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going over that tall bridge you saw earlier on our way to the distillery...and The Lady Miracle below

such a colorful city....very refreshing

people getting off the Miracle to take tours....hurry up Ginny!

Ginny ready to shop

The Irie Loco bus tour

downtown Curacao

we had to drive over that bridge to get to the distillery....where they make Blue Curacao....

all the taxi's and buses lined up to take us on tours

We loved Curacao more than just about any other island we've visited

the whole gang....

This is where Bully said Natalee Hollaway was staying on her vacation when she went missing...

the Curacao ferry's.....last stop....beautiful city

the church overlooking the ocean...pews outside the church.....

the lighthouse in the background behind the cactus is neat....unusual

golfing in Aruba

Bully & Eileen.....he was a good guide and Eileen was fantastic for including us in their plans..

Ginny & Bully

Looking toward the tourist areas and the beaches in Aruba

we met up with some 4 wheelers touring the ruins of this building....

this is what the people look like in Aruba....

the natural bridge on the other side of the island....

where the one bridge had collapsed

they used cactus for fencing

of course it's a fake tiger

petroglyphs inside the rock openings....who knows how long they've been there...

they had some strange looking rocks here...

getting close to Christmas

Mike (Eileen's husband), Eileen, Ginny, and I can't remember the other ladies name...sorry....Eileen (far left)did all the planning for our tours....great job...

the Arubian country side...

climbing up the rocks to get a great view

inside of the church...

a cemetery in Aruba...very colorful...

some neat rock formations and cactus in the Arubian desert

from up on this hill in the middle of the island you can see the cruise ships in the background....

Bully stopped here to buy us some baked bread...delicious

The inside of the Church on the hill....it was so beautiful and peaceful

loved the geography here in Aruba....

the wild goats grazing near the back of the church....

beautiful sunset

I had never heard of this cruise line so it was interesting....

guess where we are now?

we went on Bully's Taxi Tours while in Aruba...highly recommend him...

the other side of the narrow channel where we docked...I imagine it's an even more difficult channel to navigate for the Breeze when she stops here..

a night game in the DR

All the workers, from bus drivers to store workers, lined up and danced a song along the pier to show appreciation for us coming to their village. It was fun to watch them perform for us. It was genuine, and they loved us (or our money)

backing out of the channel

Sorry to leave but happy we still have 2 more ports to visit....

looking back at La Romana, the little town...

A lot of great major league baseball stars come from the Dominican Republic..

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The bus station at the port

you can tell we were docked in a narrow little channel here...

more seats in the amphitheater to give you a sense of just how large this area was....

a little alley way on the way out to the busses....

the main problem with having La Romana as a port of call is that if you really want to explore the big city of Santo Domingo, it's several hours driving time just to get there, and several more hours driving back. It doesn't leave you much time to explore the city, which is why we stayed near the ship in ADC. Some of our CC people went to an all inclusive resort while we were there.

hope this is where I left off....more Alto DeChavon.....we actually had quite a bit of fun touring this area.

beautiful weather all cruise long....love October in the Caribbean

The stage in the amphitheater

me sitting at the top of the amphitheaters seats

I will add the Aruba trip next this afternoon. I have to go out for a while then I'll start that cruise, so stay tuned.....thanks for all the compliments. I never knew how to upload the pictures before, so I have never posted the ones you're looking at. It's been so much fun going back and remembering the cruises we've taken....see you in a little while...

another angle to see the buildings at Alto De Chavon

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More Alto De Chavon

The river above is where the filmed the movie Anaconda...claim to fame...

Look at the golf course along the cliffs....

We had no idea what to do in La Romana....some people from the CC group were going to an all inclusive resort, but we didn't want to spend the money here. We just hopped off the ship and found a local bus terminal that would take you to either downtown village or the artist village called Alto De Chavon. The buses only cost around $7 or $8 bucks round trip, so we decided on Alto De Chavon. We had a good time there...it was fun and we could return any time we wanted.

docking in La Romana, Dominican Republic....very rocky near the pier

waiting on us....

getting ready to snorkel