OUR LOVE WITH WATER
Fatherhood is the best part of my life. I believe that I did not play enough as a child. I am making it up by playing with my son. Pictures are the best tool to illustrate the fun we have as a family though I cannot possibly include every event here.
Cat fishing, Downsville home, New York.
Family vacation, Hawaii.
Chim Chune Ko surf Casting, Cayman Island.
Breakfast for camping morning, Boundary Water Caneoing Area, Mn.
Fishing for lunch, Mn
Fish for dinner, Mn.
Our first water 2nd home, a 25ft Rosborough made in Nova Scotia. We named it Y2K Solution.
Carp fishing, Kinsu Dam, PA.
Fish with sharp teeth, The Amazon River, Peru.
Crabing in SE Alalska.
Cleaning salman, Swanson Bay, AK
CCK's halibut,60 to 70 lb, onboard 40ft Bayliner bareboat charter Prospect. Juneau, Ak
At home CCK farming, Sligo, PA
Need more leg room, and a more capable ocearn fishing boat, our 2nd 2nd home. a 30 ft Osprey Long Cabin, that can go 40 mph. Made in Washinton. We name it That's Life. Anne was putting on the graphics.
CCK and I started living in Virginia Beach for summers. Anne come anytime she can get off.
Our first offshore trip in That's Life. CCK's first bluefin tuna, 50 miles offshore. Caught it before 2nd line was in the water.
CCK study Karate with Sensai Smith since 5. He was promoted to Blackbelt rank at 11. Here he did demonstration for some children in Clarion. PA
Back to Mn where fising and camping was great. More often than not, CCK catches the biggest fish.
Back to Alaska where nature is magical.
CCK fishing in Excursion Bay.
Anne navigating from the chart.
Anne supervising fish cleaning.
I caught this one. est. 150lb
CCK finished swimming in AK water.
Beginning of every boating season, lots of work.
CCK getting pretty involve with surf.
CCK making his own surfboard.
Look pretty good
Some of the nice things about being offshre
Some of the nice things about living onboard
Fishing trips are tough. We get up at 3am and make our way offshore in the dark. Fish all day before a long 2/3 hour drive back. CCK is usually the driver.
75miles offshre, 300 ft down with diamond jig.
CCK made news: caught a big blue marlin with an 8oz diamond jig while bottom fishing for Tilefish
Life at the beach is grand
CCK tunaing on 7-7-07
Taking a break from catching on 7-7-07
Our off-shore trip with Brian in David,s boat on 7-7-o7
CCK went to Brazil as a rotary exchange student.
CCK was fishing in Brazilian style
July of 08, CCK landed on the dock back in the USA Capoeira style.
On Dec. 08, CCK was admitted to Stanford. Since then he has started to practice doing great things with his head.
fishing with Greg in his great boat
CCK fishing with all the professional, Greg, Christ, Rob, Brat, and of course Mom and Dad in Greg's Canyon Express.
CCK lucked into another great day with Dav in his fishing machine
CCK donated another of his home-made surfboard to charity, again, painted by Constance
Golden Tilefish,31lbs fish plus 1lb weight from 800 ft below; pressurized!!
catch of the day, one by one from 530 to 800 ft., 75 miles off-shore, last fishing trip before going to college.
My boy is now a man.
Convocation 2013 at Stanford, Mom is very please. (Photo's @ belongs to Stanford U. )
back home from Stanford, CCK kayaking down on snow
Holiday stripper fishing in VB
unloading from Dave's boat
Our friend Captain Dave