SUPER BOWL JAN 25 1998, SAN DIEGO, CA - MY DENVER TEAM WON - DIDN'T MAKE LANCE WHO WAS ON THE GREEN BAY STAFF HAPPY

SUPER BOWL FANS AT THE GAME - EAST COAST MEETS WEST COAST-HALF THE EAST COAST LOPES FAMILY WAS THERE

THE FAMOUS LOPES FOURSOME IN LOS ANGELES, CA. IN 1992 THE OLD GUYS WON!

THE LOPES CLAN FROM THE WEST COAST ON A TRIP IN HAWAII

LOPES FROM WEST MEET LOPES FROM EAST - 1981. ON OUR FIRST VISIT WEST WE TOURED WINNEMUCCA, NEV, LAKE TAHOE, CARSON CITY AND VIRGINIA CITY

OUR MARATHON CONDO IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ON ONE OF OUR TRIPS THERE. PERFECT LOCATION ON THE FLORIDA KEYS

MALORY SQUARE IN KEY WEST, BEST PLACE TO SEE THE SUN SET IN THE USA. YOU HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT. FAMOUS FOR THE PEOPLE ACTS AT DUSK, VIOLIN PLAYERS, FIRE EATERS, BALANCING ACTS ETC.

IN 1998 WE VISITED COSTA RICA, CENTRAL AMERICA WITH FRIENDS FROM THE CAPE ON THE TRIP. ACTIVE VOLCANOS, SCENIC RIVER TOURS AND WARM WEATHER, WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED ON VACATION?

DOMINICAN TRIP WITH EV AND LU, BEAUTIFUL SCENERY ON A TOUR OF PUERTA PLATA. TRIED THE PLANTATION TOUR, AERIAL TOUR AND THE RUM TOUR

THE YEAR 2000, VISITED AYERS ROCK IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA AND THEN ALICE SPRINGS. THE ABORIGINALS WERE TOUR GUIDES. VISITED SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND CAIRNS

SYDNEY AUSTRALIA AND ITS FAMOUS LANDMARK. WE WALKED THE WHOLE WATERFRONT AND ALMOST DID THE BRIDGE CLIMB (TOO HIGH). VISITED THE CAPITOL, CANBERRA

CANBERRA, THE CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA, A VIEW AS WE WERE LEAVING. IT IS LAID OUT LIKE THE CAPITAL IN DC

ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, WE TOOK A SUBMARINE RIDE AND WATCHED SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY SCUBA WITH THE SHARKS

IN THE CAPITAL OF AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND. HAD TO STOP FOR A BREW. A BEAUTIFUL CITY AND THEY HAD A CASINO, MADE SHEILA'S DAY

A BOAT TOUR OF CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND. AWESOME SCENERY AND THE PRETTIEST TOWN I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY TRAVELS

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. THE ROCK FORMATION KNOWN AS THE THREE SISTERS OFF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF AUSTRALIA. SHEER DROP OFFS WITH NO WARNINGS. ONE AUSSIE MADE STEPS TO THE BEACH, 500 FEET DOWN! THEY SAY IT TOOK YEARS AND I BELIEVE IT.

BONDI BEACH, AUSTRALIA BEING REPAIRED JUST BEFORE THE OLYMPICS THAT YEAR

CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA A VIEW FROM THE TRAIN CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN RANGE SURROUNDING CAIRNS. THE GOLD COAST OF AUSTRALIA

APRIL 2000, RETIREMENT PARTY FROM THE IRS AFTER 30 YEARS. THEY ACTUALLY THREW ONE FOR ME, I WAS QUITE SURPRISED

DAD'S FAMOUS PIGEON AROUND 1950 IN THE "INFAMOUS COOP". DADS GREATEST HOBBY AND SILVER TROPHY COLLECTING WITH THE WINNERS. VINCE AND I WHITEWASHED THAT COOP A THOUSAND TIMES AND CLEANED IT WEEKLY FOR YEARS. GLAD THAT IS OVER WITH

VISITED PARIS, FRANCE - 2010. RODE THE FAST TRAIN FROM PARIS TO LONDON

VISITED VERSAILLES, NOTRE DAME, THE LOURVE AND THE SIGHTS OF PARIS. WALKED ALL OF PARIS CENTER, THE LEFT BANK AND SIDE STREETS, FABULOUS. OUR HOTEL WAS 2 BLOCKS FROM NOTRE DAME

OUR SECOND TRIP TO LONDON, VISITED STONEHENGE, BATH-FAMOUS FOR THE ROMAN BATHS, AND WINSOR CASTLE, HOME OF THE QUEEN OUTSIDE OF LONDON

IN 2010 WE MADE A 2ND TRIP TO HARRODS. SAW THE NEW GHERKIN BUILDING (OWNED BY ARABS) AND STAYED IN KENSINGTON PARK (FORMER HOME OF PRINCESS DIANE)

WENT TO IRELAND SEPTEMBER 2011, GOT WET - RAINED EVERY DAY BUT IT WAS STILL A GOOD TRIP. SAW THE CLIFFS OF MOHER, RING OF KERRY, STAYED IN TIPPERARY, GALWAY AND DUBLIN, SHEILA FOUND A CASINO IN DUBLIN

THE TRIP TO IRELAND WAS GREAT AND WE LEARNED SOME IRISH HISTORY, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE FAMINE AND OF COURSE ABOUT THE FAMOUS PUBS. WE STAYED AT THE HOTEL WHERE KERRY FINALLY WON THE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP-A MAD CELEBRATION BY ALL

JUST MEMORIES OF THE PAST AND ALL THE GOOD TIMES, GOOD TRIPS AND GOOD FRIENDS