2019 is almost in the rear view mirror

Did you ever wonder why Tiffin installs a rear view mirror in their coaches? It's not like you can see all the way through the coach and out the rear window - there is none. But it does tell you the outside temperature and your direction of travel - so it is good for something.

Here is how the rest of 2019 went for the club:

In May we went to Tanglewood. This is one of our favorite campgrounds. Good combination of trees and open space, usually quiet, and we usually get all the level sites that they have.

In September we went to a new campground for the club, although many of our members have gone here before. Tom Johnson campground - not the rally area.  We had a good turnout and the weather was good on most days, when it was not raining. No place to gather under cover so we went out to nearby restaurants two nights instead of our usual one night. Lots of nearby touring, with wineries, cheese factories, and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

In October we went to another club favorite, Mayberry campground in Mount Airy, NC.  Another good turnout rally.  We again went out to eat, as a group, on two nights - due to threats of rain and cold winds.  There was a car rally downtown which some of our members enjoyed. It is always fun to walk the downtown areas of Mount Airy, shopping and people watching. Plenty of local lunch spots to try.

On Saturday, December 7th, we have our final event for 2019. Our holiday lunch (see the upcoming events page for more info).  I know our members enjoy this last get together of the year. We are again supporting the US Marine Toys for Tots drive, with our new unwrapped children's toys and gifts.

Check out the upcoming events page of this blog to check and see what we have planned for 2020 - a new campground is our first stop and we have the whole campground reserved just for us.

Hope to see you all soon - Have a great end of the year holiday season.

Drowning in Denver, NC

I am not sure if it was the weather forecast, or if it was just to early in the year for most of our members, but we only had three member couples camping at our Denver, NC April rally. The Holmes came in early, on Wednesday, fresh from their winter stay in Florida, with stop overs in Savanna and Charleston. They enjoyed a beautiful top down drive all day on Thursday, scouting out Lake Norman, and the surrounding communities. Coming back to the campground late in the afternoon, to find the Ross's and the Weller's had arrived during the day.

Thursday night we decided to throw together a mini potluck meal, dining alfresco. The Weller's had brought over a few pounds of fresh shrimp from the coast and we put that together with a big salad, a long crusty loaf of hot french bread, and a cold and creamy key lime pie - great meal and conversation, sitting under the awning at the picnic table, waiting for the rain to start.

Friday, and the rest of the weekend, we remained under an overcast sky with rain showers mainly late in the afternoon and over night. We all did day tours, or sat around the campground ducking the showers. We got together each night and went out to dinner. Found a great steakhouse nearby on Friday night and one of the last remaining Fish Camp restaurants on Saturday night. Both were very good.

Sunday morning the Ross's and Weller's pulled out early enroute to Charlotesville, VA for a few days before heading back home. The Holmes left late (no surprise) and went home for the first time in almost four months.