RON DECIDED TO RETIRE LAST SEPTEMBER. INSTEAD OF A WATCH FOR 44 YEARS IN THE FIRE SPRINKLER INDUSTRY HE DECIDED THAT HE DID'NT CARE WHAT TIME IT WAS ANYMORE.
SINCE WE OWNED THE BUSINESS ANYWAY, HE FELT A SPORTY SET OF WHEELS FOR DOING A LITTLE CROSS COUNTY DRIVING WOULD SUITE HIS (OUR) NEEDS BETTER.

THE CAR DOES HAVE A CLOCK, SO THERE YOU GO ............



SOOOO...... IN 2010, BETWEEN CRUISES, WE WILL HIT THE ROAD AND GO TO PLACES WE HAVE NEVER BEEN BUT ALWAYS TALKED OF DOING SOME DAY.

THANKSGIVING 2009 - WE ALL GOT TOGETHER, WENT OUT FOR A GREAT BREAKFAST, THEN SPENT THE DAY AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO. AT THE END OF THE DAY IT WAS BACK TO CHRISTI & BRYANS FOR THANKSGIVING (LITE?) DINNER. FOR THOSE OF YOU OUTSIDE OUR AREA IT WAS 78 DEGREES AT THE ZOO!!!

ON SEPT. 30TH, 2009 WE HEADED OUT OF SAN DIEGO ON
A 18 DAY PANAMA CANAL CRUISE ENDING IN FT. LAUDERDALE.
THIS ONE HAD 7 DIFFERENT PORTS THAN LAST YEARS RUN.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
IN COSTA RICA WE WENT ON A RIVER BOAT TOUR AND SAW

29 CROC'S, THIS ONE WAS 10FT. LONG AND WAS EATING RAW

WHOLE CHICKEN OUT OF OUR GUIDES HAND, YIKES !!!

A SUNSET IN GUATEMALA

ONE OF THE MANY BEAUTIFUL BEACHES IN ARUBA

HALF MOON CAYS, BAHAMAS -

A PRIVATE ISLAND OWNED BY HOLLAND AMERICA

THE 1ST WEEK OF AUGUST, SANDIE AND I FLEW INTO SEATTLE
TO SURPRISE MY BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY
ON A 7 DAY ALASKA CRUISE,
ON THE HOLLAND AMERICA - WESTERDAM.

THE TWO BROTHERS CHECKING OUT THE GLACIERS IN GLACIER BAY.















JERRY, KRISTI, MANDY AND SANDIE.

DOWNTOWN KETCHIKAN FROM THE SHIP. STILL CLEAR SKYS AND COOL.
















THIS IS CREEK STREET IN KETCHIKAN, WHAT A PLACE.


FROM HERE WE HEADED BACK TO VANCOUVER

HERE'S A COOL SHOT OF JUNEAU AS WE WERE GOING UP THE TRAM TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN (2050 FT. ELEV)

SKAGWAY WAS OUR NEXT STOP, THIS IS A MUST DO FOR
EVERYONE.















HERE IS A SHOT OF SKAGWAY FROM THE SHIP.

HUBBARD GLACIER WAS SPECTACULAR, COOL, CLEAR AND THE FROZEN YOGURT ON OUR BALCONY WAS A TREAT.

OUR 1ST ALASKA STOP WAS ICEY STRAIT POINT NEAR HONAN, ALASKA THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND CRISP. WHAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE BACKGROUND IS MOST OF WHAT THERE IS TO SEE.

ON MAY 11TH WE HEADED OUT OF SAN DIEGO FOR AN 11 DAY CRUISE TO ALASKA. OUR 1ST STOP WAS SAN FRANCISCO, WE OPTED FOR A TOUR OF ALCATRAZ ISLAND. AS WE LEFT IN THE EARLY EVENING WE CRUISED UNDER THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL !!!
(A picture from our Christmas Cruise)
Left: Daughter Christi w/Brian & Alysa
Right: Sandies Aunt & Uncle - Sheryl & George