Fourth of July Bike 2009

Great bicycle trip. Good friends, cloudy, dry, not too hot. WI roads are great!

Bike 4th July

Mary Jo's June 25th visit

Mary Jo came home for her college roommate's (Vicki) wedding. So enjoyed seeing many of her 'old' friends while she was here. Of course her 4 day visit went by much too quickly.

Summer 09

March CA visit to Shirley and Adam's

Desert Bloom, CA

Adam's last spring in the desert so made a visit the end of March. Spent a day with sister Shirley and also got in a visit with nephew Ron. Adam and I stopped to see Clay Collins at his grandfather's nursery near Cochilla, east of Palm Springs....we also spent a couple days hiking in Joshua Tree enjoying the blooms of the desert.

2009 Sailing Season

The ski season is over now and it is time to think about sailing. Last year was a good one and I hope this year will be as good or better. Things that I really enjoyed were all the regattas. The ADA will be coming up fast and I will be looking for crew for that and the Sept regattas.

Hope to see you on the lake.

Christmas 2008 trip to DC

Mark and I left for DC on Dec. 19th, driving through the upper peninsula of MI and 'lower' MI where we x-c skied on three different trail systems. We were fortunate to miss all the bad weather hitting the central and NE states. Adam and Karla joined us on Christmas Day and Mary Jo's lovely home accommodated all of us very comfortably. We did a segway tour of the mall area, toured the capitol, attended a jazz concert at the Kennedy center, visited a few museums, memorials, etc and even enjoyed a supper with our cousins Kay, Miriam, and family. After a wonderful week in DC we returned via Ontario to get in 3 more days of skiing. Stopped at two provincial parks near Barrie and Sudbury and the Hiawatha Highland trails near Sault St. Maria. We couldn't have dreamed of more idyllic snow/skiing conditions.

WashDC2008