Our Rally Day on Monday!

The Rally seminars and the 1st full day began on Monday.  Again, Ken had a short night's sleep - still so excited!!  We were at the seminar location by 8:45 for the beginning class at 9.  We are starting to know folks by name and it is a delight to be spending so much time with fellow campers who enjoy the same things and can share so much information including places they have been.  There are only about 8 couples who are fulltiming and several of them only began in the last 6 months or so.  Numerous attendees have very little camping experience and came here to gather information before they buy their rigs.  It is so much fun to see their enthusiasm.  (It was where we were not very long again - about 3 1/2 years).

The topics in the morning classes were "No Right Way to Full-time - Evaluating the Options, the "Emotional Aspects of the Full-timing Decision", and "What Does it Cost to Full-time".  Even if you have been camping for years, there is always new things to learn.  We had a short recess for lunch and then a 1 1/4 hour class on "Working on the Road".  We talked about workamping jobs.

We had free time from 3 to 6, so we were able to chat with some of our new friends, play some cards, and then each person took their own picnic meal to the meeting hall to enjoy supper together.  After dinner Howard showed a short silly video of "unique" RV's from days gone by and cartoons regarding camping experiences.  Then we shared gadgets or items in our RV's that attendees have "invented" or items we just wouldn't want to be without!  Linda shared her cast iron pie maker and I was able to add my recipe for cinnamon buns and snakes on sticks.  It was a fun evening.

Afterwards, Jean and George stopped by "Willie" to see photos from our trip to Acadia, since they plan to head there in a week or so.  We had a nice time visiting and sharing experiences.

Earlier today we received 2 free passes to the Hershey RV Show at the Giant Center.  Linda and Howard planned this Rally to coincide with the show.  What a great thing for those folks who are looking to buy an RV in the near future.  They will be so educated on what to look for when puchasing their 1st, 2nd or 3rd rig!