At 3a.m. we ventured out of Umatilla Marina down River through John Day, The Dalles and Bonneville Locks and under bridges ranging from lift to swing arm function. Snow, Icicles and our created "snow people" crew accompanied us all the way to Salpare Bay Marina in Portland, Oregon!

In Jimmy Buffet Style, we answered many questions at our retirement party...It's 5 O'clock EVERYWHERE!!! We found that lost shaker of salt and provided edible Flip Flops and Cheeseburgers in Paradise just for fun!

To send us off in style many of our friends, family and co-workers showed up to help us celebrate our retirement and upcoming adventures...we are truly thankful for all of their support and treasure our relationships with them! As you can see, they are a generous bunch bringing loads of supplies for the Baja children!

This will be post #1 for our sailing adventure. In fact we have not yet retired (3 days away) and we are still 500 miles from the ocean!

In a few days Shellie and I will be on Moondance heading west to Portland on the Columbia River. That will be our new home for 2 or 3 months.

Don't miss our retirement party on Feb. 1 and stay tuned as we explore the globe.