Trip of a Lifetime Photo Gallery by Gary Hebert at pbase.com

Trip of a Lifetime

Ray Olsen, George Churchill and myself took a 'trip of a lifetime' starting on March 13, 2007 when we gathered in Tampa, Florida. Our destination was Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and we traveled on the Miss K II, a 42' Bertram Motor Yacht. We are three guys from Wilkie, Saskatchewan, a small prairie town, who started Grade One together 55 years ago.
We arrived in the Dominican Republic on April 7th and George and I returned home on April 10th. Was definitely a lifetime experience.

We are excited and ready ...	George at wheel	Captain Ron (Ray)	Captain and Navigator	Sunshine Skyway	Sunshine Skyway 2
Entering Venice - Night 1	Venice, Florida	Leaving Venice	Leaving Venice 2	Intercoastal Waterway	Venice Avenue Bridge
Venice Waterway Mural	Intercoastal Waterway 3	Intercoastal Waterway 4	Intercoastal Waterway 5	ICW 6	ICW 7
ICW 8	Charting the ICW	ICW 9	ICW Ferry	ICW 10	ICW 11
ICW 12	ICW 13	Swinging ICW Bridge	Old train bridge	Old train bridge 2	InterCoastal Fishing
Southern Cross	ICW 14	George takes the wheel	Taking a break	Warm fuzzy feeling...	The fisherman look...
Raised train bridge...	Looking for service...	Parked for fuel...	Entering Ortona Lock	Ortona Lock	Ortona Lock
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Picture 023cs.jpg	Picture 026cs.jpg	Picture 028cs.jpg	Picture 029cs.jpg	Picture 030cs.jpg	Fueling up ...
Leaving Clewiston - Entering Okeechobee	Leaving Clewiston - Entering Okeechobee 2	Crossing Lake Okeechobee	Port Mayaca Lock & Dam	Port Mayaca Lock & Dam	Port Mayaca Lock & Dam
Port Mayaca Lock & Dam 2	St. Lucie Lock & Dam	St. Lucie Canal 2	St. Lucie Canal 3	St. Lucie Canal 4	Looking for photo ops...
Tanning the dome...	St. Lucie Lock & Dam 2	Sunrise on Stuart	Sunrise on Stuart 2	Sunrise on Stuart 3	ICW - Stuart
ICW - Stuart 2	ICW - Stuart 3	ICW - Stuart 4	ICW - Stuart 5	ICW - Stuart 6	Sailfish Marina of Stuart
The Three Amigo's	Repairs complete ...	Intercoastal Homes	Intercoastal Homes 2	Intercoastal Homes 3	Gorgeous Intercoastal Sky
Evening at West Palm Beach	Evening at West Palm Beach	West Palm Beach Marina	West Palm Beach Evening Skyline	West Palm Beach to Miami	West Palm Beach to Miami 2
West Palm Beach to Miami 3	West Palm Beach to Miami 4	West Palm Beach to Miami 5	West Palm Beach to Miami 6	West Palm Beach to Miami 7	West Palm Beach to Miami 8
West Palm Beach to Miami 9	Under a raised bridge ...	West Palm Beach to Miami 10	West Palm Beach to Miami 11	West Palm Beach to Miami 12	West Palm Beach to Miami 13
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Biscayne Bay Sunset	Cape Florida Light	Stiltsville	Stiltsville 2	Stiltsville 3	Picture 021cs.jpg
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P3241490cs.jpg	Fishing south of Miami	David Major - Bahamian	Picture 007cs.jpg	Picture 008cs.jpg	Picture 009cs.jpg
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Picture 021cs.jpg	Captain Ron (Ray)	Bamini Sands Marina - Bahamas	Bamini Sands Marina 2 - Bahamas	Bamini Sands Marina 3 - Bahamas	Picture 015cs.jpg
Picture 023cs.jpg	Staniel Cay Marina	Key Biscayne Sunset	Staniel Cay Beach	Staniel Cay Beach 2	Staniel Cay Beach 3
Cottage Rentals	Green Coconuts	Staniel Cay Sunset	Galliot Cut - Exumas	Galliot Cut - Exumas 2	West Plana Cay Early Sunrise
West Plana Cay	Deep Thinking	West Plana Cay 3	West Plana Cay 2	The Serious Look	West Plana Cay Sunrise
Having a good time...	West Plana Cay Sunrise	Turtle Cove Marina	Turtle Cove Marina 2	Turtle Cove Marina 3	Turtle Cove Marina 4
Luperon Sunrise	Loading flour Grand Turk	Cruise ship Grand Turk	Luperon Marina sunrise	Luperon Marina Yacht Club	Sunrise on egrets
Dominican Water Taxi	Boca Chica Beach	Boca Chica Beach 2	Feeding the pigeons	Christopher Columbus Square 9	George & Lorenzo (our guide)
Christopher Columbus Square 8	Christopher Columbus Square 7	Christopher Columbus Square 6	Christopher Columbus Square 5	Pigeon�s	Christopher Columbus Square 4
Christopher Columbus Square 3	Christopher Columbus Square 2	Christopher Columbus Square	George feeding fish	Thunderball Grotto - Staniel Cay	Aquaman George
Thunderball Grotto 2 - Staniel Cay	Taking the dinghy to dinner..	Orville loves his popcorn...

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Kathy and Don		18-Apr-2007 20:23
Hi Gary! Well, you made it there and back in one piece, much to the delight of family and friends! It does look like an awesome trip and is of course, the trip of a lifetime - you are so fortunate! Well done - now the next trip you take - so places warm and sunny in the winter had better include you and George's beautiful and very understanding wives!

Guest		11-Apr-2007 18:16
Have just seen your lovely pics wonderful time you are having.Congrats on your marriage. Jeannie told me to check your photos out.Have a safe journey home. Love Jane (england)x

Debi, Charlie, Delaney & Dallas		10-Apr-2007 20:19
Hey Uncle Gary, we just got back from sunny Mexico!... had a blast and thought I'd check if you had any pictures of your adventure posted. All the pictures are amazing and I'm sure there are some great stories behind some of them. Can't wait to see you and hear all the pirate tales. Are you home now?.... Thinking of you. Love, the Hawkes' Family.

Gary Hebert		01-Apr-2007 01:20
Hi Gary, Finally some pictures of you. Looking good. Great tan. Love you and miss you. Looking forward to your homecoming. Jeannine

Guest		26-Mar-2007 21:03
Just have fun, don't worry about your safety. Just Kidding Mark

Martina Aquilini		26-Mar-2007 01:56
Hi Dad, We are all following your progress, it looks so exciting!!! This is a trip of a lifetime, so you have a great time. We need to see some more pictures of you though....Miss you! Love, Martina, Gene and the kids

Betty Hebert		26-Mar-2007 01:50
Enjoying the pictures, Gary... please be careful all of you... God Bless, Mom!

Guest		24-Mar-2007 03:18
Thanks for the pictures along the way Gary. Looks like you guys are having a great time and George's phone calls every other day confirms it. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy every minute. Missing you George. Love Joann

Lori Rolfe		24-Mar-2007 01:25
nice images...how great that you're all friends after 55 years!

Gary Hebert		23-Mar-2007 04:45
Gary, Really excited for you Gary, checking the site everyday for your progress. Looking forward to the story..................God Bless, Faye (Big Sister!)

Jeannie		22-Mar-2007 05:16
Enjoying the photos, Gary! Can't wait to hear the stories. Love, Jeannie

moe		22-Mar-2007 03:23
how great gary your right it is the trip of a life time but the next time i am joiningyou moe enjoy every moment

Kathy		11-Mar-2007 18:49
Please, dear friends - BE CAREFUL!!!!!

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