22 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Mitzi came to Norfolk for our Anniversary. We did some golfing and ate at Ruth Chris Steakhouse.

IKE CHANGE OF COMMAND

LT Z and I got all dressed-up for IKE's Change of Command.

VISIT TO GATLINBURG TN

Pictures from our stop in Gatlinburg, TN.

WHITE WATER RAFTING

We went on the adventurous side and went white water rafting on the Pigion River.

VISIT TO THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS

The whole family made it for a vacation to the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee.
We stayed in a very nice cabin just outside Pigeon Forge.

BILLY THE EXTERMINATOR

The Schneider's of Milcrest hosted a Billy the Exterminator party.
Until the invite, I didn't know who Billy was. It was very interesting to say the least.
It was an evening of mullets and skulls.

CELTIC FESTIVAL

Last weekend included a stop at the Celtic Festival in Dayton, Ohio.
We tried some bangers and mash and checked out the sounds of the bagpipes.

TRIP TO NAPLES, ITALY

I visited Naples, Italy last month. The visit included a lot of local dining, golfing in a dormant volcano, tour of the lost city of Pompeii and a climb of Mt Vesuvius.

VISIT TO ANTALYA, TURKEY

My trip to Turkey included shopping, eating and of course, golf.

VISIT TO BAHRAIN

During my stop in Bahrain, I golfed in a sand storm and had dinner at the Meat Co.
On then menu was Mozambique style chicken livers.

VISIT TO DUBAI

While on deployment, I visited Dubai two times. Both times included golf.
I visited Ski Dubai; however, I did not ski. Too many injuries on the ship.

FROM THE IKE FLIGHT DECK

A couple pictures from the flight deck.

ROCK OF GIBRALTAR

A picture of the IKE as we steamed pass the Rock of Gibraltar as we transited from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.

PRE-DEPLOYMENT FEAST

My friends, Julio & Nora, prepared for me a Puerto Rican feast just before I left.
It was delicious. Pork, plantains and rice.....very good!

IKE HOME COMING

Well, the IKE finally made it home after being deployed for 7 months.
Due to lack of internet bandwidth and Operational Security, I've been away from the blogosphere for a while. I plan on updating the site with post from my adventures around the world. Stay tuned.

KATELIN LIKES IKE

Mitzi and Katelin are with me this week. Today, they visited the ship.
They definitely got a good leg workout climbing the miles of passageway's and stairways.