Photos of Camille, Daniel (and family and friends)

We celebrated Daniel’s entry into his second decade.  He turned a big 10 years old this year.  We went to Laser Quest in Federal Way and had pizza at Snoose Junction afterwards – a winning combination!

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My obsession with good food is not limited to the US.  Here are images of food and food-related stuff in Mexico.

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We spent five days with Molly’s dad Ron and his partner Carolyne in Puerto Vallarta.

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We charted a boat for a half day ride in Puerto Vallarta.  We saw some grey whales, caught a few fish and snorkeled.  We took our fish back to Victor’s to have them grilled for our dinner.

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We won a five night stay at the Westin in Puerto Vallarta and went in mid-December.  Here are some pictures from our stay there.

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We took a few extra days to climb up into the mountains to San Sebastian del Oeste and Mascota.  We will not regret getting off the beaten path to see an unspoiled town in the mountains on the night of the Virgen de Guadalupe.  It was absolutely wonderful.

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We won a trip to Mexico.  We landed at the celebrations for the Virgen de Guadalupe were ramping up.

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Molly wanted to escape Seattle for Thanksgiving.  She chose to take us to Anchorage Cottages (misnamed as this is a treacherous coast with no anchorages nearby) in Long Beach, WA. We had a good time.  We explored the beach.  Spirit leaped, bounded, and sprinted all over.  Daniel discovered fire making (in the fireplace), I cooked, [...]

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Camille loves to celebrate her birthday.  As part of her birthday, she wanted to be taken to a  conveyor belt sushi (kaiten) type of place for lunch.  This strikes us as odd, as she rarely eats fish and certainly would not deign to eat it raw.  I think she is caught up in a friend’s [...]

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One of the advantages of being a captain and having a birthday is that the crew is willing to go along with your favorite idea of a weekend away – sailing!  The admiral (Molly) was especially helpful. We had never been through the locks into the ship canal and beyond to Lakes Union and Washington, [...]

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