San Diego

It has been a very busy month back in mostly sunny San Diego. We have spent time re-aquainting ourselves with family and friends and doing the usual chores associated with life ashore. We had four out of the five offspring with us for Thanksgiving, an unusual but enjoyable event and we then spent a weekend in Boise, Idaho to visit with Josette and attend the last Broncho game of the season. The whole town is Bronco mad and despite freezing weather and snow, thousands of fans showed up to watch their team annihilate the competition.

We also went to the Coachella Valley to visit some old friends and do the doctor , dentist , lab work thing.

The past week has been quite rainy and cool but it's Christamas Eve today and we have clear, blue skies again with temperatures in the mid sixties. Too bad for the rest of the country and Northern Europe who are having a tough time of things.

I am working on an overview of the past year and also some statistics and I will hopefully get this done by the end of this year and certainly before we go to London in the New Year.

We wish all of you Seasons greetings and all the best for the New Year.

Fuel transfer rendezvous with Pedlar
Land Ho, Whangarei, New Zealand
Whangarei Falls
North Island, New Zealand
Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Bored bonobos, San Diego Zoo
Panda bear, San Diego Zoo

Thanksgiving, San Diego

Broncho game, Boise State University ID. Josette (front and center, as usual) and the dance team
Josette