![Cloud-covered mountains at the end of Doubtful Sound panorama](/files/pictures/banners/2010-new-zealand-doubtful-sound.jpg)
Douglas Stebila
Caribbean islands • 2009
blog post: 2009-01-06: Caribbean cruise: Curaçaoblog post: 2009-01-07: Caribbean cruise: Grenada
blog post: 2009-01-08: Caribbean cruise: Barbados
blog post: 2009-01-09: Caribbean cruise: St. Lucia
blog post: 2009-01-10: Caribbean cruise: Saint Kitts
blog post: 2009-01-11: Caribbean cruise: Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
![Colourful shop, Willemstad, Curaçao](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-owMGghul8dE/Sgy0E2LiJ0I/AAAAAAAADvo/43yMrKY4o9M/s288/EXP_2.jpg)
Colourful shop, Willemstad, Curaçao
![Colourful house, Willemstad, Curaçao](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BGUcVpaYTZk/Sgy0dChd_HI/AAAAAAAADxg/XH1U6iBcGtQ/s288/EXP_3.jpg)
Colourful house, Willemstad, Curaçao
![Waterfront cafes, Willemstad, Curaçao](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-flvHlAZ7MVg/Sgy08tO9klI/AAAAAAAADzQ/iwINojVNwLE/s288/EXP_4.jpg)
Waterfront cafes, Willemstad, Curaçao
![On a moving pedestrian bridge, Curaçao](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3mU_nO8evtE/Sgy1XslvoEI/AAAAAAAAD04/6XVLr9ixnHc/s288/EXP_5.jpg)
On a moving pedestrian bridge, Curaçao
![View of Willemstad, Curaçao](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bt4Za1RdhR0/Sgy1cGzqxmI/AAAAAAAAD1c/K1Kbof7Ow5M/s288/EXP_6.jpg)
View of Willemstad, Curaçao
![Pedestrian bridge in Curaçao](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4b_Dvvcr_nk/Sgy1fLWIYMI/AAAAAAAAD1o/eP-NK5U9JaI/s288/EXP_7.jpg)
Pedestrian bridge in Curaçao
![Queen Mary 2 anchored in Grenada](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5AKulza4mH8/Sgy1giXI4jI/AAAAAAAAD1w/cWHOOpzMKtw/s288/EXP_8.jpg)
Queen Mary 2 anchored in Grenada
![Stream leading to Mt. Carmel, Grenada](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MG39YGdtg_8/Sgy1kCs5xFI/AAAAAAAAD2I/VT_aD6XChxc/s288/EXP_9.jpg)
Stream leading to Mt. Carmel, Grenada
![Mt. Carmel Falls, Grenada](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XXRAcpIu2y8/Sgyznv3pP0I/AAAAAAAADuI/itSKmX_M7O4/s288/EXP_10.jpg)
Mt. Carmel Falls, Grenada
![Bamboo stalks](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tjTLXUJvXBk/Sgyzt6me_GI/AAAAAAAADuc/PtR1RLx66Vc/s288/EXP_12.jpg)
Bamboo stalks
![Hiking trail from Mt. Carmel Falls, Grenada](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XVDxz8Qfpt8/SgyzzJdASdI/AAAAAAAADuk/fq9QAkX1rs8/s288/EXP_13.jpg)
Hiking trail from Mt. Carmel Falls, Grenada
![Banana tree in Grenada](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c9CTmgmM_QU/Sgyz0y8uZ_I/AAAAAAAADuw/AaJUnMNZwIg/s288/EXP_14.jpg)
Banana tree in Grenada
![Bananas on a banana tree in Grenada](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aRceYfmFUpU/Sgyz2y6r1FI/AAAAAAAADu4/vQdWnfwL2r4/s288/EXP_15.jpg)
Bananas on a banana tree in Grenada
![Rainforest canopy in Grenada](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zYJgjAwLR2M/Sgyz62cRgwI/AAAAAAAADvA/8lkkDRwFQu0/s288/EXP_16.jpg)
Rainforest canopy in Grenada
![Ocean view, Grenada](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EE3tCzg2khc/Sgyz9TR-eGI/AAAAAAAADvM/6DmwG9VKgzU/s288/EXP_17.jpg)
Ocean view, Grenada
![Rainforest in Grand Etang National Park, Grenada](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a4K1Yr6Mv4M/Sgyz_sgKMrI/AAAAAAAADvU/qjpu51JNIZw/s288/EXP_18.jpg)
Rainforest in Grand Etang National Park, Grenada
![Grand Etang Lake, Grenada](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NaeToljE-mU/Sgy0CTZ06UI/AAAAAAAADvc/M4QbH9birCI/s288/EXP_19.jpg)
Grand Etang Lake, Grenada
![Queen Mary 2 tender in St. George's harbour, Grenada](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BS3aESYx-rI/Sgy0JM0jE3I/AAAAAAAADv8/4yjme8qNkpA/s288/EXP_21.jpg)
Queen Mary 2 tender in St. George's harbour, Grenada
![Tenders and the Queen Mary 2, anchored in Grenada](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_UX6fWJP0xA/Sgy0LW7gBhI/AAAAAAAADwE/uYk1q9yPAm0/s288/EXP_22.jpg)
Tenders and the Queen Mary 2, anchored in Grenada
![Tender returning to the Queen Mary 2](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WkPp2odV_AY/Sgy0Qb2pDTI/AAAAAAAADwM/fGrhIup_Yc4/s288/EXP_23.jpg)
Tender returning to the Queen Mary 2
![Tender docked at Queen Mary 2](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mWHjs15aYmw/Sgy0TreSmZI/AAAAAAAADwY/kw5k4bV59qE/s288/EXP_24.jpg)
Tender docked at Queen Mary 2
![Tender being raised](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r14iSfu8EIs/Sgy0VN3qlDI/AAAAAAAADwg/DPN3bvO_tpY/s288/EXP_25.jpg)
Tender being raised
![View of Grenada and the bow of the Queen Mary 2](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7hGU5gsaQxY/Sgy0WZCaypI/AAAAAAAADws/Zwe-zJt8hU8/s288/EXP_26.jpg)
View of Grenada and the bow of the Queen Mary 2
![Cargo ship, Grenada](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kCLGu9xnM0U/Sgy0X3P6dsI/AAAAAAAADxE/8KE0b23aNaM/s288/EXP_27.jpg)
Cargo ship, Grenada
![Queen Mary 2 docked in Barbados](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zRjr75_0U7k/Sgy0aNnlLWI/AAAAAAAADxQ/BMFfN5c8-ag/s288/EXP_28.jpg)
Queen Mary 2 docked in Barbados
![Beach and pier at the Boatyard, Barbados](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Digoahfi-gc/Sgy0bg5f4RI/AAAAAAAADxY/9SwLwAkPYSU/s288/EXP_29.jpg)
Beach and pier at the Boatyard, Barbados
![View of the Boatyard, Barbados from the Queen Mary 2](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R7QCoC3rOw0/Sgy0eTK1ufI/AAAAAAAADxs/hkchXgSd2kA/s288/EXP_30.jpg)
View of the Boatyard, Barbados from the Queen Mary 2
![Aft of the Queen Mary 2 at Barbados](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sWOQ1uo0np0/Sgy0jvcJ0XI/AAAAAAAADyA/epKt7CEr504/s288/EXP_32.jpg)
Aft of the Queen Mary 2 at Barbados
![Tethered to the tree for safety while waiting to zip-line](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BDJVrQ7vPc4/Sgy0oQPYSdI/AAAAAAAADyI/CRPt3wePR9E/s288/EXP_33.jpg)
Tethered to the tree for safety while waiting to zip-line
![Zip-line in the rainforest canopy](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fGpqZ7wY3gQ/Sgy0sVf5zsI/AAAAAAAADyU/-QLfoWp0C_w/s288/EXP_34.jpg)
Zip-line in the rainforest canopy
![On a rope bridge](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-InPIgdOfjeM/Sgy0v5_3h8I/AAAAAAAADyc/r56pUoSi2ts/s288/EXP_35.jpg)
On a rope bridge
![Me zip-lining](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZYk1MBrgZWk/Sgy0z_laxlI/AAAAAAAADyo/H3f6N8pqLrg/s288/EXP_36.jpg)
Me zip-lining
![Zip-line through the forest](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fYdFoJ3mYLg/Sgy038c4gJI/AAAAAAAADyw/5pJehe_lD_c/s288/EXP_37.jpg)
Zip-line through the forest
![View of the ocean off St. Lucia](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q0FUZuuLbjM/Sgy05hkdheI/AAAAAAAADy8/o24eEWqWIFY/s288/EXP_38.jpg)
View of the ocean off St. Lucia
![Banana plantation, St. Lucia](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UWFqZKrwu1I/Sgy07Oduq1I/AAAAAAAADzE/IVkElqVvVw0/s288/EXP_39.jpg)
Banana plantation, St. Lucia
![Queen Mary 2 anchored off of St. Lucia](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tdzRhQj5iyU/Sgy0_xi8hgI/AAAAAAAADzY/xnxJvLxw314/s288/EXP_40.jpg)
Queen Mary 2 anchored off of St. Lucia
![Mom on the Queen Mary 2](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ySydbsq49qY/Sgy1D7RCVgI/AAAAAAAADzs/E2qRIeI1PIU/s288/EXP_42.jpg)
Mom on the Queen Mary 2
![Mom and dad on the Queen Mary 2](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KAU2CwiN13g/Sgy1FwAZWzI/AAAAAAAADz4/zELtAYPIRD8/s288/EXP_43.jpg)
Mom and dad on the Queen Mary 2
![Costa Atlantica about to sail from St. Lucia](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-du0Vu6thziM/Sgy1IbYawjI/AAAAAAAAD0A/SNq3oswB19M/s288/EXP_44.jpg)
Costa Atlantica about to sail from St. Lucia
![Queen Mary 2 and Carnival Victory docked in Basseterre, Saint Kitts](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aJS7q1e-AEc/Sgy1OKwlTDI/AAAAAAAAD0U/9z34fYmHhzU/s288/EXP_46.jpg)
Queen Mary 2 and Carnival Victory docked in Basseterre, Saint Kitts
![Practicing for scuba diving in a pool in Saint Kitts](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--WRcY7tpmjo/Sgy1RK8N3kI/AAAAAAAAD0c/uorklmmOU5Q/s288/EXP_47.jpg)
Practicing for scuba diving in a pool in Saint Kitts
![View of Queen Mary 2 docked in Saint Kitts](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5g5DJ4A-AHM/Sgy1SGXGXPI/AAAAAAAAD0k/KibX0HgUQrA/s288/EXP_48.jpg)
View of Queen Mary 2 docked in Saint Kitts
![Me in a wetsuit after scuba diving in Saint Kitts](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iwxZyJzA6C8/Sgy1UDCe62I/AAAAAAAAD0w/uhauiEJ3lQk/s288/EXP_49.jpg)
Me in a wetsuit after scuba diving in Saint Kitts
![Aft view of the Queen Mary 2 docked in Saint Kitts](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--Cywe1vNsrM/Sgy1Y0VKfDI/AAAAAAAAD1A/jAeqSLuwgnA/s288/EXP_50.jpg)
Aft view of the Queen Mary 2 docked in Saint Kitts
![View of Basseterre, Saint Kitts](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2yQVqZ7vLRg/Sgy1aF_ZFYI/AAAAAAAAD1M/u53qExw4aUU/s288/EXP_51.jpg)
View of Basseterre, Saint Kitts
![Clouds over the mountains in Saint Kitts](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y_qKCdilMsw/Sgy1a9RFLtI/AAAAAAAAD1U/ZTSVniXdX4Y/s288/EXP_52.jpg)
Clouds over the mountains in Saint Kitts
![Entrance to the Legislature of the US Virgin Islands](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2d60-lgHOuE/Shnc9sCgMPI/AAAAAAAAEiw/jUIrGzDMmMA/s288/EXP_1.jpg)
Entrance to the Legislature of the US Virgin Islands
![Clouds descending over Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PGD9OwCkOPc/ShndBZ4DhBI/AAAAAAAAEjM/3Cbsp84KVyk/s288/EXP_2.jpg)
Clouds descending over Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas
![Roadside shack in the rain](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ujbxSlf6AXs/ShndEMDxHdI/AAAAAAAAEjY/4tQBmfpGA8w/s288/EXP_3.jpg)
Roadside shack in the rain
![Rainclouds over Saint Thomas](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-chpJZV1jR3w/ShndFkjgQTI/AAAAAAAAEjg/1t-PqyAxIVQ/s288/EXP_4.jpg)
Rainclouds over Saint Thomas
![Iguanas on the rocks](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7wNJZyup16g/ShndLMHZCaI/AAAAAAAAEj8/5lGscG6uGzQ/s288/EXP_7.jpg)
Iguanas on the rocks
![Iguana on the rocks, ready for his close up](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-byQ0cwdgxKM/ShndIETJuMI/AAAAAAAAEj0/FPAxRpZs55E/s288/EXP_6.jpg)
Iguana on the rocks, ready for his close up
![Iguana on the rocks](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XbDqAl09ic8/ShndOWfQoZI/AAAAAAAAEkE/1X4ftDHrhog/s288/EXP_8.jpg)
Iguana on the rocks
![Bones snorkelling pirate ship](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MFCv1XrInLo/ShndSGcqskI/AAAAAAAAEkQ/B21p7Sm48tQ/s288/EXP_9.jpg)
Bones snorkelling pirate ship
![Double rainbow in Saint Thomas panorama](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MMaGAySFRC0/Shnc_OPd67I/AAAAAAAAEi8/Hx82Er6RIU8/s288/EXP_10.jpg)
Double rainbow in Saint Thomas panorama
![Rainbow over the bow of the Queen Mary 2](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PcGkX64MDP8/ShndARLIp-I/AAAAAAAAEjE/tHA0dl1_Zrw/s288/EXP_11.jpg)
Rainbow over the bow of the Queen Mary 2