Winter Break

Andrea and I are spending the winter in Wrightsville Beach, NC, and have rented a small, furnished oceanfront townhouse, convenient to just about everything we'd ever need. We bought a 1996 Ford Explorer we intend to sell back when we leave. Each day we savor the view of the sea through sliding glass doors from the time the dawn brightens our bedroom until 'sundowner' time in the early evening. You can see a live shot of what the surf is doing right now and you can take a 360 tour of our living room, deck, bedroom (not live), etc., by clicking either  beach cam or virtual tour of our place.

The skies are lit with stars. Pelicans dive for all their meals, and porpoises frolic just beyond the breakers. We have joined a small club nearby that has better cardio and strength equipment than most of the fancier gyms we have visited around the country.

The airport is also nearby; we both anticipate a burst of business and personal opportunities. UNC Wilmington offers some great enrichment programs; Andrea is taking a Coast Guard course in boating. Chuck is taking Spanish and continuing his efforts building strategic relationships for Bridges and has started a consulting practice geared to startup and early stage companies.

 On New Year's Day, we stopped at the new Wright Brothers Memorial on our way home. A wonderful symbolic remembrance of all the milestones and the pioneers in the last amazing century. Andrea and Ian had remembered their father and grandfather, Andy Treat, an aviator in his heart his whole life.

We've had some great visits, and look forward to friends and family dropping by for a day or two or three. We welcome you in the same way we welcome visitors aboard Celebrate. Make yourselves known and we'll plan some great times. Here are some shots of some great times: (click any of them to get a bigger picture)

 March:

                                                                Andrea, Nancy, Jim            Roger, Chuck                      Andrea, Randy, Rod, Annie

Andrea, Ian          Andrea, Ann

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April:

                                       Martin, Betsey                 Diane, Andrea, Glenda                        Ditto                   Tim & Hannah

                                               (KK42 Molly Blossom)                                                                                                     GB36 Slowly

                                                             Pat, Beth, Thad, n Us          Ann, Andrea         Andrea, Robin, Christine

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May:

                                                               Ken, Chuck, Barb                  Chuck, Susan, Peter              Us 'n Hannah, Tim

          Wendy, Tom, Jane, Jim, William

           The Aunts, Uncles, and cousins McFee

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Traffic:

In Wilmington, we share the road with some interesting traffic . . .

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