Brenda’s Memories

Our planned trip to Playa del Carmen in 2005 was cancelled because the hotel, and much of the Mayan Riveria, was destroyed in a hurricane. So, we went to Ixtapa. Although the hotel was lovely and the scenery magnificent, the beach was rocky and not good for swimming. The countryside held pretty homes with an [...]

Rick, Buck May, Patrick, Patrick’s friend Danielle, and I went to Cuba for a holiday in 2004. It was Rick’s 60th Birthday Party holiday.

In November 2000, Rick, Patrick, Danielle Doucette and I vacationed in Manzanillo. We stayed at the beautiful Karmina Palace. The hotel was wonderful and we loved our huge suites.

Rick and I toured Scotland by car in 1999. We stayed at many beautiful bed and breakfast places. One morning we awoke to the bleating of a sheep – it had stuck it’s head in our bedroom window to have a look at us! Scotland is steeped in history and although we are not members [...]

Rick, Buck and I went golfing in Loretto, Mexico in 1997. It was a very pretty golf course and we had a lot of fun. Mexico suffered much rain that spring and some of the holes were kind of wet.

We celebrated Patrick’s 18th birthday with dinner at Chianti and gift opening at home. Patrick popped a balloon from Rick and I and out fell our gift of a $1000 bill! It was exciting and fun. Elaine Waddell was Patrick’s girlfriend at the time. His birthday card, a caricature designed by Gary Reynolds, was also [...]

Over the Christmas holidays in december 1994, Rick and I took Patrick and Jason, our sons, to Mazatlan for a holiday. We also got married there to everyone’s surprise! On Christmas morning at 11am. Rick and I were married on the beach in Mazatlan by a judge. Patrick and Jason were our witnesses. Hotel guests [...]

These are some great photos of The Lagoon in Stanley Park before the great real estate boom of the late 1980′s.