Ray was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska and worked primarily in the Marketing and Sales Dept. of the Union Pacific Railroad in various cities for 28 plus years; also worked several years for the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad and has been self-employed as a Manufacturers' Representative since 1992.

Penny was born and raised in Leintwardine, England and immigrated to the States all by her lonesome when she was 18 years old and is now a naturalized citizen. She has worked for Nabisco Foods in New York; Mutual of Omaha in Omaha and with what was then TRW Credit Reporting in Annaheim, Calif.

We have lived in Westlake, OH since July 1985 and have three grown daughters and three grandchildren.

To see photos of our trip, click on "World Cruise 2008" below.
When you see an arrow on a photo, that's a jpeg movie. Enjoy