A trip down to So Cal

I recently returned from a trip down to Newport Beach

reconnecting with family and had a wonderful time.

Brought back many fun memories of spending 

part of our summer vacations down there with

friends and family as kids.

Here's a house after my own heart!

I couldn't resist snapping a picture of this

house on Balboa Island.  

One thing I didn't remember seeing as 

a kid was one of my favorite trees, the

Jacaranda Tree growing all over down 

there. I've only seen one here in Modesto 

growing.  I'd love to plant one in my yard!

We arrived just in time to go aboard my cousin's 

ultra 125' Cheyenne Catamaran which carries

the Virgin Oceanic a one-man submarine.

My cousin Chris Welsh along with his business

partner Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Mobile) 

plan to go down in the sub to the deepest 

point in each of the five world oceans.

Click HERE to read more about the 

Virgin Oceanic

Close up of the sub.

This hopefully gives you a good perspective of just 

how big this catamaran is. The mast height above

water measures 160'!  

Last year the mast was up in SF and needed to be 

moved down the road to another building which would 

have been very costly to have it moved. Instead they 

opted to move it themselves with a little ingenuity