The year 2013 in Review

Some one once wrote, "Where to begin?  Start at the beginning and go to the end."  Probably good advice but anyone who knows me knows that I am not likely to follow advice.  So we'll  start at the end and work backwards through the year!

The END

Christmas found us in the Caribbean. Lyle had to work the Holidays as the Ships Physician on the NCL PEARL, so the family sacrificed and came along to keep him company!  

The ruins of Tulum  Mexico were impressive!  And a bit of rain didn't do much to dampen the spirits!

     Once you've seen one set of ruins..... but I must say the engineering behind these Zigerots  is impressive to say the least! 

Shaunda and David  celebrate their 2nd anniversary on the cruise.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

David speculates as to the inspiration for the cave carvings.

The PEARL and one of the tenders that ferry passengers to the private island.   

 The Cruise begins with a sail-away-party from Miami!

 And before the Christmas Cruise.... there was 2 weeks in the Mediterranean!

Ending in Istanbul, Turkey...

Lyle and Karla take a couple of quick laps around the Mediterranean on the NCL JADE.  Along the way there were stops in Turkey, Greece, Tunisia, Italy, Spain, Monaco, Majorca, and the south of France.  The MED Cruise started outside of Rome in the Italian port of Civitavecchia.

              My very own Dior  model in Monaco

Ruins of the Roman  city of Carthage located in Tunisia.   

  

  

This "Ruins-in-the-making" was

designed by the famous

architect GAUDI

in Barcelona

And before the Med cruise it was the NCL SKY  Miami to Bahamas twice a week

Dr. Josh and nurses Joan, Matabo and Jane were the top notch medical team I worked with on the SKY.

And in May/June/July it was off to Bermuda again, But this time it was on the Newest ship,  the NCL BREAKAWAY out of NYC.

One of NYC's most noted figures turns out to wave to us as we head out to sea.

Here she is! The Breakaway;with the paint job designed  by Pop artist Peter Max She carries approx 4500 passengers with a  crew of approx 1800

The 4th of July celebration on board the Breakaway in Bermuda, UK.  It all seemed very fitting given the name of the ship, the event that we were commemorating and the nationality of port we were visiting

And before this We Were moving my mother from California to Colorado with a brief stop in Loma Linda to for my 30th Medical school reunion.  

and before that I had Surgery to fuse C7 and T1.

(The Beginning?)