December was a busy month. First Patty and I traveled to California for a recruiting trip and while there we got to take part of what Southern California had to offer. We got to see Disneyland, The Queen Mary, the Long Beach Aquarium, the Mission at San Juan Capistrano, and much more.
Oh yea, in addition to all the fun we had to set up for the convention and we spent four days trying to talk pharmacists into coming to work in the town of Kotzebue, the Jewel of the Arctic!
Sunday we had off so we drove to the Long Beach Aquarium and took a ghost tour on the Queen Mary.
We spent two days in Disney Land Thursday and Friday. It was decked out for Christmas and we had a good time.
We were able to take the last day and ride down the coast first visiting the Mission of San Juan Capistrano then we drove highway 1 along the coast taking in the sights.
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.JPG "The convention was huge! The view from our little corner.")
.JPG "Getting closer")
.JPG "Patty and I walking around looking at the massive displays.")
.JPG "Just before they open the doors. Everything is ready.")
.JPG "During a lull.")
.JPG "Our ride back to the hotel.")
.JPG "Real trees! Palm trees at that!")
.JPG "Carlo glad to be done for the day.")
.JPG "Our hotel surrounded by the everpresent palms.")
.JPG "We are in a \"California State Of Mind\"!")
.jpg "The diving Santa supplying the fish with their \"Christmas Treats\". It's California!")
.jpg "Patty at the aquarium.")
.jpg "California \"snow\".")
.jpg "Patty and Carlo")
.jpg "\"Bubba Gump Shrimp\", can't you read?")
.jpg "Patty in front of the Queen Mary.")
.jpg "A car show just outside the entrance.")
.jpg "One of the engine rooms with the machinery removed. It is supposed to be haunted.")
.jpg "The pool area where a number of aparitions have been seen.")
.jpg "The ladies dressing room outside the pool. It is according to psycics supposed to be a \"portal to another world\".")
.jpg "Some of the old wood and workmanship on the staircases.")
.jpg "The Queen with town in the background.")
.jpg "This photo may give some idea of the size of the ship.")
.jpg "Patty and I had a very good meal on board.")
.jpg "The Promenade Deck.")
.jpg "Dessert that night at a little place next to the hotel. It was \"only\" two scoops!")
.JPG "The Mission of San Juan Capistrano first built in the 1600's.")
.JPG "A peaceful courtyard.")
.JPG "In the early 1700's an earthquake destroyed this portion that had many large domes. A number of people were killed and it was never rebuilt.")
.JPG "The original bells.")
.JPG "The Pacific Ocean in Southern California.")
.JPG "A California Art Festival.")
.JPG "I dunno, it's California!")
.JPG "A California Polar Bear. (The Polar Bear is on the left in this picture.)")
.JPG "Patty with \"California snow\".")
.JPG "The coast.")
.JPG "I have to admit it was pretty (pretty crowded too!)")
.JPG "Blue skies......again.")
.JPG "Self explanatory don't you think\"?")
.JPG "The Christmas Spirit was making itself known.")
.JPG "8 lanes of traffic. It's like riding a bike.")
.JPG "Eating leftovers the night before heading home.")
.JPG "Christy with her Disney gift.")
.JPG "Cathy with hers! This one lights up!")