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

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see moorea    see borabo ra

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