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Ziggy7 · 12-12-2005, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by askdad

Thanks evryone for the advice and especially the pictures CP. I think Karen will enjoy the farm. Thanks for the avice on the cheap booze, after the holidays I'm sure we will need to restock

Harry

We took the ship tour, Hell, Turtle farm and Swimming with stingrays snorkel! It was well worth the money! Nice a/c bus too! But one warning! At the end of the turtle part there is a shop filled with all kinds of turtle stuff! So if your planning on saving money, dont let her go in there LOL

Pictures here

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jstducky · 12-12-2005, 09:18 PM

I took a private tour with Nativeway. They were fantastic.

We went out to Stingray City and fed the stingrays and took pictures with them. The tour also included snorkeling at the reef wall and snorkeling at one other spot as well.

After that we had an island tour. We went to the Turtle Farm and to Hell.

It was great. I believe the cost was in the $40 range. It was much cheaper and much more comprehensive than what was being offered by the cruise line.

As for the Turtle Farm itself, basically its a facility where they rehabilitate sea turtles as well as raise sea turtles from eggs towards the goal of eventually releasing them back into the ocean. You can see everything from babies to full grown adults

Here are some one to two day old turtles

jstducky · 12-12-2005, 09:18 PM

here is a picture of a full grown turtle

jstducky · 12-12-2005, 09:19 PM

you can even pick up some of the turtles. it was pretty neat!

jstducky · 12-12-2005, 09:19 PM

if you go out to Stingray City this is what it looks like

jstducky · 12-12-2005, 09:20 PM

here is a view of Hell

jstducky · 12-12-2005, 09:20 PM

finally here is a view of a storm about to roll in. the picture was taken from Seven Mile Beach

askdad · 12-12-2005, 09:36 PM

Ziggy, jstducky:

Thanks for the info and pics.

Harry

jstducky · 12-12-2005, 09:44 PM

no problem Dad.

Isn't it great, you ask a question and there's an immediate wealth of knowledge on these boards!

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!

And if you are at all interested in the private tour operator I used, their website is as follows:

www.nativewaywatersports.com

They offer a bunch of different tours. Perhaps one will suit your needs!

askdad · 12-13-2005, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jstducky

no problem Dad.

Isn't it great, you ask a question and there's an immediate wealth of knowledge on these boards!

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!

And if you are at all interested in the private tour operator I used, their website is as follows:

www.nativewaywatersports.com

They offer a bunch of different tours. Perhaps one will suit your needs!

Thanks for the site, we just may use them