Introduction

  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Monday, April 7, 2008

Today is 25 February; four months after we returned to Australia, this introduction was written a couple of weeks ago, today I have written the last USA entry about our time in San Diego after Jamie's graduation, and now I get to go and play with the underwater pictures. Writing this for "you" - I was there - writing this last entry is a bit of a relief.



The journal thus far contains 1687 photos; we invite you to take the time, read slowly and open the photos. We really enjoyed the experience they depict and are glad to share them with you.



This trip, five months in the USA and after we return to Australia for three days we then go to Indonesia for one month of SCUBA diving has been in the planning stages for almost one year.

Robyn Graduates

The initial outline was to be in San Diego for six weeks, and take two weeks to travel from SD to Berkeley for Robyn's graduation from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. 

Jamie Graduates

Jamie was also graduating 24 August with her Masters in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica; that meant we had from 17 May - 24 August to "do" Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks, drive to Seattle, and "do" Alaska mid-June to late-August.





Ah, the best laid plans! Fortunately when you plan in advance, even when you make reservations, everything can be changed. Why fortunately? Robyn decided to get married to a fantastic fellow - Adhi - 10 August and wanted us to be in Oakland the week prior to the wedding!

Summer Sequoia National Park

The result: after a month plus in San Diego and then traveling to Berkley, we participated in Robyn's graduation. Then with Jay's brother Steve and sister-in-law Mary, we visited Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks.

J&J Yosemite National Park

Next we spent two months in Alaska which included fishing for sockeye salmon and a cruise from Nome, Alaska to Russia, and then through the Bering Sea stopping in Kodiak before ending in Anchorage.

Providenya, Russia

Adhi/Robyn Wedding

After Alaska we returned to Oakland for Robyn's Wedding, then to Los Angeles for Jamie's graduation,

Jackie - Indonesia

and finally after three days in Australia, a month of SCUBA diving in Indonesia.


After diving and before returning to Australia we stopped in Bali to catch up with a successful graduate.

Made - The Graduate