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Labadee Island, Hispaniola. Day three. This is Royal Caribbean's private island. Arrived on the third day and proceeded to disembark around 11:00 a.m. and headed off to the beaches. At 12:45 p.m. took a harbor cruise from the beach to the bay where Christopher Columbus entered into in 1492. I was amazed by how lush this island still is in spite of all the tourism. The cruise lasted 2 hours and we disembarked directly on the ship where I proceeded to shower and get ready for dinner. At about 8:30 p.m. I proceeded to go down to the Palace Theater to watch two very entertaining acts. The first act was by a father and son team of acrobats - The Ashton Family. They were incredible! The main act was put on by Gary Mule Deer, whose routine was part comedy and part singing. His jokes were very, very funny.
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Native fisherman trying to make a catch.
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Tenders loading up and headed to Labadee.
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The Ashton's acrobatic group.
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One more view of the bay.
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Headed towards the bay that Columbus landed on in 1492.
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Another view of the bay.
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A fishing village. They have no electricity or running water and live off the land and sea almost exclusively.
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Local fisherman headed back home.
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As you can see from this photo, the island is very lush.
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Local fisherman.
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Took a walk through a scenic route.
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Another view of the mountains.
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The lush mountainside.
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Gary Mule Deer.
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Haiti is in the background.
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Heading toward Labadee.
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Another view of the Haitian islands.
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Looking at the Bay where Columbus landed on his famous voyage.
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A cove as seen from the Fire Dancer tour boat.
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View of Haite taken about 10 miles away.