It seems there’s much more to do in central Kansas than we realized. We stopped at Fort Riley only to learn that the US Calvary Museum is currently closed for renovation. The good news is that gave us time to say “Let’s stop!” when we passed a brown sign telling us that the Eisenhower Boyhood Home and Presidential Library in Abilene could be accessed from the next exit. The treasure on this site is the modest home in which David & Ida Eisenhower raised six sons to adulthood and successful careers and where they lived the rest of their lives. Upon Ida’s death in 1946 the house was donated to a foundation for preservation even before her son was elected to the Presidency of the United States. The museum is currently being renovated but many of the displays are set up in the Presidential Library and give a good look at the life of the humble man from Abilene who served as Supreme Commander of Allied Troops in the Second World War then as President of the United States led our country through the 1950’s.
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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