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| Our ship the Statendam. Leaving Ft Lauderdale | Sitting by the pool. Cruising at its best... |
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| Walked around downtown Aruba | Back aboard... We watched aTai-Chi class on the back deck every day. |
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| That's us in front of the ship | The back deck pool was Dave's favorite. Here he is jumping in the pool for the fourth time that day |
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| Everyone has to participate in the lifeboat drill | Princess ship overtakes us, everyone posed for a pict for some reason |
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| Princess ship passedat sunset... We saw them two days later at the Panama Canal Gatun locks | Jan enjoying the middle pool |
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| Dolphin sculpture | The Middle pool always had action |
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| Another fun evening | Getting comfortable to watch the first lock action |
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| Gatun Locks looking towards Atlantic | Gatun Locks looking toward Gatun Lake. Three lock chambers raised us 40 feet |
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| Miraflores Locks | Another shot of Miraflores Locks |
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| Tanker ship behind us in the other lock | Shot of the tow engine |
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| Canal passes through the Continental divide | We pass a tanker going the opposite way. It took all day to transit the canal. |
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| Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica -- jungle zipline tour - here's the class before we head up the mountain | Ten ziplines cris-crossed the jungle canopy |
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| Here's Jan coming in for a landing | What a cool experience! |
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| Getting unhooked by Rodrico | This treehouse was in the branches 100 feet above the ground |
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| Another day of cruise north took us to the village of Hualtauco Mexico, we go ashore for the day | The Statendam takes up the whole bay |
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| Margaritas under a beach umbrella | Jan decides to rent a Jet Ski |
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| We take a fast turn around the bay | Another turn and we head for the open ocean |
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| Made it back after an hour - only one spill, too close to the rocks... | Dave poses with ship in background |
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| Kids playing on beach, covered their friend | Big party by the pool that night |
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 Kayak tour: snorkel and cape of the arches |
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| Kayaking the Baja Cape | Dave taking a break on the beach |
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| The gap at Lovers Beach Note our ship in the background | Making our way - man that sun is bright |
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| Cape of the Arches by Kayak | The Cabo San Lucas cape of the arches from the ship as we depart for san Diego |
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