Patterson Reunion Wednesday July 7

That morning Don and Great Dave went golfing at De Laveaga. Great-Grandma Patterson scored a hole-in-one at the 8^th hole, the second in his life. He bought a round of banana splits at Marianne's: where else would Pattersons celebrate?

That afternoon we went sailing on the O’Neill Catamaran.

This was a big ship: 65-foot ship, with a 20-foot beam, and weighed 18.6 long tons. (In case you were wondering, a long ton equals 2240 pounds.) It was so large because Jack O’Neill (the founder of O'Neills) would go hot air ballooning from boat! The mast could be lowered to accommodate the hot air balloon, and the boat would then serve as the chase vehicle while he floated about the bay.

Perhaps the most fun for us was the trampoline between the two hulls. We took turns sitting on it, laying on it, and walking like Charlie Chaplin on it.

For Don and Pat it was their first time on a sailboat, and we all enjoyed it. Here is our sailing photo album.

This adventure was followed by our traditional lobster dinner at the Ideal restaurant. Don and I drank Lavaflows to insulate us from seasickness the next morning when we went fishing, as it tastes better than Dramamine.

Linda, Lloyd, Laura, and Lyle returned home, leaving us with 11 Pattersons and 1 dog.