Best Wishes

K Nguyen · December 22, 2011, 02:02:50 AM

Happy Solstice!!! Everyday will get longer until Summer Solstice. More daylight for fishing.

Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful Holidays, and a very Happy New Year.

alantani · December 22, 2011, 06:40:15 AM

merry christmas!

Killerbug · December 22, 2011, 07:13:46 AM

Marry Christmass from me too,

Nice family Alan, if I did't fish so much, I guess I could have kept mine

K Nguyen · December 22, 2011, 04:42:48 PM

Nice photo Alan. Look like there could be some abalones in those rock formations in the back ground. Where was the photo taken? Merry Christmas.

Norcal Pescador · December 22, 2011, 05:25:06 PM

Quote from: K Nguyen on December 22, 2011, 04:42:48 PM
Nice photo Alan. Look like there could be some abalones in those rock formations in the back ground. Where was the photo taken? Merry Christmas.

It is a nice family photo. I'm betting it's looking north from the 17-Mile Drive near Carmel.

alantani · December 22, 2011, 09:10:11 PM

it's the california botanical gardens above mendocino. nice place!

K Nguyen · December 22, 2011, 11:28:26 PM

I knew those rock formations looked familiar. Botanical garden outside of Fort Bragg. I abalone dived in the area called Jug Handle, Caspar Creek, Van Damm, and Dark Gulch near those rocks. That's a beautiful area. Your picture brought back some great time. We can't make our annual diving week due to our youngest daughter's HS graduations but we will be back for sure 2013.

There are some nice abs in the crevices of those rocks. I love diving for abs... I wish I lived in Northern Cali.

Norcal Pescador · December 23, 2011, 02:52:37 AM

Quote from: alantani on December 22, 2011, 09:10:11 PM
it's the california botanical gardens above mendocino. nice place!

I'm glad I didn't bet more than a couple of worn out drag washers.

I should have recognized that view - Fort Bragg is my wife's and my favorite place on the coast.

broadway · December 23, 2011, 04:39:24 AM

Great family shot, Alan! Did ya bring your rod? ... or would Joy have brought 12 pairs of shoes if ya did

My warmest and best to all my friends here on AT... HAPPY HOLIDAYS CREW!

Dom

Dominick · December 23, 2011, 04:42:30 AM

Rob: You told me the washers were new...

broadway · December 23, 2011, 05:21:27 AM

Look out Rob!...could be legally binding, right Dominick?

Dom

K Nguyen · December 23, 2011, 07:25:12 AM

Alan,

We should meet in Mendocino and dive for those snails. They are veryyyy tastie. I'll dive for you.

alantani · December 23, 2011, 08:18:55 AM

kevin, we will do that someday! so guys, i'm thinking that this is just as good a thread as any to be the official christmas and new year's thread. post photos of you and the family if you did a holiday card, or just a pic of you with something indentifiable in the background. we have guys here from all over the world. i would really like to see the pyramids, the outback, a windmill, or the city lights of hong kong. got a boat? post that, too! thanks! alan

K Nguyen · December 23, 2011, 10:50:00 AM

My family at Thanksgiving in Lolita, CA with the farm...

Taylor, Annmarie, Khiem, and my dearest Vikki...

Alto Mare · December 23, 2011, 01:28:43 PM

Merry Christmas! From my family to yours.