Jon's first car was given by his dad in 1987.  The car would also be "handed-down" to Scott once he turned 16.

Jon's college car until it was rear-ended at a park in Warrensburg in 1992 during a rain storm and was totaled.  

Jon purchased after Corolla and used through the rest of college making many cross-state trips

Jon's first fully financed car after getting job at TWA.  Drove car over 100K miles. Eventually cost too much to maintain / fix after 12 years

Workhorse car through the millennium as Jon commuted from home to downtown STL for work.  Handed down to Maxx as his first car in 2018

Jon's "mid-life-crisis" purchase from Carvana.  323HP V6 convertible was a lot of fun, just not during the winter.

Jon and Vicki's first "family" vehicle.  Both Maxx and Tobi's first rides

With a new camper and boat, we needed something big to tow with.  Was rear-ended by a texting driver and was totaled on way to Gulf Shores in 2016.

The 2nd Durango ordered from Carvana that was delivered to the house.  Slightly different color and package from 2011.

Trail riding all over the midwest including St. Joe State Park and Cloud 9 Ranch.  

Big enough for Jon, Vicki and the kids and small enough to fit in the garage.  Lots of weekends of camping here.

Taking vacation to Cloud 9 Ranch would require a lot of preparation and packing of the camper and ATV

Vicki's car during the 90s

Bought before Vicki moved to Harrisonville, MO

Vicki's college car

This 9 passenger wagon had all the options for a growing Borlin Family in the mid 70s

The family "truckster" including the rear-facing third row seat.

Owned by John Bernard Eising and sold to John Eising Jr.

Shari (Eising) Borlin's car 

John Eising Jr's first car at 15 years old.  283 motor - 4 speed on the floor.  Approx. '73 to '75.  

John Norbort Eising during World War 2 deployment drove many different trucks, jeeps and support vehicles.

Judi Van Meter's white with red trim car

Judi Van Meter's white car

Judi Van Meter's yellow with white trim car

Lori's 1969 Nova

Vicki's first car was also her parents.  She even took her driver's test with it.  

750cc Nighthawk

300cc California soft-tail

A Spring 2023 weekend of riding in parking lots and classwork.  Licensed!

Big enough for Jon, Vicki and the kids and small enough to fit in the garage.  Lots of weekends of camping here.

The Van Meter family in the mid to late 70s went camping with this pop-up Starcraft.

1979 Dodge Cruise Air "Georgieboy" 32' 3217 Motorhome.  Wes and Betty drove this RV everywhere.  It was a real treat to get a ride inside this as a kid in the 80s.

Barley able to walk, Jon and Scott Borlin get their first experience on a boat

The Kaysar canoe loaded into Uncle Jim's 1975 Datson pickup.  Borlin boys ready.

Uncle John and Uncle Jim take Jon and Scott for their first of many boat rides

First boat.  3.0 liter, 135HP Mercruiser 1 engine.  As much fun as it was, it was a lot of work.  Carlyle and Shelbyville Lakes

Scott & Kerri's 3rd boat.  12 Passenger, Mercruiser 496.  

Jeff and Amy's water rocket.  Could reach speeds of 60MPH on the water.  

Ebbtide Mystique 2300

1989 Vision VIP 1700 boat.  Destroyed during 2013 Washington IL Tornado. 

1972 Sea Sprite Tri-Hull, Johnson 135.  This was Craig and Sherry's old boat that Scott and Kerrie fixed up just after college.

Shelbyville 2010 - The family rented this monster pontoon "party barge" complete picnic tables, BBQ grills and outhouse.  It was christened the "floating turd" thus the outhouse's lack of a storage tank.

The 2013 Washington IL tornado hit the Schertz farm.  Scott and Kerri's 30 foot camper was found in a field 100s of feet away completely destroyed (see house in background where it was parked).  Only the twisted frame was recovered,   The insurance company was very confused.

Not only was the camper totaled, three boats being stored inside the barn were destroyed including Scott and Kerri's Piece of Cake 2 and Craig's fishing boat.  As you can see, the barn is gone and the boats were shredded by the high winds and blowing debris.

February 2015 - Diving in the Philippines, including Sumilon Island, Pescador Island & Malapascua’s Gato Island, Monad Shoal, Calanggaman Island, Bohol, Balicasag and Apo Island.  

Atlantis Azores - Philippines

See full trip report here

Atlantis Dumaguete is located in Dauin on Negros Island.  This includes sites such as Mainit, Luca, Dauin and Masaplod. These sites are well preserved and offer a huge variety and quantity of life forms 

Dumaguete Resort

See travel map here

2009 - Key Largo scuba diving sites such as Spiegel Grove and Molasses Reef as well as the Eagle, Conch Wall, Davis Reef and Hens & Chickens located in Islamorada.

South Beach Divers

2002 / 2011 Diving Destin, Florida's natural limestone ledges, wrecks and/or artificial reefs.

Scuba Tech / Destin Diving

November 2009 - Pensacola, Florida dove to the "Great Carrier Reef", The Mighty O, The U.S.S. Oriskany aircraft carrier right after a Hurricane Ian hit

H20 Below Dive Charters

October 2011 - Belize liveaboard scuba trip in the Caribbean, a week of diving at Lighthouse Reef and Half Moon Caye and the mystical, deep Blue Hole.

Aggressor Fleet - Belize