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What a nice anniversary setting! Good food and good friends, on the water. |
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Patty Jacquemin and Lorena Stoddard in sunglasses. |
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Dennis and Catherine Smith with Ellen and others on the bow. |
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On the way to sea, we pass the Channel Cat, said to be the world's largest catamaran. Site of some enjoyable past adventures. |
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Eating is always an integral part of the fun! Financial advisor Rick Marcellin (in dark jacket) stands watch. |
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Our captain. |
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Heading out of the Santa Barbara harbor toward the channel. Nice scenery. |
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Judit Schweller, facing camera, talks with Mike and Laurie Hamman, kayaking committee leaders. |
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Patty Jacquemin takes in the scenery. |
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This is the replacement for the Moby Dick restaurant that burned a couple years ago in the pier fire. Nice new roof attracted the pelicans and gulls! |
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Not quite a "tall ship" in the distance, but one of the interesting vessels moored at Santa Barbara. |
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Our own rigging makes an interesting early-evening silhouette. |
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...and an outrigger and crew share the Channel. |
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...as the sun sinks slowly in the west... |
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A split-second too late to capture the pelican's feeding dive. |
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Aiming problem, but see the pelican at the left. |
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Some interesting bird-photos. Boat is used in case of oil spills, and is permanently moored nearby. |
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The netting is to keep birds from roosting on the boat. |
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THey make it look so easy. |
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These guys and girls are all for "clean oceans." |
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Yes, you're pretty... |
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It's hard to get everyone looking at once. Patty, Catherine Smith, and Ellen. |
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So there's Patty, but we lost Ellen... |
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Illgen executive assistant Lily Goodman shares the sea breeze with former Newcomers President Darlene Amundsen. |
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The Four Seasons Biltmore hotel -- GREAT Thursday buffet, and a very nice lounge. |
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The sun highlights the sail... |
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...and the sailors. |
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Just for fun -- shapes. |
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Oh, yes -- remembered the champagne for the occasion. |
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Looks like a nice young couple...don't you think? |
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An arty shot of the shore with birds, at dusk. |
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...and again. |
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More pelican antics. |
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Two former Presidents compare notes. Good friends. |
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Where it all started. A technical conference a long time ago was held at this hotel, then a Sheraton, now a Radisson. We fell in love with Santa Barbara during that week. |
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Had a waterfront room in this Santa Barbara Hotel while we waited for the house to be completed. Cat went crazy listening to the sea lions in the harbor each night. |
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More photos of the Palm Park area from the water. |
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More photos of the Palm Park area from the water. |
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More photos of the Palm Park area from the water. |
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The rainbow arch in front of Fess Parker's Doubletree Hotel on the park and beach. Somewhat controversial, but almost anything in a public place is talked about here... |
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Ocean, rainbow, palms and mountains. What a nice view, returning to the harbor. |