Not Quite Live from the Emerald Princess with lots of pictures, menus, etc....

[andy.capitan]

Thank you so much. January will be our first time on Princess cruise line. THe pictures were very helpful. I just can't understand why there are so few people in the pics....;-)

Ellen

 

I don't like taking pictures of people. Food doesn't move or blink. :)

[andy.capitan]

I guess I can catch people up on the Patters...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 15, 2014 by andy.capitan

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Edited December 15, 2014 by andy.capitan

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[rdsqrl]

Those panther photos were all wonderful. This one I just love -- the way they're looking at one another, like they're having an intense conversation (if she's like me, she's mostly saying, "Don't eat me. Please don't eat me."). Just a really, really captivating photo.

[GradUT]

BUMMER! It looks like most, if not all, of the evening trivia and game shows (which I enjoy) take place during the 8:15 pm seating, which is when we'll be eating. Why would they do this?

[andy.capitan]

Those panther photos were all wonderful. This one I just love -- the way they're looking at one another, like they're having an intense conversation (if she's like me, she's mostly saying, "Don't eat me. Please don't eat me."). Just a really, really captivating photo.

 

If you see what is on her shirt, you can tell she is a cat person and would not have missed the opportunity for anything.

[andy.capitan]

BUMMER! It looks like most, if not all, of the evening trivia and game shows (which I enjoy) take place during the 8:15 pm seating, which is when we'll be eating. Why would they do this?

 

Dunno. Looks like I may have skipped 1 page but I do have all of them uploaded.

[andy.capitan]

In Belize we did the Lamanai Mayan Ruins, Mangrove River Cruise & Lunch. I thought the tour name was a little odd because there are no Mangroves on the river. Oh well.

 

Before the end of the day we were drenched. Completely saturated. Even with the $1 ponchos they were selling. But we still want to try the tour again when the weather is better.

 

 

 

The obligatory bathroom break before the boat ride to the ruins.

 

 

 

 

and the on and off rain started

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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There were lots of termites, but good termites, not the subterranean kind.

 

 

 

 

and odd little bird

 

 

 

 

 

 

The boats could fly and sometimes we did!

 

 

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I think it might have been close to an hour boat ride each way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[andy.capitan]

There were even some Amish people living out in the middle of nowhere.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Termites

 

 

 

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Some bats hanging around

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approaching Lamanai

 

 

 

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[compozer]

 

Love your photos and am enjoying following your adventures.

 

 

Your jaguar pictures remind me of Pepe's in Cancun. He closed years ago because he was having problem keeping help because the hotels were paying more than he could. He had a restaurant/hotel (kind of) and rescued cats. He had bengal tigers and a large number of jaguars. We visited him every spring for years. The first time, we took two six month old jaguars and a two year old out in a boat and went swimming with him on the reefs in front of the hotels. Then we went back in the jungle with them. You should have seen the people look at us when we drove down the road with a small jaguar sticking her head out the window. He had a preserve near the lagoon and more jaguars were out there. He built concrete cages with a unit above for workers. One day we took one of the little guys out to see it's momma. Most native shot them but the police would call Pepe if they found any. He wanted to start a zoo but there was so much red tape that it never worked out. Feeding them (chickens) was costing him a fortune.

That was the neatest experience I have ever done. I also went into some of the cages to help feed them - my dh and son didn't. We went back to see him about six years ago and now he has a black jaguar - wow - beautiful animal but even Pepe kept his distance. BUt he never completed his apartments and the restaurant has never opened back up. He just trying to get enough money to keep them fed.

 

Thanks for stirring up such neat memories for me.

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We did the tour in reverse order to try to avoid the crowd and would return via these steps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[andy.capitan]

Love your photos and am enjoying following your adventures.

 

 

Your jaguar pictures remind me of Pepe's in Cancun. He closed years ago because he was having problem keeping help because the hotels were paying more than he could. He had a restaurant/hotel (kind of) and rescued cats. He had bengal tigers and a large number of jaguars. We visited him every spring for years. The first time, we took two six month old jaguars and a two year old out in a boat and went swimming with him on the reefs in front of the hotels. Then we went back in the jungle with them. You should have seen the people look at us when we drove down the road with a small jaguar sticking her head out the window. He had a preserve near the lagoon and more jaguars were out there. He built concrete cages with a unit above for workers. One day we took one of the little guys out to see it's momma. Most native shot them but the police would call Pepe if they found any. He wanted to start a zoo but there was so much red tape that it never worked out. Feeding them (chickens) was costing him a fortune.

That was the neatest experience I have ever done. I also went into some of the cages to help feed them - my dh and son didn't. We went back to see him about six years ago and now he has a black jaguar - wow - beautiful animal but even Pepe kept his distance. BUt he never completed his apartments and the restaurant has never opened back up. He just trying to get enough money to keep them fed.

 

Thanks for stirring up such neat memories for me.

 

You're welcome and thank you. and thanks for sharing the story. They said the cats were rescued from a circus and had been in bad shape. It does cost a fortune to feed them and even more in vet bills.

 

This jaguar was quite tame and used to people but they said they were trying to get him a girlfriend jaguar that was still quite wild. Could be interesting.

[Woobstr112G]

Your Belize related pictures are fantastic. Thanks for posting them.....:):):)

 

Bob

[andy.capitan]

Your Belize related pictures are fantastic. Thanks for posting them.....:):):)

 

Bob

 

You're welcome and thank you! They will be getting wetter.