Saturday morning started out with coffee at 0800, too early for me. Harley likes a walk after his breakfast so it's usually 0900 or even 0930 before I get there. There was a Newcomers Orientation attended by about 10 women, some brand new, some just attending their first rally since the pandemic. Next up was the blessing or christening of the rigs. Anyone with a new or new to them rig can sign up. It is just to wish them safe travels and lots of future RVing fun. Our chapter president, Jimmie, has a water canon these days. Filling up balloons was a very wet job in the past. She conducts the ceremony and the RV owner tells us the name if her RV already has one and a little about the RV. Everyone walks around from rig to rig. Sometimes there are only one or two but this time there were quite a few due to smaller number of rallies held last year. You will see everything from truck campers, to small and large motorhomes, and small and large trailers.
Sometimes the ladies offer tours of their RVs. You have to pay attention or Jimmie may have moved on without you.
Polly was our rally hostess this time.
After the christenings, there was lots of visiting going on, a few went back to the Resale shops or Gibsons. A few brave ladies went swimming in the creek.
Polly also made chili for everyone for dinner on Saturday night.
Others brought some appetizers or desserts to share. Our oldest chapter member, Barbara (94) couldn't bring her RV to the rally because it's in the shop for a few repairs but she and her daughter drove over and she brought two homemade pecan pies. She is famous for them and they didn't last long. Unfortunately they couldn't stay long because heavy rain was on it's way in. It hit about 5pm and lasted about 2 1/2 hours....no storm but very heavy rain which was 3 inches deep on the park roads. Luckily, it drained off very quickly.
Polly had arranged a special evening. The Banjoys entertained us for several hours. These four women played guitars, drums, mandolins, banjos, and harmonicas. I may have missed some instruments but they were fabulous and played all kinds of music. After their performance, they jammed with a few of our chapter members.
You guys really do have great times. Give Harley a big smooch from me. Miss our fur kids.
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