The first picture is of Karine and
Paul. He is a physics professor and quite interesting. When Karine got
back from her trip, she sent me a letter that told me she was looking
for a job with British Airways as the travel perks were pretty nice.
She also told me that Paul and her were getting married.
The other picture has Derrick on the left and Roland on the right. I
remember that Derrick had four large tattoos on his arms. All of them
celebrated Scotland and its heritage. One of them was about the Battle
of Bannockburn, where the Scots won their freedom from the English and
another said something like, "Scotland, Live Free Forever." There were
no doubts where his loyalties lay. Roland and I shared something in
common as he was a paraglider pilot. Not quite the same as hang
gliding, but pretty close. Mana Island is a nice place, but it isn't
the sort of place that I can sit for a week by myself and enjoy it. The
people there were what made it such a good time.