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Andy & Mike's Annual Traditional Behind Homeplate Beer...ummm...Baseball Night

What fun is a Giants game without the required Mai Tais and Red Bull?

Behind homeplate booing Jeff Kent of the dreaded Dodgers

Two celebrity sightings this year...Jack Bauer and Oakland Raiders Warren Sapp.

Kiefer Sutherland sitting on his butt was the highlight of the game for this girl. After a few Mai Tais it got really easy for us to give her a hard time. Click the image above to see the video.

Weekend Getaway to Clear Lake

Last weekend, we took off for Ukiah, near Clear Lake, CA. It led to a fun 4x4 adventure 30 miles north of Clear Lake, into some desolate country.

 

Some guest cottages. Can you spot Susan in the picture?

The abandoned Bartlett mineral spring structure. Rich people in the 19th century used to come here. 2 hotels, a post office and several cottages sprung up here in the late 1800's. A great fire in 1934 made sure that nobody would return.

 

Here we have an abandoned water bottling plant. Inside was a place frozen in time. Equipment was dated from 1909 and bottles were still in the machines! Yes, we took some souvenirs. No, we won't be selling them on eBay!

Mike's car 3 days after he bought it new. It will never be clean again.

 

Susan made some friends on our way out of Clear Lake.

 

Las Vegas Baby!

It's Susan's Birthday. Who's counting the years? That birthday cake was made by the Four Seasons Hotel - marzipan encrusted, dark chocolate engraved flowers, bavarian cream and fresh berries - yum! Turns out the hotel also sent up a complimentary chocolate mousse cake earlier in the day.

Our in-room breakfast. If we stayed here another day we'd gain 10 pounds!

The Birthday Cake.

 

More Pet Blogging

Here's Sophie after paying a visit to the infirmary. Just kidding!

Pet Picture of the Year. Sophie Whetzel at a San Francisco Giants game.

The Boyz.

Hmmm... 

Pet Blogging

Here's Morpheus showing off his brainpower by getting stuck in a chihuahua carrying bag.

 

Hawaii! Finally!

Susan standing in front of our first place, Prince Kuhio, in Koloa, Hawaii. Mike "won" the place on eBay for less than $50 per night!

Our first visitor at Prince Kuhio!

The "Swamp Trail"

The view in the background is our reward for our hike, Hanalei Bay on the North Shore. To get here, we had to hike a few mile along the "Swamp Trail", an old trail the natives used to take to get from the Waimea Canyon to the North Shore.

Boat Ride! Whales, dolphins, turtles, and...

Yes! Finally Mike got a tail shot!
Spinner dolphins accompanied us for half the trip putting on quite a show.
Our captain, Ellis Brooks. Yes, the same Ellis of "Ellis Brooks Chevrolet".
The forbidden island of Nihau in the background.