Caribbean #2 - 2017 — Willie's WEB Place

A Carnival Fascination welcome to our Stateroom. Nice touch to start a 7-day cruise of the eastern Caribbean. May 3, 2017

Last minute check-in with friends before the sail-away. May 3, 2017

Bridge Street in the city of Castries St. Lucia viewed from the deck of the cruise ship in its harbor. May 4, 2017.

One of two tunnels through the mountains in Castries. One is called Tunnel 1 and the other Tunnel 2. May 4, 2017

This vendor was selling many items, but here the banana products was getting all of the attention. May 4, 2017.

Photo opportunity with the town of Anse La Raye in the background. St. Lucia. May 4, 2017.

Anse La Raye, a quaint fishing village on the west coast of St. Lucia. May 4, 2017.

This location makes cassava flour and this kettle is a major tool in its production. May 4, 2017.

The iconic and world renowned Pitons of St. Lucia. They are Gros Piton and Petite Piton. The town at the base is Soufriere. May 4, 2017.

Some sale is being negotiated here. May 4, 2017.

Mystified by the view of these giant peaks. May 4, 2017.

Roadside pizza production and sales. May 4, 2017.

The decks of Carnival Fascination complete the architecture of Bridge Street in the city of Castries, St. Lucia. May 4, 2017.

Bridge Street in Castries, St. Lucia. May 4, 2017.

Leaving the port in Castries, St. Lucia. May 4, 2017.

The runway at George F.L. Charles Airport in Castries, St. Lucia. Seen from the cruise ship as we exited the harbor. This airport handles regional flight from the Caribbean. The international airport in in Vieux Fort in the south. May 4, 2017.

Leaving Castries harbor. May 4, 2017.

Port Zante is the cruise port in St. Kitts. #1. May 5, 2017.

Strolling along the port in St. Kitts. May 5, 2017.

Walking the pier in Saint Kitts. May 5, 2017

City center in Basseterre, St. Kitts. The War Memorial to remember servicemen and women from St. Kitts and Nevis, who lost their lives in battle. May 5, 2017.

The Wingfield Manor ruins in St. Kitts. It is a 17th century sugar cane plantation. May 5, 2017.

The Wingfield Manor ruins in St. Kitts. May 5, 2017.

May 5, 2017.

The gardens at Caribelle Batik workshop, on the Romney Manor, St. Kitts. May 5, 2017.

Display of some of the products at Caribelle Batik in St. Kitts. This place is located at the historic Romney Manor. May 5, 2017.

Catching some shade at the Romney Manor. May 5, 2017.

Curious and careful green monkey. May 5, 2017.

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park in the northwest coast of St. Kitts near Sandy Point, approximately 800 feet above sea level. It took one hundred years to build starting in 1690. In the photo is the Artillery Officers' Barracks. May 5, 2017.

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park. May 5, 2017.

The island is Sint Eustatius (known as Statia). The peak is the volcanic cone of The Quill, a dormant stratovolcano. The residential area is Sandy Point Town. The photo was taken from Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park. May 5, 2017.

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park. May 5, 2017.

They just realized that a photographer, your's truly, was on a high point above them. May 5, 2017.

Exiting the gates of Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park. May 5, 2017.

Black Rock Memories, Belvue, St. Kitts and Nevis. May 5, 2017.

Port Zante is the cruise port in St. Kitts. #2. May 5, 2017.

Port Zante is the cruise port in St. Kitts. #3. May 5, 2017.

Happy Birthday! And it came with a surprise. May 5, 2017.

Surprise Happy Birthday cake! May 5, 2017.

Even Happy Birthday room decoration by ship crew. May 5, 2017.

This is the Dutch quarter, or southern side of the country of Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin. Sint Maarten is Dutch and Saint-Martin is French. There is an open border between the two sides. May 6, 2017.

Now entering the French side. May 6, 2017.

A driving view overlooking Étang Chevrise (Chevrise Pond) on the French side of Saint Martin, looking toward the hills of Mont Vernon and Cul-de-Sac. We are driving on Route de l'Espérance (N7), the main road that winds through the northern part of the island. May 6, 2017.

Orient Bay (Baie Oriental) on the French side of Saint Martin. May 6, 2017.

The waterfront of Marigot, which is the capital of the French side of the island of Saint Martin. Also visible is the Marigot Market Square. The ferries typically run between Marigot and neighboring islands like Anguilla and St. Barts. May 6, 2017.

Inside the West Indies Mall in Marigot the capital of the French side of Saint Martin #1. May 6, 2017.

Inside the West Indies Mall in Marigot the capital of the French side of Saint Martin #2. May 6, 2017.

Princess Juliana International Airport, located on the Dutch side of the island of Sint Maarten. The plane is making final approach over Maho Beach, the world-famous location among aviation enthusiasts and tourists trying to be blown away by aircrafts taking off and landing. May 6, 2017.

Port St. Maarten in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten. The body of water is Great Bay, which serves as the main harbor for Philipsburg. May 6, 2017.

San Juan Port, Puerto Rico at night. May 7, 2017.

Shopping in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). May 8, 2017.

I just liked the colors. May 8, 2017.

May 8, 2017.

The Skyride to Paradise Point, a popular aerial tramway located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. The tram carries passengers up 700 feet to the top of Flag Hill. May 8, 2017.

Strolling on W Indies Dock Road, St. Thomas (USVI). May 8, 2017.

This statue is a replica of The Little Mermaid (originally by Edvard Eriksen in Copenhagen) and is located at the Havensight Cruise Pier in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. May 8, 2017.