Departure Date? When the work is done!

Jim has worked hard all summer long. I on the other hand have played hard.

The End of the Year!!!

We decided to celebrate the end of work with many parties. One of which the entire city of Fremont took part in. See all of the folks that came out to help us celebrate now that we are officially sailors once again!!!

Carol and I thank the staff for a wonderful send off with a Photo Story of what's to come in our lives.

A Retirement Party to Remember!!

Monday June 16, 2008 the staff of Cedar Wood Elementary out did themselves for both Carol McKissick our reading specialist and me. There were friends, family and fellow educators from around the district. A Hawaiian themed dinner, cakes, drinks and even leis were provided for the crowd. Speaking on behalf of Carol was a former now retired principal Larry O’Donald and speaking for me was my former principal and the person responsible for the vision at Cedar Wood Jim McNally, who is now assistant superintendent. Jim reminisced with the crowd of over 100 folks the many memories of opening Cedar Wood and my part in them. Given an opportunity to speak and wanting to keep things light I surprised everyone & choose to show a Year Book instead. Here’s to you Cedar Wood staff for many devoted years of excellence in educating children.

Part 4 ~ Circumnavigation~ St. Helena to Seattle ~Scroll down for Parts 1, 2 &3

James Town, St. Helena
Fortaleza, Brazil
Scarborough Harbour, Mt. Irvine Bay, Tabago
Chaguaramas, Trinidad
Colon, Balboa, Panama
Hilo, Hawaii, Neah Bay, Washington,United States
Dodger Channel, Barkley Sound, Canada
Neah Bay, Port Angeles, Seattle, United States

Part 3 ~ Circumnavigation ~ South Africia to St. Helena

Richards Bay, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, South Africia
James Town, St. Helena

Part 2~ Circumnavigation~Vanuatu to South Africia

Port Vila, Efate Is (flew to Tanna Is) Vanuatu
Renel Is-Torres Strait, Darwin, Australia
Direction Is, Cocos Keeling
Port Louis, Mauritius
Richards Bay, South Africia

Part 1~ Circumnavigation~Seattle to Fiji

We set sail August 16, 1997 from Shilshole Bay Marina in Seattle and headed south down the coast to California. Our next leg was into Mexico, then west to French Polynesia and on to Fiji. The last photo is a sad site for any boater. More of our circumnavigation to follow later.


Seattle, Orcas Island, San Juan Island, Port Angeles, Neah Bay, Santa Barbara, Channel Island Harbour Oxnard, Santa Cruz Island Smugglers Cove, Paradise Cove, Marina Del Rey, Catalina Is, Cat Harbour, Dana Point, San Diego

Bahia Tortuga-Mexico, Asuncion, Bahia Santa Maria, Cabo San Lucas, Los Frailes, Muertos Bay, Balandra Bay, La Paz, Caleta Partida, San Evaristo, Is San Francisco, Caleta Partida, La Paz, Balandra Bay, Muertos Bay, Los Fralies, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Apataki, Tuamotus, Papeete, Tahiti,Bora Bora

Suva, Kodavu, Suva, Fiji-

Virtual Cast Signing!!

How fun is this?? Setting sail soon means getting all of the health issues taken care of now. I had hand surgery (right tendon suspension plasty) on February 4, 2008.