BOULDER CITY, NV - BUFFALO, NY - CALIFORNIA - UTAH (AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2011)
Katie's Mom's 90th Birthday!
Katie & Chay in Buffalo
Thom, Katie, & Jean - Best Friends since college!
Grandma Poley & Katie's brother Jimmy in Buffalo
Jamie & Chay relaxing at Mammoth Creek, UT
Mammoth Creek, UT
Chay & Jamie at Bryce Canyon
Katie's 51st Birthday
We turned the trout Chay & Jamie caught in Utah into Trout Almondine - yummy!
BOULDER CITY, NV & CALIFORNIA (JULY 2011)
World War II planes kick-off the 4th of July parade with a fly over
The "water" entries are the best part of the parade
Trinity & Tasha react to the "water" entries
Amy, Tasha, "Big Daddy", Trinity, & Jamie
Amy, Tasha, Beau, & Trinity having a whole lot of underwater fun!
"Big Daddy" with Tasha & Trinity
Tasha enjoying fireworks in the street
Uncle Jamie, Tasha, & Trinity watching a "snake"
A small firework in the street
A big one in the park
Katie, Chay, & Jamie with our New Zealand Friends Olga & Glenys
Olga, Glenys, Chay, & Jamie with Lake Mead in the background
Olga, Chay, Katie, & Glenys overlooking Lake Mead Marina
Glenys, Olga, & Katie on Hoover Dam
The Colorado River By-pass Bridge as viewed from Hoover Dam
Olga having fun in our back yard
Glenys putting the finishing touches on the Pavlova that Olga made - yummy!
Jamie, Katie, & Chay on the Ventura pier in California
A big horn sheep in our neighbor's yard
Dan, Jimmy (Katie's brother), & Terry (Katie's sister-in-law)
Karen & Dan (Terry's sister & brother-in-law)
BOULDER CITY, NV & BIG BEAR CALIFORNIA (JUNE 2011)
Big Horn Sheep, Boulder City, NV
The new addition to the "Big Red House", Big Bear, CA
Big Bear, California
Chay with Jamie, Tasha, & Trinity on Father's Day
Father's Day BBQ at Amy & Beau's
Our granddaughter Tasha
Baby doves in one of our pine trees, Boulder City, NV
FROM TURKEY TO BOULDER CITY, NV (MAY 2011)
Mother's Day in Marmaris, Turkey
(Clockwise from top) Judy (BeBe), Dorothy & Bart (Bauvier), Bill (BeBe), Chay, & Katie
Jamie, Tasha, & "Grandma Katie" at Trinity's soccer game
"Big Daddy" & Tasha at the year end soccer party
Amy, Tasha (the graduate), Trinity, & Beau
"Grandma Katie", Tasha, & "Big Daddy"
The rattle snake that Chay killed outside of our garage - Yikes & yuck!
The dove nesting in our pine tree - so peaceful
Amy, Trinity, & Katie at the car show in Boulder City, Nevada
Trinity & Jamie in a Deuce Coupe Hotrod at the car show in Boulder City, Nevada - shades of "American Graffiti"
FROM MALDIVES TO TURKEY VIA DUBAI & EGYPT (APRIL/MAY 2011)
Underwater life in the Maldives
Sunrise in the maldives
BBC Everest, the ship that took Esprit through pirate alley to Turkey -- Esprit alongside preparing to load
Jamie & Katie in the Male, Maldives
The world's tallest building - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
One of hundred's of peacocks in Dubai
Katie & Chay - Dubai
On our way to the tallest building in the world and the world's largest shopping mall - Dubai
Dubai as viewed from the top of the tallest building in the world
Jamie & Chay at the top of the tallest building in the world - Dubai
Yes, this is a real camel in the desert!
Oryx in the deserts of United Arab Emirates
Chay, Jamie & Katie - desert safari
Four wheel drive vehicle used for our desert safari
Our first glimpse of the Giza pyramids
Jamie, Chay, & Katie at the Ramses II Museum in Memphis next to the huge statue of Ramses II
Chay, Katie, & Jamie next to another Ramses II statue (there were lots of them throughout Egypt)
Jamie & Katie listening to Sharif, our guide, explaining about sarcophaguses
Chay & Katie in the robber's entrance to one of the pyramids
Katie, Jamie, & Chay below the entrance to one of the Giza pyramids
Jamie, Chay, & Katie at the Giza pyramids
The Sphinx
Katie...well, you can figure this one out!
Bedouins in the Egyptian desert
Katie listening to the Papyrus Paper demonstration
Probable site where Moses was found in the basket in the reeds
The crypt where the Holy Family stayed during their sojourn in Egypt
Chay, Katie, & Jamie at the entrance to the Coptic Christian area of Cairo
Typical street shot in Cairo
The hanging church in Coptic Cairo - built over a Roman tower
Street shots - the wholesale market & a typical butcher
Dinner after a day of sightseeing & shopping in Cairo
Katie, Chay, Sharif (our guide), Tamer (Wedjat Tours rep), and our armed security guard
Mosque of Mohammed Ali - Clock Tower a gift from France
Jamie, Katie, & Chay - Mohammed Ali Mosque (the Alabaster Mosque)
Egyptian military - seen in many locations
View of another Nile River cruise boat taken from the top deck of our cruise boat, Princess Sarah
Jamie & Katie relaxing while cruising down the River Nile
Typical Egyptian country side along the River Nile
Philae Temple, Aswan
Aspects of Philae Temple
Egyptian river boats
Horse & buggy ride to Edfu Temple
Edfu Temple
Jamie, Katie, & Chay in the mummy pose by statue of Horus, the Falcon god
Temple of Hatshepsut
Jamie, Katie, & Chay at Temple of Hatshepsut
Temple of Hatshepsut
Jamie & Katie at Temple of Hatshepsut
The River Nile Valley
Jamie, Chay, & Katie - Avenue of the Sphinxes at Luxor Temple
Katie & Jamie at Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple - more statues of Ramses II
Ramses II at Luxor Temple
Several shots of Luxor Temple at sunset
Jamie & Katie at Karnak temples
Various aspects of Karnak temples
Sharif explaining the heiroglyphics at Karnak temples
Obelisk at Karnak temples
Katie, Chay, & Jamie assuming the mummy pose at Karnak temples
As seen on our way back to Cairo from Luxor
New construction along the Red Sea
The Red Sea
Jamie & Katie enjoying a typical Egyptian breakfast of egg, beans, pita, and salty white cheese
The desert & pyramids
Chay, Katie, & Jamie at the Red Pyramid
Chay, Katie, & Jamie at the Bent Pyramid
The Pharaonic Village in Cairo - traditionally dressed Muslim women
One of the bridges & beaches in Alexandria
The Citadel at Alexandria
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Alexandria
Jamie, Chay, & Katie in Alexandria with the Mediterranean Sea behind
Chay, Katie, & Jamie at the new Library of Alexandria
Alexandria sea shore & sky line
The Roman Ampitheater & a tomb at the Roman Catacombs in Alexandria
Jamie & Katie alongside the bus we took from Istanbul to Marmaris, Turkey
Turkish countryside
Marmaris, Turkey
Marmaris Fort, Turkey
Katie & Jamie with Marmaris Fort in background
The "Transport Group" with the Captain of BBC Everest
Katie with the Captain of BBC Everest - Esprit on board
Chay at the helm on BBC Everest
Esprit being off loaded in the middle of a thunder & lightening storm
Sunrise over Netsel Marina taken from the stern of Esprit
May 1st - Jamie's 14th birthday
FROM CHRISTMAS IN THAILAND TO THE MALDIVES
Christmas on Nai Harn Beach, Thailand
Glen & Marilyn of Tin Soldier with Katie & Chay - Christmas Day (on board Bebe)
Glen, Bill (of Bebe), Jane (of Imagine), and Marilyn filling their plates with Christmas dinner on Esprit
Chay's 60th Birthday
Happy 60th Birthday Chay - 14 of us in the cockpit of Esprit
Bangkok, Thailand
Train Running Over the River Kwai
UK/Australian Cemetery for Soldiers lost at the River Kwai
Chay & Katie on a motor skooter at River Kwai - the easy way to get around
A famous watering spot at the River Kwai
Jamie & Katie on an elephant trek in Thailand
Bathing with the elephants in Thailand
Bathing with the elephants in Thailand - swimming to get back on
Playing with the tigers in Thailand at the Tiger Temple
Feeding the tigers
Jamie, Katie, & Chay - dinner on the River Kwai
Katie, Jamie, & Chay - New Year's Eve cruise in Bangkok
The floating market near Bangkok, Thailand
Katie, Jim (our Bangkok host), and Jamie on the floating market
Crocodile wresting demonstration in Thailand
Elephant show depicting a olden days battle, Thailand
Chay & Jamie with a few of the many Thai beauties
Katie & Jamie on the beach, Thailand
Marilyn, Katie, & Sarah (Anui) playing scrabble on the beach, Thailand
An example of the many Hindu temples in Thailand
Our farewell dinner with Tin Soldier, Anui, & Pegasus, Thailand
The view from our last anchorage in Thailand
Underway to Sri Lanka
Dolphins joined us on our trip to Sri Lanka
Chay barbecuing underway to Sri Lanka - not something we get to do very often
Katie, Jamie, & Capt Suda our Sri Lankan "connection"
Mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Katie & Chay at the Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka
Elephants bathing in the river, Sri Lanka
One of the many interesting modes of transportation in Sri Lanka
Katie, Varuna (our driver & guide), & Chay relaxing over dinner
The entrance to the Temple of the Caves, Sri Lanka
Jamie, Katie, & Varuna at the Hindu cave temples
Sri Lankan botanical garden - Jamie, Katie, & Chay
Bats you ask? No, Flying Foxes at the botanical gardens
Tea pickers at one of the many tea plantations
A panorama view of Sri Lankan hill country
Got milk? Nope - rubber being tapped from a rubber tree, Sri Lanka
Jamie & Katie learning about the manufacturing of tea from the plantation owner
Esprit tied up along the wharf in Galle, Sri Lanka
Do you think we had a little bit of wind on the passage from Sri Lanka to India?
Fishing Nets on approach to Cochin, India
Chay & Katie at the Red Fort in Delhi, India
Inside the Red Fort - part of the palace
Delhi sites - The Victory Arch, The President's House, and Burial site of Ghandi
Various modes of transportation in India
Red Fort of Agra, India
Jamie & Katie at the entrance to the Red Fort, Agra
The Taj Mahal
Various views of the Taj Mahal & Red Fort Grounds
The Taj Mahal
Jamie, Chay, & Katie at the Taj Mahal
Inlayed stones in marble of the Taj Mahal
Chay & Katie at Taj Mahal
Oh, the many things you see when driving the roads of India!
Katie, Chay & Jamie at the Jaipur Fort
Chay, Katie, & Jamie at the Jaipur Fort
Elephant entering the Jaipur Fort with tourists on board
Floating Palace, Jaipur India
Camel riding in Jaipur, India
Astronomy observatory built in the 1600's, Jaipur, India
Cathedral in Goa, India
Catholic Church in Goa, India where St. Francis of Xavier's Tomb is located
The tomb of St. Francis Xavier
St. Catherine's Chapel, Goa, India (1400's)
Katie & Jamie in Nazar's boat - going to check out of India... the first time
Underway to Oman - warships hunting pirates
Back in Cochin - Indian youths fishing from disc shaped boats
Chay & Jamie at the Indian Maritime Museum in Fort Cochin
A colorful part of the Cochin fishing fleet
A fish farm that uses locks to catch the fish in the backwaters of Cochin, India
A "toddy" delivery to the toddy shop in the backwaters
Bill (s/v BeBe), Chay, and Nazar sampling Indian "toddy"
Last dinner out in Cochin with fellow cruisers on Dora Mac, BeBe, Estrellita, and B'Sherat
Katie, Chay, & Bill (s/v BeBe) with green beer in hand on St. Patrick's Day
Typical street in Male, Maldives
The largest moon in 20 years as viewed from the cockpit of Esprit in Male, Maldives
Chay, Katie, & Jamie on our first night dive, Male, Maldives
A sampling of the underwater life here in Male
