The final day of the cruise to the Eastern Caribbean

The traditional farewell by some of the crew on the ship

The sugar free gelatin crew: Evelyn, Bob, Suzette, Natalie and Chef John Thurgood from Australia

More of St. Thomas

“Taxis that took visitors to Megan Bay

Our ship waiting for us to return and sail for Miami

Housing for the nationals living here  Notice the supports for the palm trees.  We never learned why.

St. Thomas owned by the US

The beautiful bay of St. Thomas

Megan Bay where we went to swim.  It was surrounded by homes on the hills.

Beach beauties.  This water was very warm for the ocean.

Scenes from St. Maarten

This is the water taxi to St. Maarten.

Shopping in the lovely streets of St. Maarten

Riding the water taxi back with fewer dollars

Our ship is the smaller one.

St. Maarten from the stern of the ship

The chef from Australia who helped us stick to our low carb diet by making sugar free gelatin from scratch.  What a great accomplishment.

Natalie spent a lot of time on the deck, but Suzette was in the exercise room.  They were both on the low carb diet with me.

Halloween on the ocean

costumed cruisers and Natalie

One of the crew as an angel

The big Halloween party on the cruise

Suzette and her sister Natalie brought witch hats for Halloween

Welcoming winter Texans home

These are murals we see in the Sarita rest area on Highway 77 headed toward our winter home in Weslaco, TX.

Creativity in Curacao

Lovely Curacao; music in the streets

The beautiful island of Curacao

This is a floating pontoon bridge that allows the cruise tourists to walk across the 1/4 mile entry canal.  It retracts to allow the ship to depart.

Evelyn buying souvenirs for the family.  Notice the continuation of the vivid colors in everything.

Colorful murals in 3 dimension that cover the facades of many of the buildings.

Beautiful Aruba

Enjoying a locally brewed beer in the Paddock shown above

More shots of Cartagena, Columbia

Our guide in Cartagena, Columbia took us to living statues.  I am looking for a dollar to give them.

A rough emerald rock on a case full of polished and set ones

A colorful square in Cartagena

An old church that ministered to slaves of the era.

A large bronze statue of the priest who ministered to the slaves

A replica of a slave ship delivering cargo

Natives on the beach in Cartagena

Some of the wild parrots of Cartagena