Golf And a massage

Had a fun day yesterday. DaNae and I played 18 holes. She did well and is loving golf.



DaNae putting for birdie. She had two birdie putts, but didn't make them.


Beautiful day and the course is good. This is the par 3 16th.


DaNae teeing off on the 17th hole, par 5.


I shot 86, which is good for me. Glad to have new golfer in the family.

Par 4 13th. Water on left, sand all down the right.
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Location:Paseo del Velero,Jarretaderas,Mexico

Surf and Turf from Mexico

Cheering on the sisters in the Riviera Nayarit half marathon.


The daughters joining their mothers over the finish line.


The proud finishers. Beating their Savannah time.



Danny giving surfing lessons in the deck pool.


Ella loved the bogie board.


They had a long ride on the banana tube.


Sonny loved the water and the beach.


Ella and Rosabelle best buds.


We miss the Dunlaps. They headed home today.


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Location:Paseo del Velero,Jarretaderas,Mexico

Hola from Puerta Vallarta

Having a great time in Puerto Vallarta. We've been here a week now.
Drew came down and we had 3 rounds of golf. 18 holes now on a great course.
We played tennis on the new courts this morning.


We are in the brand new Grand Luxxe tower 3. Came in on the first day it opened. This is the view from our deck. The River is just in front, then the Bay of Banderas and Puerto Vallarta behind. It is beautiful.


This building is the Punta. Right on the point of the river where the par 3 green was. It's pools should open next week.


This is our big deck. It's nice to sit out here in the evenings.


The kids love this pool. It is warm and I sit in it after golf and tennis.


The little ones are having fun. Luckily we have 3 iPads here. Knox is a gamer. He calls it my pad. Danielle and DaNae are running a half marathon tomorrow.
I'll post more later.


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Fishing in Kodiak Alaska

This is the oldest church in Alaska, at the mouth of the Karluk River on Kodiak Island, Alaska.


Weather was often cool and rainy, but the fishing was good.


We fished in small boats on the river, and in the ocean for halibut when the seas were calm.


In the afternoon we would fly fish for Dolly Varden.


This was the last days catch of 30 salmon.


These were two nice silvers I caught.


We caught our limits most days.


We would see big Kodiak grizzly bears everyday. We did have one bear scar. We were cleaning our fish last one evening, when this grizzly wanted our fish. The bear in the center wouldn't scar away. Mike Fisk shot a pistol at his feet. He put his ears back and looked ready to charge. Mike was getting ready to shot him. Layne and I on the right were getting ready to leave the fish and run, hence the poor photography. Finally the bear turned and left.!


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Location:Karluk River

Glacier National Park

Bear country in the park, but we didn't see any.





Gavin and Elijah at the discovery cabin.





The view on the highway to the sun. It only opened last Wednesday.





Lots of cascades down the mountain.





Walking on the glacier at Logan Pass. Grace didn't like the snow in flip flops.





Took a walk along the cedar trail.





The pier at McDonald Lake.





Giles and I checking out the lake.





Grace, Giles and Tavin at the lake.





Sworn in as Jr. Rangers, after a workbook and a test.





Finished the day at Christina's wedding in Kalispell. It was fun.







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Location:Kalispell Montana

Day 2 Livorno, Florence and Pisa

The cathedral in Florence was extravagant on the outside.

It was simpler on the inside. The outside was to impress Pisa.

It has a baptistery a tower and a cathedral.

It was a crowded day on the streets of Florence, you couldn't hardly walk around.

This is the baptistery showing John the Baptist sprinkling Jesus.

This is the paradise door to the baptistery, so named by Michelangelo.

The touristas on the street.

The Palace and main square in Florence.

The President of Italy was speaking inside this building making it extra crowded with security.

Statue of Neptune.

The troops on the old bridge over the Arno River in Florence.

It was a beautiful day in Florence. We'll need to go there again with more time and less crowds.

Then we went on to Pisa. Debbie doing her best to hold up the tower. They actually injected concrete into the ground on the leaning side to keep it from falling more.

The alter in the cathedral at Pisa.

Inside the cathedral of Pisa was very beautiful.

So was my wife.

The outside of the Pisa cathedral.

The cathedral and the leaning tower.

They say the green, the white and the blue are symbolic of life and the church between earth and heaven.

There are actually four buildings at Pisa. The tower and the cathedral, then in the foreground is the baptistery. and on the far left is the cemetery building. They symbolize being born in the baptistery. Life in the cathedral. Going to heaven in the tower, then burial in the cemetery.

The baptistery had two domes. The sound goes up and reverberates back in a different pitch.

This chant demonstrates the change in the sound. It was beautiful.