It was Smooth Sailing and Good Winds to Hong Kong tonight
"Harmony" was over the transom
Sue shows Norma her new sailboat door knocker before the dinner. (CL)
Clay and "I Go Stir Crazy With My Wok" Norma
Norma offered a varied and scrumptious menu
Appetizers: Egg Rolls with homemade S&S Sauce and Colorful Shrimp Chips
Diane's Delicious Dumplings were Disappearing
The Gathering
Clay and Steve
Special Guest Mark, with Annette, and David. (CL)
Joy and Phyllis, who also wrapped egg rolls for Norma. (CL)
Gary shows Patrick something on his notebook computer. Maybe they're looking at Red Aloha Shirts! (CL)
Waiting for the dinner to start: John, Diane, Robert, and Dave. Diane brought fabulous won ton to eat too. (CL)
Jane and Anne Marie stuck to name tags. (CL)
Patrick, Laura, and our Hostess, Sue
Joyce and Sue
Robert and Robert
Dave, John, Todd, Charles, Steve talked about sailing adventures
Pat, Patti, and Annette talked about sailing and travel adventures
Bonjour Pat
Shirley and Gary
Commodore Joe loves Texas Lacrosse. Ask him why.
John, Gary, Joy. Paulette was cruising in the Caribbean with her sisters.
David, Annette, Charles
Todd and Steve
Folk Art and Robert. Nice hat!
Keith and John
Chef Norma cooked this amazing Chinese dinner that took a week to prepare. (CL)
Delicious! Beef with Broccoli, BBQ Pork, King Krab, Noodles, Roast Duck
The incredible dishes included roast duck, BBQ pork, pepper steak, and several noodle and vegetable dishes. (CL)
Time to eat
The serving line waiting to move. Patrick, Joe, Jane, Martin. (CL)
Patrick, Joe, Jane
Joy, Mark, Gary
Gary and John like the Longevity Noodles
Our able assistant cooks, Diane, Phyllis, Patrick
Nice picture of Patti (see later)
Shirley, Sue, and Akiko
Clay and Cheryl, wearing a shirt Norma got in Hong Kong. It was a gift for fleet contributions in 2009. Thanks! Shirts like this are no longer available.
Time to digress and digest
Chinese Tea from the "Dragon Well"
We had desserts a-plenty, including ice cream cake
What happens if you eat green frosting?
Many thanks to our hostess and cooks! It was great!
