After a trip to Publix to restock CJ’s pantry for the semester and to get a few provisions for our trip, the three of us – Steve, Karen, and Boo – left Tampa. Our first stop was a visit with Karen’s parents in Zephyrills. They will celebrate their 59th Anniversary on Sunday as we celebrate our 35th. We then headed north on I-75. We got off the interstate near Cordele and hoped to camp near Andersonville but ultimately spent the night at a Best Western in Warm Springs, Georgia.
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
The warmth we anticipated when we headed to the Caribbean in mid-January didn’t really materialize but the fun we had with our dancing friends and the great crew of the Margaritaville at Sea Islander more than made up for the not so favorable weather.
Aboard Jewel of the Seas, a favorite ship of ours, we enjoyed a foray into the history and geology of Canada’s Atlantic coast while enjoying the joys of friendships, longtime and new. Now we’re looking forward to returning to the same ship for further adventures!
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