Jenée and I went back to Beantown in early August to catch up with some of the Fraine gang in Marshfield, Massachusetts. While I grew up inside Boston, all our summers were spent here. Still is my favorite beach town in the world. And I sailed to many of them just to consider that point. Considering ..... Yep, this is my favorite beach town. Jenée agrees.
Guests of honor are Frank and Lorraine Fraine. My Dad is about to reach his 91st year. They are coming up on their 66th Anniversary. My apologies for catching them while eating.
My brother Tom is the family elder statesman and a great guy.
My sister Jean and brother John are chillin' on the deck. We can thank John for allowing us (family members in town) to come together. Jean and sister Laurie spend their scant spare time watching over Mom and Dad Fraine.
Bob just retired from 30+ years in US Airforce and Air a National Guard. Bob flew multiple F16 tours in Iraq and Afghanastan. Still looks like the family baby to me.
Grandkids and Great Grandkids are assembling for a family photo op.
This ain't all of 'em, but enough for now. Let's see, we have; (from top left) Jason, Jordan, Michael Jr, Jonathan, Jazzmine, Alexsyss, Jessica, Jaime, Eliziah, Shannon, Jacob, Bryce, Caleb, Marcus, Casey and Margeaux. Got it?
This is Bryce, Caleb and Jacob competing for cutest kids of the week award - I think they were winners.
Speaking of cute couples ....
My brother Mike and fellow world sailor is regaling some of his adventures at sea. The boys are locked in rapt attention.
... For a while anyways.
John, Ann and Jeannie are relaxing. That's how we Fraines roll.
Linda and Jenée have front row seats.
Is that a cocktail under there? No! Linda Fraine is a mother and artist. Check her out at; http://linsartwork.com
Jonathan and Michael learn so much from there elders. "Two shots vodka, one part cranberry juice ... Valuable life lessons indeed.
Michael showed me how to use the panoramic feature on my camera phone. I show how to float my hand and make a warped face. Oh wait maybe it's the camera (zoom in and check it out)
Ok honey, watch how John and I do it and make a goofy face. Oh honey, you didn't do it right!
I'm spending quality time with my neices Kelly and Laura Fraine
Bob and Karolyn are watching me with some concern. Can't blame them. Karolyn is also former USAF pilot, United Airlines Pilot, artist, mother and cancer survivor. Check her work out at; http://www.karolynfraine.com/
This must be a secret USAF kiss. Interesting technique.
We are out for a family dinner at Haddad's in Brant Rock. Best seafood around. This is my nephew Jonathan. Johnathan is an Astrophysist at the University of Maryland. As I write this, Jonathan is spending a couple of months at the Magellan Observatory in Santiago, a Chile. Link: http://www.lco.cl/. Evidently scientists dig fried seafood and martinis.
Jazzmine and Alexsyss are going incognito. Ahhh, kids!
My bride loves me, but she really loves lobster.
Martinis and lobsters for Jenée, Jessica and Mom Linda. This is gonna end well.
It did end well. The next day, Jenée and I took a road trip to Chatam on Cape Cod. It's the most southeastern point of the cape which we sailed by on our way to Boston in 2010. We had lunch in Hyannis and stopped to check out the Bass River in South Yarmouth. We are looking south to the ocean.
Jenée is walking down to the waterfront.
Looking north into the harbor.
A closer view of the South Yarmouth harbor.
Massachusetts has the prettiest marshland and harbors going. Did I mention that before? I should know, I grew up in Marshfield.
We are back home in Green Harbor and decided to do a little paddle boarding in Plymouth. There are many lakes in this beautiful countryside.
Jenée takes to a paddle board like a fish to ..., I forget, but she's good!
A lovely day.
We head back up to Boston for the evening before we fly home. Mom and Dad see us off. They love each other dearly and so do I.
We had a great dinner in Bostons North End before strolling around Fanuil Hall and under the Old Customs house. Tomorrow we will be back in Southern California.
No sooner do we land do we run into this crazy dude. This is Geoff Marsland from Wellington, New Zealand. We are at Tom Hams Lighthouse Restaurant with downtown San Diego in the background.
Geoff and Sam McLean are on their way back to New Zealand after a few months sailing the Caribbean Sea on Sam and Dad Peter's Swan 61 also named Jungle. How can that be you ask? Go ahead ask.
The Mcleans were the previous owners of my Jungle. Sam knows the boat quite well. They like the name so much, they used it on their new boat. Eventually, they will sail their Jungle back to Picton, South Island, New Zealand. So Jungle will be back home in NZ as well as San Diego. Sam is taking a few pictures for old times sake.
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