Behold, --- toasted walnut banana bread

Fill 'er up!

Blue tooth recharging station. 

Two minutes in Asia

Did someone say mudpots?

Another boat

I like having a lamp instead of a sail.

Don Quixote?

Here's another 50 year old watercolor on newsprint.

Artwork found!

Mom saved this archivst's watercolors from grade school!       "Pio", 1955

Mom remembered. Thank you Renee!

June Rhea Follmer Bethke, 1924-2011

Another angel in Heaven.  

We will miss you Mom.

June Rhea Follmer Bethke, Poconos, 1946

June Rhea Follmer, Pennsylvania General Hospital, c1945

June Rhea Follmer, Sunbury High, c. 1941

June Rhea Follmer, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, c1935

Grampas's new berth at Mariners's Village

So here's the sun deck overlooking channel with the village of Playa del Rey in the background.

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a crow's nest above the village

Mariner's shops

Mariner's gardens

The mariner's great house

The mariner's library

The Mariner's library

Emeryville Marina

The Amiano II prepares for the exploration of Napa River.

The Mare Island bridge

Amiano II, Emeryville, California

Rollin' on the river with Max and Kyle

The Napa River is only about 3 hours sail from the Emeryville City Marina.  Here's Max and Kyle practicing having boy fun on a recent Saturday morning.

No clouds on the Bay

 

The former "Ellis Island" of the West Coast, Angel Island is in the background.

Unbelievable weather on the Bay

Last Thursday it was clear, hot and sunny all the way on Highway 101 to San Francisco.  At Richmond Capt. Max reported fair weather.

Exit Strategy's Navigation station

Plenty of room for the charts.