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| Just some of the family |
October was a month of preparation and time spent with
family and friends. Thanksgiving saw us
in Sooke having turkey dinner with all the trimmings and getting some family
time. Scott finished up at work and then
we got a little more serious about our preparations. The plan was to be in Hermosillo by November
3
rd at 4:15 to pick up Karina
at the airport and then on to San Carlos for an important birthday party.
We headed for Vancouver on Oct 27th, had a visit
with Josh and stayed the night with Karina.
Next stop was Seattle where we had a few stops to make and some more
boat things to pick up. We also had a
nice visit with Scotts long time friends Jim and Kathy.
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| Its not very often I get to hang out with all of my boys! |
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| Good night Idaho |
The next day was our big driving day, we left Seattle in the
early morning and headed east and south, through Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
finally stopping in Wells Nevada for the night. It was only a six hour drive into Las Vegas the next day, where we checked into the Treasure
Island Hotel. After losing enough money
gambling we went to the Cirque de Soleil show Mystere on Halloween night. What a fantastic bit of theatre, the
performers are so incredibly talented and manage some phenomenal feats of
athleticism.
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| Good morning Nevada |
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| The Hoover dam has the nicest parking building I have ever seen! |
We left Las Vegas on Nov 1
st and checked out the
Hoover Dam, including the Power Plant tour, which is a 700 hundred foot drop
from the top by elevator. It is an
impressive bit of engineering. We spent the night in Kingman, AZ, and then on to Phoenix for a visit with the
Wyse family. It was so nice to see them
again!
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| The resevoir at Hoover Dam is at 38% capacity....................... |
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| Fred and Roberta Wyse in their backyard! Pretty nice! |
We left Phoenix the morning of November 3
rd,
heading south, past Tucson to the Mexican border, got our visitor visas and
then on to Hermosillo. Driving in
Hermosillo looks easy on the map, but the reality is somewhat different and it
was a good thing we had lots of time to get to the airport, we managed to be
right on time picking up Karina! With a
little rearranging of the luggage there was a seat available and the three of
us continued on our way. The plan was to
meet up with some other friends in San Carlos ( just ½ hour north of where
Kialoa is) for a surprise 50
th Birthday party for Cindy of
Namaste. The plan went well and Cindy
was surprised! Happy Birthday Cindy!
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| Kialoa on her way back to her natural habitat! |
We spent that first night in Mexico on board Searover II and
then headed to Kialoa in the morning to start putting her all back together. Now Kialoa is pretty much all put together
and we are enjoying being back on board and looking forward to another season of
cruising.
