Traveling Through Paradise

~ The ms Nieuw Amsterdam ~
~ Caribbean Cruise November 7 - 21, 1999 ~

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November 17th, 1999 (Click on a picture below to see the full sized version.)
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Willemsted, Curaçao ~ 17 Nov

We were supposed to go to Aruba, but the port was closed due to Hurricane Lenny

~ Flamingos in the Seaquarium on Curaçao. ~

~ The Turtle and the Pelican ~
The turtle wanted to go to the other side of the pool.
The turtle had to pass the pelican to get to the other side of the pool.
Every time the turtle came near the pelican,
the pelican bit at his head and neck and he retreated.

~ The sting ray glides by. ~

~ Starfish in the Seaquarium on Curaçao. ~

~ One Flamingo in the Seaquarium on Curaçao. ~
Watch this guy - he's starting something!

~ No Tresspassing!! ~
The flamingo on the left won't let the one on the right cross the rocks.

~ Two Against One ~
Now a third flamingo make his (her?) wishes known.

~ Second Thoughts ~
The flamingo on the right backs up.

~ Retreat ~
The flamingo on the right backed up, and eventually retreated.

~ Distant view of the Queen Juliana Bridge in Willemsted, Curaçao ~

~ The coast of Curaçao from the highway ~

~ View of the ship and Willemsted in Curaçao from the Queen Juliana Bridge ~

~ Artsy Willemsted ~
Well, this is one way to save a blurry photo. <grin>

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