We love animals! Our safaris in Africa have been some of our best experiences while traveling. Who would have thought that the highlights of a Caribbean Cruise would also be seeing wildlife!
Alligators right by our walking path in the Everglades!
Manatees circling our ship as we were pulling away from the dock
A fish feeding frenzy in the Bahamas!
Sloths in Roatan, Honduras.
The guide assured us that they were every bit as lazy as we had been led to believe.
But could anything be any cuter?
The workers lift them up by their arms and sort of hang them on you.
And spider monkeys
Dolphins welcoming our snorkel group to Belize
Also McCaws
They are the opposite of the sloths - perpetual motion machines who look in pockets and will take glasses and anything not attached firmly.
The guide put food on our heads which the monkeys loved!
These animals were all rescued from illegal sales and have found sanctuary in this wonderfully run place.
Schools of fish off the coast of Roatan
Colorful starfish in 'Star Fish Alley'.
Dolphins welcoming our snorkel group to Belize
A cooperative Moray Eel
Pelicans
A family favorite thanks to Grandpa Lewis's Pelican poem!
The fishermen were cleaning fish and the pelicans were looking for any scraps that might be thrown their way.
Standing in shallow water with stingrays and nurse sharks!
The sharks have rough sandpaper like skin
The rays feel like squishy mushrooms.
And finally in Key West, Hemingway's cats - well actually the descendants of his polydactyl cats or cats with extra toes.
They live at the house where he lived during his time in Key West.
And have free rein of the house and gardens.
Seeing a Seahorse in the ocean
They hide among the roots near the shore because according to our guide, everything likes to eat them.
Feeding Tarpons
They are aggressive, stealth hunters.
And yes holding that little fish out there was a bit scary!
Of course iguanas in Mexico.
The cruise was one memory making day after another.
