Our main purpose for being in San Diego this week, besides NOT being in Phoenix where it is still too hot, was to attend a reunion of the California Maritime Academy, Class of '53. The classmates and longtime buddies are all in their mid 70's and they have vowed to get together every two years while they are all still mobile and eager to do so.
The Pete Mattsons and Lou Tejedas (photo attached) organized this year's events, the first being a cocktail party at the Mattsons in Coronado, CA. They live on the water in the Coronado Cays area south of Fiddlers Cove where Liberty Call once was berthed. They have a dock right off their back patio where they tie up "After Hours", their Nordic tug.
On day two of the reunion, those who wanted a ride across San Diego Bay showed up at the Mattsons. Many of these grads had careers on the water . . . Gene in the Navy, others in shipping or engineering. They took turns at the helm and enjoyed being back at sea, if only for a few hours.
We visited again that night at the South Bay Fish & Grill in Chula Vista and selected Tom Hunter as chairman of the next reunion. Out of a class of 61, 17 attended, 25 are deceased, 4 can't be located and 15 were unable to attend. Attached are a few photos from the reunion.
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