Getting ready for Christmas at Philo's. Cruisers donated all kinds of goodies that were bagged and handed out to 350 kids on Christmas Eve. |
A large get together at Philo's. Steve and Susan from Last Resort, Steven, Linda and Rob from Cat 'n About, Roma, Mark and Diane from Con Te Partiro. Gage and Leif are back there too. |
Starting to make the gingerbread house. |
Gluing, ah icing, it together. |
A little further along. |
The finished house. |
The kid line for Santa Claus at Philo's. |
Gage finger-phoning someone on the radio, "Sula, Sula, Sula, this is Trinity, Trinity, Trinity." |
Gage beating Nick at Backgammon. |
Kids in line at Philo's to see Santa Claus. Philo's is an ex-pat place that does a Christmas thing for the kids. This little one kept changing his clothes and coming back for more (5 times)! |
Passing out marshmallows. |
The line at Philo's. |
Santa and helper. |
Nicole, Santa, and Nick. |
Nicole (from Stargazer) helping pass out the goodie bags. |
Steve, Nic, Robert, Steven, Santa, Roma, and Gage. |
Pool with Nic and Nick. |
Santa, Roma, and Gage. Leif didn't want to have anything to do with Santa. |
Steve and Susan (from Last Resort), Robert (from Echo), Nicole (from Stargazer), Santa, Roma, and Gage. |
Nick (from Stargazer) with Leif and Gage (and the gingerbread house). |
Nic and Nick. |
Robert (from Echo) over for a drink on Christmas eve. |
Opening presents on Christmas morning. |
Stargazer towing a Nic and Robert on surfboards through the anchorage. |
Stargazer towing the surfboards. |
Party goers: Nicole, Robert, and Nick on Christmas (Feliz Cumpleanos Jesus). |
Roma and Steven on Christmas. |
The completed gingerbread house at the altar of the dessert table. By the end of the night it was nibble to nothing. |
Christmas meal at Philo's. From the front right corner around clockwise: John and Lisa of Pangea, Steve of Last Resort, Nic and Nick of Stargazer, Roma and Steven, and Robert of Echo. |
The kids playing at a beach near La Cruz. |
Boogie boarding near La Cruz. |
Leif, Gage, and Sam (from Pangea). |
John, Nick, and Nic. |
Nick with jugs on New Year's. |
Nick, Chris (from Westwind) and Nic. |
Koi (friend of Sam's from Pangea), Leif, Sam, and Gage watch the midnight fireworks on New Year's Eve 2004. |
