vacation gallery 2
Nov/Dec/Jan 2015/2016
Family at pac12 championship game
Attended USC v ND at South Bend, USC v Stanford Pac12 championship, and represented the B2 at the Rose Bowl Kickoff luncheon and parade
Nov 2015
french polynesia to L.A.
Cruise number 22 was from Tahiti to Los Angeles with stopover in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hilton Moorea over water bungalow was spectacular
May 2015
Rainbow over niagara Falls
Visited Niagara Falls and Washington DC during one of Byron's leadership conferences. Got drenched on the Maid of the Mist ferry and part of the falls were still frozen.
Feb 2015
south america around cape horn
Took a cruise from Buenos Aires around Cape Horn and the Straights of Magellan up to Santiago, Chile. Also visited Uruguay and the Falklands.
Sep 2014
alaska inside passage and Kenai peninsula
Spent time at Kenai Peninsula with the Fullertons. Saw Margerie glacier calve, bears galore at Neets Bay, and a moose crossing in front of our river boat
Mar 2014
costa rica
Arenal volcano,
Lots of unpaved roads made driving an adventure. Monteverde cloud forest, Venado Caves, Selvatura Hanging Bridges, Sarapiqui Rafting made it fun
Oct 2013
Grand mediterranean cruise
The Grand Mediterranean cruise was one of the best vacations ever. Visited 16 citiies in Spain, France, Italy, Turkey, and Greece
May/Nov 2013
alaska & CA coastal cruises
We did an Inside Passage from Seattle and a 4 day cruise to Ensenada and Catalina to boost our loylty level. Deadliest Catch excursion was all about king crab and bald eagles.
Mar 2013
Honduras, belize, cozumel cruise
Roatan, Belize, and Cozumel on the Crown Princess. Rio Secreto was one of the most adventurous excursions we've taken. Had to climb, crawl, and swim through beautiful underground caves.
Feb 2013
red bull Stratos, sage cheshire
Met Art Thompson, project director for Statos, platform for a 23 mile, 120K foot free fall drop to earth where Fearless Felix broke the sound barrier.
June 2012
alaska to anchorage + fairbanks, denali
Added a land trip to Denali after our third Alaskan cruise. Can't believe they allowed us to walk to the edge of this millwell on Yanert Glacier on Mt Deborah
April 2012
USVI, Turks & caicos Ruby princess
Visited St Thomas, St. Maarten, and Grand Turk. I would not like to kiss a stingray"s stinger again.
June 2011
guam
Visited Guam in Micronesia on 'business' and enjoyed exploring this unique island where "Americas day begins". Guam has been a U.S. Territory since 1950.
May 2011
Mexican Riviera
sapphire princess
Our first cruise with Keiko to Puerto Vallarta, Yalepa, and Cabo San Lucas. Swimming with the dolphins was a great experience
April 2010
Panama Canal
Island princess
The history of the Panama Canal failures and accomplishments resulted in an engineering marvel.
Dec 2009
Virgin galactic spaceship 2
Attende VG rollout ceremony in Mojave on the coldest night of the year. Got to see Richard Branson, Arnold Schwartznegger and Burt Rutan