Mark and Patti suggested one more Pacific Coast adventure before we part ways so we headed to the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve at Moss Beach, California. It’s renowned for the diversity of marine flora and fauna and is s great place to visit tide pools. We arrived just as the tide was at its lowest ebb to discover that everyone else had the same great idea on this summer Sunday afternoon. Chuckie and Judy go to the beach. It truly was a great experience but was very much about people watching as well as appreciating nature and definitely not about solitude today. Along with a last round of hugs, it was in fact a fine finale for a fabulous family visit.
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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