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There's not going to be a lot of talk on this page, just the thumbnails to pics from our home country.  Now, being as this site is so pro-Italy, we do not want anyone getting the idea that our allegiances are for anything but the good old U.S. of A, and that will never change.

We do miss a lot of things about the US, such as:

Endless supplies of hot water, Shooting sports, TV that's not fuzzy, a video rental store with more than 10 movies, fast food, wide roads, roads on which rules are obeyed, gas stations that are open at 2am,  gas stations that are open at 2pm, water we can drink, microwave ovens, large capacity washing machines, dish washers, unlimited electrical power for your house, large houses, wall to wall carpeting, Samuel Adams beer, (OK, maybe Katrina doesn't miss it, but darn it, I sure do), Availability of most creature comforts, supermarkets bigger than an American convenience store, Malls, the wide open plains, Fly fishing, the second amendment, mountains, the list goes on.

But we're doing just fine, thank you, and shall continue to do so indefinitely.  Life is not worse here, it's just different.

The pictures.  the first are from the trip out to Virginia, then to Italy.  the rest are just really cool pics we like.

	Old Glory, flying in Poulsbo, Washington		Where it starts for Kat, base housing, Bangor, WA (surprise, it's raining!)
	In the bridge of USS Alaska, coming through the straits of Juan De Fuca for the last time. LT Ty Oberg and LT Rob Moore.		Alaska coming home.  It was Dan's eighth patrol, Alaska's 44th patrol. Photo by Nina Beheim
	Approaching the hood canal bridge.  Photo by Nina Beheim		"the last maneuvering watch"  This is MM1 Cody Stayrook topside.
	Sunrise in the straits		Seattle.  This is us on the ferry across Puget Sound, saying goodbye to Kitsap county.
	Snoqualme pass, on the trip over the cascade mountains		The cross country trip. this is a photo of some of the farmland in Minnesota.
	A very very pretty cemetery we happened to notice in Wisconsin		Virginia Beach.  Katrina and Zachary.
	The night sky at the onset of Hurricane Floyd.  Or was it Dennis? Well, they both hit us in our short stay in Norfolk		Hanging out with Jim and Becky Canfield in Annapolis, Maryland.
	The Mall in Washington DC		We spent a day at the Yorktown battlefield.  we thoroughly enjoyed it.  Here we sit on a cannon used by the Americans.
	Arlington cemetery at the tomb of the unknown soldier.  Our country sure knows how to make a stirring war memorial.		The Wall.  If you ever make the journey to DC, you MUST stop by the Vietnam war memorial
	Another shot of the Vietnam war memorial		The statues at the center of the memorial
	We found the name that matched Katrina's POW/MIA remembrance bracelet.		Another shot of the wall.  You would have to be a pillar of stone not to be moved by this place.
These pictures have absolutely nothing to do with our journey in any way, shape or form.  In fact, these pictures were not taken on the digital camera like the other ones were.  These were all shot on a Canon AE-1 Program SLR
	Upper Mesa Falls, Idaho.  About 50 miles north of Idaho falls, and one of the most beautiful places on earth.		The Grand Teton mountains in the winter time, viewed from the Idaho side
	The Madison River winding its way toward the west gate of Yellowstone park.  This picture was taken in 1992.  Note the fire damage.		The old squadron 3 boats sitting at ballast point, San Diego, Circa 1990.  Except for that 688 in the back, these boats are probably all gone now
	Mount St. Helens in 1996.  This is probably one of my best photos ever.		Mount Saint Helen's the spring before.  The blast damage is still evident after all these years.