Medical School in the Caribbean and Beyond: October 2006

Getting together with old friends we met at AUC.

AUC med students. Poor Jim had "Call" that night.

Playing chess with their friends

Jace lost his front tooth at the Halloween carnival ... isn't he cute. ha ha

The boys had their hair spray painted at the schools Halloween carnival.

Dad, Jace and Adam ready to "Blast Off" some rockets. It is such a rush to hear them thrust of the pad. Nothing like it!

A close up of the rockets we have built together. The Blue one on the left hits an apogee of about 2000 feet. The problem is that the last launch of our day was this rocket and it went so high we couldn't see it after the parachute deployed. The wind took it somewhere but we don't know where that is. Oh well, at least it wasn't a NASA rocket worth many millions. This one only cost $6. The Snake Rocket on the Right is exaclty 2.5 feet high (30") so that helps give perspective on the height of both Jace and Adam. "Snake", took five days to build including the painting and sanding time. A lot of work but worth it in the end. What a rush to see it soar!

5. . .4. . .3. . .2. . .1. . .Ignition. . . Houston, We Have LiftOff!!!!! The Maiden voyage of our Snake Rocket (D series Engines) we built nearly from scratch. A lot of work paid off with the thrill of watching our creation soar into the atmosphere at blazing speed. These images were taken from a movie made from our camera so the quality is not that great. But you get the picture (pun intended).

This is FUN!!!!!!

The last frame before we saw this thing soar to over 1000 feet on its maiden flight.

The other day I was beginning to spray for the large amount of bugs, ants and spiders that have been encroaching on our living space. I pulled back a board and lookie-lookie what I found! They are aggressive and will bite if provoked. That is her X-husband in the left upper corner of the image. Well I don't know for sure about that, but it was definitely a spider when I looked at it up close. Watch out guys!!!

A close-up of our friend? Red Triangles, Point to Point.

The Gang "Red Bullin'" it up for a night on the Las Vegas town. L-R: Ty, Fernando, Craig, Mark, Doug. Me? Well I was the documentor. It was a wonderful time for all of us. My thanks to you all for your inviting me and your incredible generosity and kindness.

Who's the guy who thought they wouldn't make it into the pic? Da Guy's ready for a good time, and just about to start with the rides on the stratosphere. This is taller than the Empire State Building.

The Las Vegas Strip from atop the Stratosphere. Our first of many adventures.

Craig looking out to West Las Vegas. Craig loves heights!!

A nice shot of Las Vegas looking North from the Stratosphere. Doug on the left and Craig on the right.

Atop the Stratosphere (108 stories up) looking down at a crane which rotates and hang you over the edge, then opens its arms and spins you around. Let's go do it!!!!!