Emily had our bird garden registered as a wildlife habitat

Rick continued to hone his bartending skills

The annual windsock launch - with a whale in attendance off the deck

We had one cruise speaking engagement cancelled in 2020, and two more in 2021 - we hope to resume in 2022

We substituted the cruises with visits
with our adopted goddaughters

Bernard and Melissa Froehlich and their daughter Ellie Jewel in La Quinta, California

Nikki and Tim Pense with Rowan in Beaverton, Oregon

We had tried to take this trip for three years, but life and the pandemic got in the way. Fortunately, Canada opened the border to American visitors and we were able to go this year.

More: Rocky Mountaineer Canadian Rockies Circle - 2021

Some of our favorite wineries

Our favorite winery - still recovering from the fire that destroyed the stone winery building

Sonoma City

Fort Ross

Sonoma State Home

Alexander Valley

Pigeon Point Lighthouse

Newport Beach

Since travel was restricted by the Chinese COVID-19 virus, we visited or hosted many of our friends - never a bad thing

Briggs and Cynthia Matsko visiting us in the desert

Visiing Mike and Cheryl Merritt in Carmel, California

The Merritts visiting us in the desert

With Dr. Bob Adams and Carmen Paloma in the desert and in Carmel

With Alf and Susie Knudsen in La Quinta, California

Dave and Rita Smith (and Winston) in La Quinta, California

Fellow Air Force veterans Steve and Mary Jo Long in Corvallis, Oregon

Bernie and Georgianne Dunn in Port Orford - a trip to the California redwoods

Linda and Clive Clark in the desert - Christmas 2021

Quick visit with Rod and Pat Douglass in Newport Beach, California

A few days with Millie North in Sequim, Washington

A too-short visit with sculptor Edward Drapkin and Natasha Lipkina in Carmel

Eric and Jenni Edgar in Port Orford

Oregon friends Hal and Francie Kibby in the desert

The Port Orford "Wine Time" ladies
Nancy Dowdy, Lilik Zakarian, Chery Cherise, Nanci Johnson, Emily Francona
(Rick's favorite activity - pulchritude, witty banter, good nibbles)

Dominic (21) - Dante (17)
Alexa (13) - Bella (14)

Those Francona girls - Alexa and Bella at volleyball

Bella

Dante - basketball and the ladies....

Alexa

Emily visited her 90-year old mother Grete in Florida

Rick's mother Jeanne (soon to be 88) with his niece Christin

We continue to support Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala to help change lives.

This little nonprofit organization's education and literacy programs bring hope to Maya children and families in Guatemala's remote western highlands and helps lift them out of generational poverty.

Cathy Peschiera

Our adopted sister and travel buddy - we miss her. The photo on the right was taken on one of our many trips to Mexico - this is how we will remember her

Karen Butts

A longtime friend, she was a talented musician and paper maker

Norm Smith

Senior Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy

In Memoriam

Niniv Ibrahim

Rick's Arabic language instructor, a teacher and mentor for decades;
we will miss his friendship, counsel, and witticisms

Patti Francona

Rick's sister in law (Danny's wife)

Karl Finkelnburg

Former neighbor and friend