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Oh wow, those turtle photos are amazing! So sorry Gail wasn't feeling well.
Thanks. I was so happy to see one!
I really felt bad for her, but luckily she got to feeling better as the day went on.
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Poor Gail--that must really stink to feel unwell, especially on such a beautiful day. Glad the crew was able to help her.
Sounds like the rest of you are off to a great start!
Being seasick is horrible. I am so glad she got better after a while.
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Great pictures of the turtle! He's so cute!
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I know. I was all excited to see one!
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A nice adventure in St. Thomas and you certainly captured the turtles rather well!
Thanks. It was the main reason I chose this excursion so I was happy to see one.
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Loved Geoff's costume! He totally outdid himself.
I was cracking up with the photo of the server feeding Claire and with the group photos where Rob was using the cup. Hilarious!!
Poor Gail! Nothing worse than feeling sick and not being able to lay down.
Geoff really did! I don't know what he will do if we all cruise again.
I was laughing at Claire and I could tell it was not her favorite moment. LOL.
Rob was really getting into the pirate mood!!
I know..I have been there before and not to be able to escape it is horrible. I am so glad it eased up for her.
The girl from the crew had been pointing out where the turtle was going and now that we got our fill she told us to swim over to the reef….OK, I am a bit more excited now.
Now I don’t know the technical names of fish and sea creatures…but I know we saw Dory fish (Tangs), parrot fish and sea urchins and cucumbers, tube things, fans, and coral and other fun stuff like that. Feel free to name things for me.
I was very impressed with my camera down here. It was the first time I really got to try it out. I had used it last summer in Jamaica while snorkeling but the water was so rough that I had a lot of trouble that day and didn’t get anything good.
Every so often I would have to look up to be sure Claire was around and that I wasn’t too far from the group. I got so lost what was going on underneath me it was hard to remember that I was there with family.
More great photos from your snorkeling adventure and you captured these so well as most are so clear! Looks like a lot of fun as you get to see so much!
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I finally got all caught up with your last few updates. Loved seeing the Dolphin swim but now that you mentioned that they must put something in the water that can make you itch, I doubt that I will ever try it. Your pirate costumes were awesome and how great that you were able to see the fireworks from your balcony!! Snorkeling is one of my favorite things to do on an island! You really can get so immersed in the experience that you think of yourself as one with the water and fish! I can tell just how much you enjoy cruising by your writing.
More great photos from your snorkeling adventure and you captured these so well as most are so clear! Looks like a lot of fun as you get to see so much!
Thanks. I was just so amazed with everything I saw!
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Great snorkeling pictures! Do you have a special underwater camera, or is your regular camera waterproof?
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I bought this Olympus Tough point and shoot right before our Alaskan cruise. I follow this gal on Cruise Critic and she swears by these for point and shoots and they are also waterproof...so I decided to get one (several models and I just got the current one at the time) as I am never happy with any of the point and shoots I have gotten over the years. My SLR is still the best camera, but obviously I can't take it underwater....and it is so heavy that over the last year or so I have used it less and less on vacation. I didn't even take to Universal in Feb.
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I finally got all caught up with your last few updates. Loved seeing the Dolphin swim but now that you mentioned that they must put something in the water that can make you itch, I doubt that I will ever try it. Your pirate costumes were awesome and how great that you were able to see the fireworks from your balcony!! Snorkeling is one of my favorite things to do on an island! You really can get so immersed in the experience that you think of yourself as one with the water and fish! I can tell just how much you enjoy cruising by your writing.
If I had known that location was like that...I would have passed and waited I think. I don't know what the heck was in there, but really we should have been told ahead of time. For some that is a major issue.
I love pirate night and it is so fun to get dressed up all together.
I love to snorkel too. If it was up to me, I would probably do it at every port....sadly I have to take into account on what Claire wants to do too. LOL.
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Your pictures from snorkeling are stunning!!
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Thanks so much
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Stunning photos from the snorkelling, but there's no way I can help out with naming anything in your shots!
Yeah, I am terrible at naming things. And the stuff I do name...I am probably totally wrong. hahaha
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Wow! Great underwater pictures!
Thanks! It was beautiful there.
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wow such clear pictures, beautiful and how much fun!
One of the crew hollered that there was an octopus so I went in search of him…and found him. He was a fast moving guy though and hard to keep up with him.
Every so often he would stop and blend in with his surroundings. It was just amazing. I kept trying to get pictures to see if I could capture him. I think some are failures while others I succeeded.
I know in some of these pictures I posted he was blended in with the bottom but I can’t seem to see him now. I did though when I edited them and was just amazed at how well he could hide himself.
Abby was using a noodle to help stay up. She did a lot of complaining. LOL. She liked what she saw but she said it was hard work. She had been practicing snorkeling all summer long in swimming pools and was actually very good at it, but out in the ocean it was slightly harder and you can’t take breaks.
It was great, but it was now getting time to go. I had seen pretty much the whole area we were allowed to be in and I was very happy with it. I made my way back to the boat and kind of hung back as everyone climbed up the ladder…..ladders and me…not so great when getting out of the water. I am not graceful at ALL!
I had booked this excursion for one thing mainly….turtles. It had a high chance of seeing them and I was so happy that we did. My only disappointment was that there weren’t more. I have seen pictures in other reports where people are basically swimming with the turtles and there are several all over. We just seemed to have this one guy. That being said, I was super happy to see even one and the rest that I saw made up for it totally.
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I saw the octopus only in like half of your photos. That's good, right?
Snorkeling looks like fun! But I don't know if I'd be able to do it. I'm deathly afraid of deep water. I'd probably have a panic attack, even with the life vest on.
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All in all, this sounds like a wonderful excursion.
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