2/3-2/17 Cruising the Caribbean with Ken and Charlene

2/3 - Well, the home is in storage, Dottie is with the Berry's in Apopka, and here we are at the hotel in Fort Lauderdale.  Just in time to watch the superbowl (commercials) with Ken and Charlene!

2/4 - Leaving Fort Lauderdale.  We are onboard by 2pm and set sail about 5pm.  We will be cruising for a couple of days until we get to a port.

what a great view!

at the National park

2/7 - St. John's, Antigua - we take a tour of the area and see the National Park, Nelson's dockyard, and a great view of Eric Clapton's island home.

great view of the harbor

beautiful!

2/8 - Castries, St. Lucia - another tour today through the rainforest, to the volcano, with a great view of the mountains.  Ate lunch with a great view of the town and the ship.

Steve checks out the cannon!

early recliner!?!

Orchid World

Orchid World

2/9 - Bridgetown, Barbados - toured again and saw the Gun Hill Signal Station, Orchid World, and Sunbury House Plantation.  We learned how to make Bajan Rum Punch, and had a really great time drinking the results!!

more beautiful flowers!

Fort Charlotte.

at the botanical gardens

gorgeous view

Steve wades in the Caribbean Sea

2/10 - Kingstown, St. Vincent - toured Fort Charlotte and the Botanical Gardens.  Rum Punch rounds out the tour!  We are getting to really like rum punch.

slave quarters - 8 to a hut

salt flats-pink from brine shrimp

2/11 - Kralendijk, Bonaire - toured the salt flats, the major export of the island.

chapel

art museum

2/11 - Oranjestad, Aruba - toured the Archeological museum,, an art museum and the Alto Vista chapel.

27 feet

after ringing the bell at the top

on his way up

2/12 - Cruising at sea.  Steve tries out the on-board rock climbing wall, and really does ring the bell at the top.



2/15 - back in port by 7am, off the ship at 9 and back to the hotel.  Ken and Charlene stay on board for another cruise!!

2/16 - spend the night with the Berry's and pick up Dottie.