Wednesday - 07 April Sharon & Joe Visiting Us In Myrtle Beach |
Joe Dale Sharon Surfside Beach |
Under The Pier |
Surfside Beach Pier |
Extension Of The New Myrtle Beach Boardwalk |
The Bowery ! Alabama Got Their "Start" Here ! |
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Dale Sharon Joe New Boardwalk! |
Downtown Myrtle Beach Spring Break Starting ! |
13 April Overloaded Truck! Barry Heads To The Dump! |
14 April - Barry's Azaleas Blooming ! |
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Wednesday - 14 April Barry's Azaleas Are Blooming All Over The Yard They were Only One Gallon Size Plants A Few years Ago ! |
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Sunday - 18 April Depart Port Of Tampa on Holland America's M/S Ryndam! Panama Canal Cruise !! |
Overcast Day In Tampa! Our Ship Is Underway! We Pass By The Pretty Marina At End Of Tampa's Knight Airport
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The GROUP Gathers In The Crow's Nest! Dale, Pat & Wes, Sandy & Skip! |
Pat, At Our Dining Table, As We Pass Under The Sunshine Skyway Bridge |
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Monday - 19 April - "AT SEA" Day We're Checking Out The Facilities On The Ship As It Heads For Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island |
Dale Walks A Mile Around Deck Six |
Dale And The Reall Friendly Staff ! |
Barry Main Deck Atrium |
M/S Ryndam's Atrium |
Canival Cruise Ship Races Us To Grand Cayman ! |
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Lido Deck Pool |
Lido Bar |
M/S Ryndam's Aft "Sea Water Pool" |
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Lido Deck Pool |
Lido Common Dining Area |
Lido Bar |
"The Mix" Bar Has Tables With Built-in Electronic Games!
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The Ocean Bar |
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The Mix Bar |
Oceanside Leisure Seating |
Formal Dining Room (Our Table Is On The Upper Level By The Center Window!) |
Dale & Barry Formal Dinner |
Dale Sitting At Our Excellent Table! |
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First Formal Night Aboard Ship |
Dale, Pat, Skip & Sandy, Wes |
Dale |
Pat & Wes |
Barry & Dale |
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Tuesday - 20 April Georgetown, Grand Cayman |
Barry |
Dale |
Barry & Dale Margaritaville |
Ryndam Uses Its Lifeboats As Tenders To Bring Passengers To And From The Ship |
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Georgetown Harbour |
Barry & Dale Lunch At The Paradise Restaurant Georgetown, Grand Cayman |
Driving On The LEFT ! |
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Dale On The Bus |
The Conch House, Grand Cayman |
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Barry & Dale Tortuga Rum Cake Shop |
Barry Is In HELL ! (Hell, Grand Cayman) |
This Is What HELL Looks Like ! |
Part Of The Famous Seven Mile Beach |
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Thursday - 22 April We Arrive In Santa Marta, Colombia ! |
M/S Ryndam Anchored In Santa Marta Port |
Yep! It Really IS Colombia! |
Barry Simon Bolivar Statue |
Dale & Sandy Santa Marta Neighborhood Square |
Typical Street Downtown Santa Marta |
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Taiku Lord of Gold Museum Of Gold |
Gold Artifacts Museum of Gold |
View From Upper Floor Museum Of Gold |
Mini Taxis |
Sandy & Skip Dale Main Plaza Santa Marta |
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Basilica De Santa Marta |
Colonial Architecture |
Barry |
MiniBuses used For Local Transportation Routes |
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Sandy & Dale Shopping |
Stores & Sidewalk Markets |
Dale Fabric Store |
M/S Ryndam Hasn't Left Us Behind ! |
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Santa Marta Beaches |
Wes & Pat Sandy Waterfront Park |
Metal "Bumpers" For M/S Ryndam At Dock |
Coming Back Aboard |
Island Off Santa Marta Harbor |
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Panoramic of Santa Marta, Colombia |
We Docked In A Heavy Commercial Area |
Sea Water Pool & Views Of Santa Marta |
Houses Next To The Dock |
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Houses Next To Dock |
Dale Reading Her Book Lido Pool Bar |
The Crow's Nest & Dance Floor (Santa Marta Docks Outside) |
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Ice Sculpture Demonstration |
Ice Eagle Finished! |
Pretty Santa Marta Building |
Local Boat |
Waterfront View Santa Marta |
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Santa Marta Waterfront |
Island Off Santa Marta Harbor |
Fisherman |
Lido Pool |
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Friday - 23 April San Blas Islands, Panama |
Dale Boarding Tender |
Lifeboats Used As Tenders |
Tender Driver |
Back & Forth To Kuna Indian Village On Carti Island |
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Only A Few Of The Hundreds Of Little Islands Are Inhabited By The Kuna Indians. Some Islands Are Used Exclusively As Mini-Farms. |
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We Dock At Carti Island |
Carti Island Kuna Indian Village |
Dugout Canoes (Some With Motors) Used For Inter-island Transportation |
Kuna Children With Birds (Taking A Photo Of Any Indian Will Cost You One Dollar) |
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Dale "Main Street" Carti Island |
Dale Indians Sew Coloful "Molas" For Sale |
"Rustic" Housing |
Barry The Village Store |
Pathway Framed By Stick Housing On Either Side |
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Dale This Man's Molas Were Expensive ! |
Barry Found A Local "Bar" Beer Only One Dollar ! |
Molas Also On T-Shirts & Short-Sleeved Shirts ! |
Barry & Dale Molas |
Dugout Canoes |
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Nearby Islands |
Miscellaneous Boats |
A Huge Dugout Canoe ! |
Lots of Alleys And They Start To Look The Same! |
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A Tender Heads Back To The Ship |
Kuna Schoolkids Wait For A Boatride Home |
A Little Grass Shack, A Loaf of Bread ... And Thee At My Side ... |
Skip & Wes Find Barry's Beer Store ! |
Our Tender Arrives At The Ship ! |
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Kuna Indians Followed Us ! |
Dale Gets Help Getting Off The Tender ! |
Kuna Indians Paddle Out To The Ship. They Will Dive For Quarters! |
Tenders return From Carti Island |
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One Bails The Canoe, The Other Paddles ! |
Sandy & Pat Cool Off ! |
Hoisting The Tenders Back On Board ! |
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Hoisting The Tenders |
Dale - Happy Hour - In The Crow's nest ! |
The Bar At The Crow's Nest |
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Dale Crow's Nest Dance Floor |
Carlos ! Crow's Nest |
No Smoking Lounge. Crow's Nest |
Crow's Nest |
Dale Lido Pool Retractable Roof Is Closed ! |
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