Rick and Emily Francona: New Year's Update 2007

January 1, 2007

Greetings from Port Orford, Oregon
...the western most city in the contiguous United States

Port Orford Heads and Port
Our house sits at the top of the cove to the left of the port
(photo by Jim Coffee)

Typical December sunrise (view from the bedroom)

Life on the edge...2006

Tichenor's Cove The house sits 250 feet above the water Views to the south from south deck Winter dusk/sunset (looking south) Emily and the plants in the Bird Garden (east deck) Rick's daughter in law Melissa and grandkids Dominic (6) and Dante (2) Steelers fans Young visitor on the cliff (from east deck)	From the water looking up the cliff Summer moonrise - note iceplant in bloom We are on wind sock number nine - a new one every year They last usually through Thanksgiving More whales this year than we've ever seen This is from the south deck Grey whale - about 200 feet off the south deck Seen as late as December 17.... Harbor seals from the Heads trail
The Rotary fundraiser USAF Mini-reunion Airlee Owens - Bandon, Oregon Rick and Emily Leslie and Darr King - San Antonio, Texas More photos 2006 Jerry Can Races Women's Division "Commander Class" Winners "The Gas-A-Haulics" Nancy Dowdy and Emily Francona (fifth year undefeated in class) More photos of the event	Fourth of July parade Emily pelting children with candy The Western Area Group (WAG) of the Prop Wash Gang Emily hosted as Rick got stuck in New York More photos Emily with her friends - Smith and Wesson

Travels

**Alaska**
**Small boat cruise of the Inside Passage**
**Photos**

**Israel**
**Rick was invited to visit Israel as a guest of the Israelis -**
**seems they were not happy with his analysis of their performance in Lebanon...**
**Photos**

Monterey
Rick with his Arabic language instructors from 1974
Bahgat Malek and Niniv Ibrahim

Santa Barbara
Photos

Largo, Florida
Rick with niece Lauren and nephew David
"Che cose fai?"

Orlando, Florida
Rick and Emily attended the Geoint 2006 Symposium
Rick moderated a panel as he did in 2004

Carmel Mission

Presidio of Monterey
Rick was inducted into the
Defense Language Institute Hall of Fame

Malibu, California
Emily with Donny Conn of Convention Connections
Donny was the lead singer of The Playboys
and wrote their hit "Beep Beep"

Stuart, Florida
Prop Wash Gang colleague Chuck Wilcox, wife Kit and son Zach
Chuck and Kit live about one mile from
Rick's mother and have been a godsend