04/12/15, 05/21/20 |
2015 Cruise, Page B, March 31 and April 1, 2015 |
March 31st, we visited San Juan. Here are the photos taken. I spent most of the day visiting my Aunt, Titi Mery, my Mother's only surviving sister. The April 1st photos were taken in and around St. Maarten. |
A ship at a distance headed for San Juan's harbor. Turned out to be Holland America Line's Westerdam. |
Sunrise |
Flags flown as we entered the harbor. |
El Morro. Full name is El Castillo de San Felipe del Morro. A mouthful!! |
La Perla. |
Old San Juan |
Define Your Puerto Rican Spirit. As people passed by they stopped to add their comments and/or signature. By the time we passed, there was no space left to write. |
As you can see, the Gem docked with its back to the street. |
We will meet the Westerdam in St. Maarten the next day. |
Leaving San Juan's harbor. |
Celebrity Silhouette |
La Fortaleza, blue building. |
Old San Juan |
Saba, as seen from ship as we entered St. Maarten's harbor. |
Pilot boat |
St. Maarten |
Philipsburg |
Carnival Valor and back of Westerdam |
From the pier to the Philipsburg there is a sidewalk that leads to a boardwalk. |
Elton taking a swim. |
Elton taking a break. We walked Front and Back Streets. We had great food in a kiosk on Back Street. |
$15.00 gets you two chairs with umbrella. Make it $25.00 and you get 5 beers. |
St. Maarten's flag. |
Beautiful frangipani |
The Westerdam heading back to Florida. |
Saba covered by a cloud. Photo taken as the Gem left St. Maarten. |
The Carnival Valor on its way to the next port. |
An elephant towel figure. |
The Westerdam can carry 1,916 passengers, the Valor 2,974 and the Gem 2,384. |
"From: The children of Old San Juan to Patricio Rijos "Toribio", the king of the guicharo 1972". Traditionally the Guicharo is made from a natural gourd. |
Elton |
San Juan's harbor. |
Where we will eventually dock. |
Calle O'Donnell |