SEAN & ANDREA: Cruise Connection

The Sean and Andrea Flogg the Blogg, a Wheel Adventure into sight and photos

Aloha folks!

This is the au natural blog for both Andrea Babby and myself, Sean Hagerty.  We’re not

Andrea & Sean

much into writing, other than postcards from where we have visited, but we want to have a little fun giving it the ol’ college try..  To start with, we LOVE to cruise with the Davis Gang; anytime and anywhere!  We have been on four, I think four, previous cruises to the far corners of the Mediterranean, Mexico, Baja (yeah, I know, it’s Mexico too) as well as a beautiful little island just off the coast of southern California called Catalina.  Every time we have participated in one of these shipping sojourns, we have been delightfully rewarded with wonderful company, much laughter, incredible scenery and incredible cuisine.  But wait, there is more to the story than just cruises!

Laguna Time

What you may not know, is that Diana and I go waaaaay back in time…so far back that we first met each other when we were in Second or Third Grade at Prestwood Elementary School in Sonoma.  That’s going back to 1963 or 1964, I’m not sure which, but still a long time ago.  We both grew up in the country, among the fields of foxtail and other weeds, blackberry bushes, tall Eucalyptus trees used as wind breaks, cows, horses, turkeys, sheep..ah, let’s just say that it was very rural.  The town of Sonoma was so small that we didn’t have signal traffic lights (corner of 5^th Street West and Napa Street) until the late 1960’s..maybe 1970???  Anyway, it was a wonderful place to live and grow up.. a place where YOU knew everyone and everyone knew you (mostly good, sometimes not so good…when you got into trouble!).  Trouble, did I say trouble?  Yeah, but nothing really bad, mostly just mischief.  Thankfully, Diana’s parents, Roy and Fumi, were cool folks and opened their home to anyone who needed a little time to chill out, party on, chit chat with Diana, Reagan, Ladd, meet new friends, play thumper (a drinking game if you must know),so long as you listened to the wisdom according to Roy.  He certainly made me think about my proposed career and an alternative in case the first one didn’t quite sound so good.  I’m not sure where I’m going with this or what this has to do with a Hawaiian cruise, but I am very thankful for Diana’s friendship through the many years…

Now, back to Andrea and myself. 

Diamond Head & Us

We are a happy couple who love staying at the Casa Davis whenever we have the chance.  I knew Roger first when he officiated at our 30^th Sonoma Valley High School reunion at the Sonoma National Golf Course.  Andrea, on the other hand met Roger for the first time In 2005 or 2006, when we joined the Sonoma gang for lunch at a fancy restaurant.  Upon meeting Andrea, he made mention that her hands were petite….which according to Roger, he liked women with small hands……hmmm.   Andrea was quite surprised to say the least, but upon further thought, agreed with Roger, I guess that is the long and short of the story.  We both look forward to this cruise to the Hawaiian islands, our favorite island is Maui, and to know that we are docking in Lahaina is even better since that is the BEST side of Maui.  I can taste the sweet pineapple now….ahhh….arrgghh, off to the neighbors, oops, I mean the islands!!!!  See you all in October!!!