Day 58 - AJ Graduation

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Today was AJ's school graduation. Left home at 9.30. Vasanthi and family joined later. Michael's mother also came. We were seeing her for the first time. Sachin could not come because he had a water polo game. The ceremony was brief 10.00 to 11.30. Left at 12.10. One batch went to Vasanthi's house and waited there for half hour. Shanthi had to pick up some cake, baloons etc. All of us, except Vasanthi left at 12.50 and went to a restaurant Le Sol at Newport, near the beach. Vasanthi joined us much later, but Sachin could not come. Lunch 1.15-2.30.

After lunch Sri, AJ, R and myself went in one car and did a bit of tour of adjacent Balboa Island. Then went by ferry to the mainland through Balboa peninsula.

Night 56. After cards R, AJ and myself + Vasanthi's family watched a movie Trans Siberian till 12.45. Sachin and Nanu slept half way through and had to be woken up and taken home.

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Photos

Walking
Uncle and aunty watching AJ walk down..The Processional

Receiving diploma
AJ receiving the diploma.

Guests
Watching the ceremony.

Throwing the caps
...up in the air.

AJ wearing his robe and cords
The cords stand for various honors- the white cord representing National Honors Society, the gold for lifetime membership of the California Scholarship Federation and the blue/gold one for high GPA.

Tap above the stove
...for cooking use..you don't have to go to the sink!

Graduation lunch
At Le Sol, Mexican cuisine

Graduation Cake
...all smiles

Yachts and boats
...parked in the backwaters outside the restaurant.

Le Sol
Restaurant on the edge of the sea...actually backwaters

Le Sol
Where we had graduation lunch

Balboa Island
Place where we board the ferry.

Ferry point
You can see the ferry coming in....maximum of 3 cars in a ferry.

Ramp
..for cars to come into and go out of ferry

Fares
Fare for ferrying a car is equal to passenger fare! Car+driver $2 and passenger$1.

Car ferry
Our car getting onto ferry

Ferry travel
Our car being ferried

Graduate on ferry deck
You can see the tip of Sri's car on the ferry.