We arrived back in Big Canoe yesterday afternoon just in time for a meeting - fortunately, since I arrived late, everyone was busy socializing and I didn't miss anything.
We had the fresh water hose spring a tiny leak while we were in Lake Lure, NC and the stretch vinyl repair tape worked just great but we then discovered that there were bulges all along the hose - guess it decided to go bad the whole way.
This morning Bill replaced the hose with another one we had on hand so hopefully this one will work - it is a larger diameter but a new clamp seemed to be holding it. We will find out for sure when we head down to Seaside for Thanksgiving week.
We expect to be here at home until November 16th.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Busy time in Greensboro
Looks like the Monaco Corporation brought the rain from Oregon to North Carolina. We have been parked at the convention center and fortunately we are on asphalt and not mud.
The entertainment for the last three night has been great music from the 50's - the Diamonds on Tuesday night, the New Odyssey on Wednesday night and tonight the Platters. Great dancing and singing music - and we know the words!
On Tuesday we were asked to be the Waggonmasters for the March 2009 Monaco International Rally that proceeds the FMCA International Convention. This means hosting 400 - 600 motor coaches (800 to 1200 people)- a BIG job. After talking about the responsibilities with others that have done it before and those that might help us, we accepted the job and have spend the past two days in getting committee chairmen lined up and other volunteers. We have had enthusiastic support and almost all of our important jobs are filed - a big relief! We will need to attend the Rally that will proceed our rally in Minnesota in July to learn all we can learn! We actually had planned on attending but will now go in early with the staff and shadow them.
Tomorrow we will head to Apple Valley, NC for two nights and be home on Sunday afternoon.
The entertainment for the last three night has been great music from the 50's - the Diamonds on Tuesday night, the New Odyssey on Wednesday night and tonight the Platters. Great dancing and singing music - and we know the words!
On Tuesday we were asked to be the Waggonmasters for the March 2009 Monaco International Rally that proceeds the FMCA International Convention. This means hosting 400 - 600 motor coaches (800 to 1200 people)- a BIG job. After talking about the responsibilities with others that have done it before and those that might help us, we accepted the job and have spend the past two days in getting committee chairmen lined up and other volunteers. We have had enthusiastic support and almost all of our important jobs are filed - a big relief! We will need to attend the Rally that will proceed our rally in Minnesota in July to learn all we can learn! We actually had planned on attending but will now go in early with the staff and shadow them.
Tomorrow we will head to Apple Valley, NC for two nights and be home on Sunday afternoon.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Safely in Greensboro, NC
We arrived here early this afternoon and have been having fun seeing friends and laughing at the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz early 1950's movie, "A Long Long Trailer".
Yesterday morning we departed Rochester around 7:30 am and headed south on 390 which has replaced route 15 for part of the way - then route 15 to I- 81 and then stopped for the night around 4pm at the Endless Caverns just above Harrisonburg, VA. We stayed in the same campground in July and would like to return for more time in the area. We went flying pass the exits for Garen and Chris but unfortunately had no extra time to stop and get here in time today for our volunteer assignments. We are "Sheriffs at this rally and have black vests and gold badges. Our job will be to keep people out of the dining room be ore they are allowed in to place their cards to reserve places for dinner.
The trip yesterday and today were very pretty with lots of sunshine and blue skies but the leaf color was much better near Rochester and very little color change here in North Carolina. But in a few weeks it will have traveled further south to be sure.
We already have had 2 stone nicks in the windshield repaired - and we should be getting our replacement sun screens installed tomorrow. The others mush have been tossed out in the debris from the fallen ceiling and water damage at the house. We had placed them in front of Bill's work bench to make room in the coach for the rally.
Yesterday morning we departed Rochester around 7:30 am and headed south on 390 which has replaced route 15 for part of the way - then route 15 to I- 81 and then stopped for the night around 4pm at the Endless Caverns just above Harrisonburg, VA. We stayed in the same campground in July and would like to return for more time in the area. We went flying pass the exits for Garen and Chris but unfortunately had no extra time to stop and get here in time today for our volunteer assignments. We are "Sheriffs at this rally and have black vests and gold badges. Our job will be to keep people out of the dining room be ore they are allowed in to place their cards to reserve places for dinner.
The trip yesterday and today were very pretty with lots of sunshine and blue skies but the leaf color was much better near Rochester and very little color change here in North Carolina. But in a few weeks it will have traveled further south to be sure.
We already have had 2 stone nicks in the windshield repaired - and we should be getting our replacement sun screens installed tomorrow. The others mush have been tossed out in the debris from the fallen ceiling and water damage at the house. We had placed them in front of Bill's work bench to make room in the coach for the rally.
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