log01_NewOrleans.txt

Ship: Norwegian Star

3/29 Fri
  Evening flight
  -1 hr diff at New Orleans

3/30 Sat (Easter weekend)
City Park, mainly the pond area around Botanical Garden; inc. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 
http://neworleanscitypark.com/sculpture.html
  tried seafood Gumbo at the cafe in the park. 
Race & Parade so traffic is changed.
Near Hilton Hotel
  early morning saw a barn swallow perching on a roof & cormorant foregoing near the pier (we have a Southport feel)
colony of Monk Parakeet at power station near the 1st Canal Street stop of the red & green lines of Streetcar
small butterfly (P1370242.JPG) & many swallowtails
bees, dragonflies (P1370295.JPG)
Pied-billed Grebe in breeding plumage (P1370272.JPG)
near streamboat, a group of ducks probably Scaups: M + F (or immature male?)
Q: What species is the 2 geese? 
A: Chinese goose of brown color (P1370412.JPG)
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_goose 

3/31 Sun
  foggy in the early morning then sunny until ship leaves
  Barn Swallow: P1370749_300_7,1_1000_160.FromJPG.w360.jpg

4/1 Mon (At Sea)
so so sunrise
flying fish, at least 7
hawk-like bird flying across ocean, alongside with the cruise ship.
 
4/2 Tue Costa Maya, Mexico
A lot of frigatebirds flying over our heads.  Butcher/Fisherman attracts them.  They also target on the dolphins' food.  
Tern with red bill or possible Tropicalbird.
Pelican.  Great-tailed grackles.

4/3 Wed Belize City, Belize  
-2 hr diff
A large number of Gulls; I assume is Laughing Gull.  Many GIF photo.
Turnstones, Grackles, Frigatebirds.
failed to snorkeling at Goff's Caye
Only one guest in a tender.

4/4 Thu Coxen Hole at Roatan, Honduras
Join Island Sightseeing & Beach tour
see many tropical fish & a sting ray at the beach.
saw hummingbird at least 2 times.  One I got dark photo. 
green lizard.  Many beautiful butterflies.  Dragonfly.
Monkeys.  Island Rabbit. ...
Vultures.

4/5 Fri Cozumel, Mexico
Reef Explorer Semi-Sub Excursion is cancelled because of weather (rough sea)
Park -
 1. Locker is free
 2. Life Jacket is free when deposit with a photo ID card
 3. A lot of beautiful tropical fish at the seashore & lagoon
 4. Pelicans.  Terns & gulls steal fish from dolphins
      1st/2nd yr non-breeding Royal (or the smaller Elegant?)
      note: leg color is variable in the crested terns (Caspian, Royal, Elegant & Sandwich)
 5. Iguana around lagoon area
 6. Grackles
 7. Hamburger set : US$ 9.5
 8. from Port Logosta to Park US$ 12 per party (per taxi); about 15 minutes
 9. Park fee: US$21 - $2 discount = $19  
 10. Free WiFi at the free locker area

Sunset finally seen

pic: light on ship P1390742_14_9,0_0,8s_400.jpg -> Helicon Filter

4/6 Sat : At Sea
Sunrise is also good.

4/7 Sun : Audubon Zoo (6 hr, arrived b4 10:30am, leaving at 4:30pm), Garden District
weavers at nest
piegons saw at HK Aviary of HK Park

4/8 Mon : Cajun Pride Tours, Algiers ferry
Swamp tour & Laura Plantation (since 1805?)
American Alligators, Green Herons, Great Egret, Raccoon, snakes
green lizard, green dragonfly, wasp & other bugs.  Squirrel with a white-tipped tail
tried Cajun stream crawfish, Jambalaya, & shrimp Creole.  Breakfast: McDonald Big Breakfast with Hotcake
some are RAW only no JPG

4/9 Tue : a church nearby, 
Breakfast: McDonald Big Breakfast with Hotcake
Audubon Aquarium (but forget to see seahorses)