By Suzy Lucine

News from the Broadmoor Gang

Last month, Mike and Dwayne escaped some of the winter weather and boarded Liberty of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, in Miami, FL, and set sail for a week. This was Atlantis Event’s largest cruise vacation with ports of call in Labadee; Georgetown in the Grand Cayman Islands; and Cozumel, Mexico.

While in Labadee, Haiti, both Mike and Dwayne rode the Zip line. Rosanne Barr was the special guest entertainer. Their favorite entertainment on the ship once again was Miss Richfield 1981 and Cashetta (the drag magician they saw in Las Vegas last year). They also spent a lot of time enjoying the sun, warmth and reading. When the ship docked in Cozumel, they spent the day walking, shopping and enjoying the island. 

Saturday night before they boarded the ship, they had a fabulous dinner with Dwayne’s Aunt Babs, cousin Wendy and a friend, Alice. They dined at Gotham Steak at Fontainebleau Miami. A week later, when they got off the ship, they met this group again for brunch at the Rusty Pelican on Biscayne Bay.

While in Miami, Mike and Dwayne also had a fantastic dinner at D. Rodriguez Restaurant in the Hotel Astor. The Hotel Astor is an Art Deco gem and renovated boutique hotel in the heart of South Beach. Unique features such as the original 1936 Vitrolite wall panels blend with contemporary style and elegance to provide guests with an intimate retreat. (D. Rodriguez, the chef/owner, also has Alma De Cuba in Philadelphia, which is one of Mike and Dwayne’s favorite restaurants. When the waiter in Miami found out they were frequent diners at Alma, he brought Chef Rodriguez out to visit with Mike

The day before they went on the cruise, Dwayne and Mike had haircuts scheduled in Philadelphia. Joining them on the outing was Linda Brewer. After their appointments, they went to dinner at Barclay Prime. Althea Fejes and her daughters, Jess and Steph, joined them for dinner. Jess had an interview the following day at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Jess took the train down to Phila from Boston, and Steph was home during semester break from Parsons, so she and Althea drove to the city from Maryland. While Jess was tied up at UPenn with tours and interviews, Althea and Steph shopped and visited the Liberty Bell. The family got together for dinner and one more night in the city, before heading on.

Shortly thereafter, I read a post on Facebook that Jess was accepted. Congrats Jess and best of luck pursuing your next goal in life.

History notes that it seldom snows in Alabama. It appears as though this year was the exception, as shown in the following snapshots of Patrick Scarborough and Nomads Sakima Too Hot To Handle enjoying  refreshing walks through their snowy neighborhood.

(Photos by Tony Lee)

About the same time, Cindy Nord and her friend, Rose, were off to vacation in another part of the world --the Galapagos Islands, which are located in the Pacific Ocean about 600 miles from the coast of Ecuador.

Earlier this month, the Germ family spent a week enjoying winter sports in South Tyrol, Italy. They stayed at Hotel Albric in Plan De Gralba with two other families. They enjoyed snow boarding most mornings, and freestyle and offpist skiing in the afternoons.

Kim Germ-Cramer and her son, Josh, on the slopes in Italy

The first weekend in February, Mike was a clinician at the New England Morgan Horse Association’s Winter Convention, held at KGA Morgans in Mendon, MA. Mike’s part of the clinic was on starting a horse in a full bridle, and he worked with one horse and rider.

During the New England Morgan Horse Association Winter Convention,
Mike discussed starting a horse in a full bridle during the clinic and demonstrations at KGA Morgans.
(Photo by Andy Illes)

Last spring, Valerie Low came to Broadmoor to interview Mike for her series of historic profiles. These profiles, including the one about Mike, can be viewed by clicking on the New York State Morgan Horse Society’s website link below:

 www.nysmhs.org/history/goebig

Then Mike was off to Lexington, KY to attend the AMHA Convention. He was also looking forward to spending time with Jane Bennett at her family’s farm, Undulata, in Shelbyville. Jane will be at Broadmoor at the end of the month helping our amateurs get ready for this year’s show season.