In late November 1999, Barbara and I traveled to Australia and New Zealand. As part of our trip, we took a detour and visited Diane and her family. Here are a few of the photos we took during our visit. It was great seeing her again. As you can see, sh e has not changed much and is as nice as ever. I also got to meet 4 of her 5 children but failed to take all of their pictures, except for Luke's. Enjoy!
Diane, Ernie, and Barbara at a beautiful empty beach
David (Diane's husband), Diane, and Barbara at the beach
Barbara, Diane, and David relaxing
David, Diane (with homemade hat), and Barbara
Ernie (after running) and Diane
Barbara, Ernie, David, Diane, and Luke (youngest of her kids) in dining room
After Bundaberg Rum tour - Barbara, Luke and Diane
David, Diane, and Ernie at airport
I had a great time at the Schutz reunion! It was fun seeing old friends and sharing our experiences old and new. It was also great to make new friends. Of course, there were enough Bacas there to make it a mini-family reunion for us. I also enjoyed run ning the very challenging 5 Km cross-country course. After 25 years of running it was the first time I've won a race! I have a few photos that you may be interested in seeing.
Bacas - Cody, Buck, Elena, Lidia, Rebecca, Ernesto, Sara, Vivian, Ana
Bacas - Sara, Ana, Elena, Cody, Vivian, Lidia, Rebecca, Buck, Ernesto
Bacas - Elena, Ernesto, Ana, Lidia
Bacas - Lidia, Elena, statue, and Ana
Ernesto with Trophy and Mug for winning 5 Km Race
Ernesto with Yacoumoupoulo Sisters (Marina and Athina "Nana")
Patty and Kathy Winkler with Ernie
Annette Clendenen making face with Ernie
Mrs. Jean Bower with Baca girls
Mixed Group - Ron Walters, Marina, John C., Kathy W., Ernie, Nana, O'Dell, Cody, and Patty