrow windows to add cool air in the area

View of the cruise port from the other side of St Anna Bay

The"clock" of the sundial

Public Prosicuter's Office

The Queen Emma Bridge moving

The Queen Juliana Bridge as seen from the Queen Emma Bridge

Wide view of the St Anna Bay

St. Anna Bay to the Caribbean Sea as seen from the Queen Juliana Bridge

Downtown from the Queen Juliana Bridge

The view east of the fort

Southwest view from the fort

Northwest view from the fort

We walk through the iron doors as we head out of the fort

We love the different archtecture around the city

The bells on the side of this building chime

IThe bells sound beautiful!

Look at all the details!

In the background - Fort Church

360 degree view of Ministerie van Algemene Zaken

An original wall/tunnel

More great architecture and colors

Coral growing alongside the cruise ship dock

Looking north from the

Approaching St. Lucia

Cruise port at St John's Antigua

View from the ship to the port

Chickens are loose every where here

A bridge is coming up that will let us see the whole train

Old windmill in the background

Closer view of an abandoned windmill

St Kitts Eco-Park

NCl Dawn hanging out at the port

Wide view from the front of NCL Dawn at the St. Thomas port

Cruise ship side of Deep Harbor of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

Yacht side of Deep Harbor of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

The corner of the harbor where the Havensight Mall is

St. Thomas is waking up

A full view of the port area

Southeast view of the port

A wide view of the port

Fortaleza de San Felipe 1

Fortaleza de San Felipe 2

Another view of the dig site

Wider picture of Fortaleza de San Felipe

A wide view of Fortaleza de San Felipe

Unknown person in the Independant Square

Inside Catherdral of St Philip the Apostle 1

Inside Catherdral of St Philip the Apostle 2

Inside Catherdral of St Philip the Apostle 3

A panoramic view of the Catherdral of St Philip the Apostle

Straight up view of the Catherdral of St Philip the Apostle

Catherdral of St Philip the Apostle

Snother view of the Independent Square

The metal gorilla at Tiano Bay

Passing the California Light House

Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas

Leopard roaming

Random statue in NOLA

Other random statues in NOLA

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

Side of Bienville statue

Last view of Bienville statue

Street sign of the Court of Two Sisters

The fire station's decorations

Original version

Right side of Andrew Jackson's Equestrian Statue

Front of Andrew Jackson's Equestrian Statue

Jackson Square Water Fountain in front of St Louis Cathedral

Nice architecture along Bourbon St

Street view of St Anthony's Garden

Us waiting for the floats at Mardi Gras

Mardis Gras parade starting!

Float 6 - Michael Jackson's Thriller

Side of the Triller float

Entrance to Laura - A Creole Plantain

Laura Plantation House

The tree is leaning towards the house

Looking out the back of the house - left

Looking out the back of the house - right

Site of the original kitchen for the house

The back of the house showing the 2 wings that burned down in 2004

Maison de Reprise

Original brock work shown under the plaster that was put on top

All of the owners of the plantation

New Orleans cruise port as seen from the ship

Cresent City Connection bridge

Leaving the cruise terminal area

Cruising by St. Louis Cathedral

Good night and Good bye New Orleans!

Approaching Harvest Caye

Getting ready to dock

NCL Harvest Caye Luxury Beach Villa number 9

Anna Ruby Falls information board

Full north view

All places look beautiful south of here

Historical information on Brasstown Bald

Great architecture around the city

A photographer in action

More oranges behind the pier

Mural on the McGuire-Dent Recreation Center

The Tremont House lit up at night (seen from the end of the road

The Tremont House lit up (seen from infront of the house)

The Tremont House and the Mardi Gras street decorations

One of the old versions of the Treemont House

The history of Mardi Gras in Galveston, TX

Starting down the Galveston Channel

Cruising past the 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA

NOAA Pisces at port near the Harbor House Hotel

Scoops during the day

Scoops at night

Panoramic view of the cruise port

Obelisk at the entrance for Cave Orizjan

One of the many buildings at landhuis Karpata

Renovation stopped

The landhuis Karpata, originally a plantation house

Old White Slave Huts

Different view of the huts

Looking through the abandoned ruins of the lighthouse keeper's house to Lighthouse Bonaire

Art at Marcultra 2

Art at Marcultra 3

They looked cute eating the carrots

Looking from the Rif Fort walls

A beautiful view from Rif Fort

The whole floating pontoon bridge

The pontoon bridge is moving

The bridge is almost fully open

Ignore the store, just look at the beautiful architecture!

The Public Prosecutor's Office used to be a chruch

Parlamento di Korsuo

Great view of Great Stirup Cay

Beach view of the villa we used

a cute 'Great Stirup Cay' flag at the tip of Silver Cove

The Great Stirup Lighthouse

Introduction sign to the town

Fire pit with corn mill

View to the right of the gate inside the fort

View straight ahead of the fort - the large building is the Anglican church

The sign at the door step of the Storehouse

Sign to the Munitions building

The Anglican church information sign

Prayers used back in the 1600s

Other Anglican prayers used in 1600s

Govenor's House

Looking through a church window

Meeting room in the Govenor's house

Govenor's house - Dining room

Other side of the blacksmith area

Captain's bedroom

Side view 1 of the flags

Front view of all the copper sails

Tercentennial Monument - side one

Tercentennial Monument - side two

Tercentennial Monument

Entrance to the site

Backside of the Memorial Church

Commemorative plaque about James Fort

Captain John Smith

Wider view of the church

Side of the Memorial Church

Memorial Church seen from New Towne

Far view of the Tercentennial Monument

Memorial Church

Glasshouse History

Outside the Scullery

Walking into the Governor's Palace's front door

The Study/Dressing room

Bottles of wine stored here

The Govenor's Palace tours start in this building, with information shared in a meeting room

Outside the Smokehouse

View of the Govenor's Palace from the front circle

The back of the Historical Powhatan Plantation House

The Historical Powhatan Plantation House

Outside the Guardhouse

Peyton Randolph House

Tim Plate Worker - making a cup

Looking at the Capitalfrom in front of the Raleigh Tavern.

Street performers: - A Way Forward

Raleigh Tavern (2 of 7)

Silversmith - making engravings

The Capital at the end of Duke of Gloucester Street

Another view of the palace

A carriage passing by

The Spinner and the Seamtress' Story

At the second floor Passage

Information on Peyton Randolph's House

Talking about the tools he was using to make a leg to a table

The stocks where punishments are exicuted

Cute small house

Hartwell Perry Ordinary (Tavern)

The Cooper and Wheelwright

The Trades (33 of 44)

Inside the Wheelwright

The closet at his office

The desk in the office

A first floor view of the gardens through the old fashion windows

Second floor view of the gardens

George Wythe's House viewed from the back of the gardens

Closer view of the back of the house

Walking up to the Brickmaker

Where bricks are drying

The Brickmaker's yard

Where they cook the bricks

A random cart at the Brickmaker's place

Public Gaol information

Heavy well made doors

Cell 2 with the chains hanging down

Backside of the Capitol

Christiana Campbell's Tavern

Yorktown Victory Monument overview

One view of the palisades at Redoubts 9 and 10

Front of the Moore House

Backside of the Moore House

How fences were made in the 1700s

A firing view of a French cannon

French Artillery Park overview

The Walk Back in Time and Democracy A Work in Progress Sign

Walk Back in Time - 1940s

Front of George Wythe's House

The Powder Magazine at the Magazine Yard

Front of the Capital - close view

Front of the Capital - wide view

Back of the Capital

Full view of the Governor's Palace

Cannon starting to fire

Main view of the Tercentennial Monument

Slightly different color view of the Tercentennial Monument

Making the pink flowers pop more at the Tercentennial Monument

Front of the inside of the Memorial Church facing the main door

Church tower view 2

Statue of John Smith

Inside the Blacksmith and Metalwork site

Blacksmith Shop and Metalworking Site

A memorial to Reverend Robert Hunt

Color view of Ambler Mansion Ruins

Black and white of the view of Ambler Mansion Ruins

Black and White of the door to inside view of the Memorial Church

Color view inside the Memorial Church

From the inside of the Memorial Church

Nation Makers - Now

Nation Makers - 1961

Nation Makers - 1863

Nation Makers - 1786

The bridge under Lafayette Street heading to the Colonial Williamsburg site

Side view of the Gunsmith

Front view of the Gunsmith

Inside the forge at the Gunsmith shop

Side view of the forge

Front view of the forge

The windmill at the Farmer space

Outside of Robert Carter's house

One of the random houses around Colonial Williamsburg

Some milled wood

Some tools are kept here

Looking through a hole at the Brickmaker's area

The person to welcome us at the American Indian Encampment

Street view of the Milliner shop

Bridge near the Shoemaker

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