At Five Star Painting, we believe in fun. The company, including Five Star franchisees, takes a cruise every winter; this year our five-day excursion started in San Diego and visited Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada, Mexico. We could talk more about it, but the pictures do a better job. We work hard all year and then get together to celebrate our successes.

Jordan Gross (Provo, UT) and wife Katie take to the sky, daring a double parasail.

Eunice Martinez (Five Star corporate receptionist) and Conrad Kolba (COO) await their turn to go parasailing.

In Cabo - Mike Otani (Toronto, ON), Katie Gross, Adriana Otani, Jordan Gross (Provo, UT), Pasquale Lauria (friend of James Greig), Shawna Jones, Chad Jones (VP), Conrad Kolba (COO), James Greig (Edmonton, AL), Mason Dahl (Calgary, AL), Steve Kennett (Edmonton, AL) and Britania Kennett, Wendy (cousin of Eunice), Eunice Martinez (Five Star Corporate receptionist)

The Five Star gang explored the depths as well as the sky; here, a crew is on its way to snorkeling.

A beach without four-wheeling? Not with this group.

Tom Hodgson (Columbus, OH) and Scott Abbott (CEO) prep for a group picture.

Our temporary home “office”

Folks get ready to tackle a fishing excursion.

Scott Abbott (CEO) catches a fish.

Mike Christensen (Dallas, TX) catches a skinnier fish.

Scott Abbot (CEO) congratulates Brandon Oquendo (Salt Lake City, UT) , who won gift cards for winning third place in franchise growth.

Mason Dahl (Calgary, AL) scores an iPad for Top Sales. CEO Scott Abbott is on the left.

Chad Jones (COO), Pasquale Lauria (friend of James Greig), James Greig (Edmonton, AL), Scott Abbot (CEO), Jordon Gross (Provo, UT) throw the ‘Five Star Gang Sign’ on a break from four-wheeling

The group gets ready to ride.

More fourwheeling

No-wheeling

Scott Abbott (CEO) takes charge.

More no-wheeling

Our hotel in San Diego before departure.

Dinner - Tony Casey (Columbia, SC), Brad Baghetto (Winnipeg, MB), Heidi and Scott Abbott (CEO), James Greig (Edmonton, AL), Pasquale Lauria (friend of James Greig), Chad and Shawna Jones (VP)

Dinner on the cruise - Conrad Kolba (COO), Scott Abbott (CEO), James Greig (Edmonton, AL), Pasquale Lauria (friend of James Greig), Chad Jones (VP)

Pasquale Lauria (friend of James Greig) and Conrad Kolba do a slow-motion model walk after snorkeling.

Snorkeling

Getting wet

Getting wetter

The team tees up for a great 2011.

James Greig (Edmonton, AL) and Pasquale Lauria parasailing

Cabo San Lucas

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