Today is Christopher’s 17th birthday. It is the first time he has been away from home on this day of the year. He’s 10,000 kilometers (6000+ miles) away. We’re going to call him later tonight.
I thought I’d share some photos of him over the years, in context of the usual subjects here on my website. The above photo was him in 4th grade, heading off to school in Wanborough, Wilts. Behind him is our trusty Volvo 440TD, a nice little Diesel car we owned in the UK.
Below are a bunch of photos taken on various rallies (some you have seen before), with Chris doing his usual stellar job of TSD Navigator. He’s REALLY good at it.
I miss you Chris!
Above: on the Deception Pass Bridge during the Tulip Rallye.
Above: Seattle Jag Club “Fall Colors Tour”
Above two: on the annual Poppy Rally in British Columbia. Due to weather issues, we took the Jetta!
Above: Seattle Jag Club’s Mt. Rainier Drive
Above two: The fateful 2004 Run To The Gorge
know the feeling of kids being away for birthdays – our oldest has been absent for two birthdays and Christmas’s so far in Melbourne… and now she is soon to change hemispheres and try the UK – it will be hard to deal with the big time differences there I expect…
Hope Chris is still having fun in Chile
Jerome
With my son just three months old, I can’t wait to put him in the navigator’s seat, even though it means displacing my wife. I figure he’s got to be out of a car seat so he can see us cross markers.
Start ’em young!
–chuck