Friday morning we drove back over to say good bye to Ruby and Sage, then headed south to Ohio. We arrived at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Celine that afternoon.
Right across the drive was a group of Escapees (RV club http://www.escapees.com/ ). We met Rick and Terry right off and several others later. Saturday night they invited us to a local restaurant, SunnySide Inn, and then back to the fairgrounds to sit around the campfire. It was cool enough for it and I kept edging closer to the fire to stay comfortable. It was a very relaxing and enjoyable evening.
Sunday I volunteered to help with registration for the afternoon, so met a lot more folks. Nick & Terry Russell are the editors of the Gypsy Journal (http://www.gypsyjournal.net/) and put on two rallies a year - Western in Arizona, and Eastern in Ohio. They are the nicest, down to earth folks who want to encourage and educate people about the RV lifestyle.
We met with Sharleen & Mark, whom we had met last year at the rally, and Sharleen and I went to several of the same classes. It was great to see her and catch up on our travels.
The rest of the week was spent in attending classes and learning as much as our brains could hold. Although some of the classes were the same as last year, I still learned a lot. Repetition is a good thing. In the class "What Every RV'ing Woman Should Know", I was proud to be able to raise my hand in response to many of the questions, ie "Do you know how to dump the holding tanks?", "Can you drive your rig?". OK, that's an easy one for me - it's only 20' long.
Tuesday was Gene's birthday and I slipped a note to Terry R. so everyone could sing to him at the evening get together. He was very surprised. Wednesday evening we had a pizza party and Gene was busy setting up tables and chairs. After the party, Melissa & Larry, "One More Time" ( two very talented young people), sang a wide variety of songs. They did an impersonation of Sonny & Cher that knocked our socks off and Larry did a great Elvis.
Thursday evening they played dance music and Gene and I even danced a bit.
Thursday evening they played dance music and Gene and I even danced a bit.
Friday was "say good bye" day. It's always sad to say good bye to old and new friends, but we know we'll quite possibly meet them again somewhere down the road.
On our way south, we stopped in Brock, OH, north of Greenville, where Annie Oakley and her husband Frank Butler are buried. I would have liked to visit the museum in Greenville, but we were on a bit of a tight schedule.
We stopped in South Charleston, OH for a visit with Gene's son, Robert, and Sue. Robert made an awesome homemade pizza (crust from scratch) and Sue gave me some delicious pickles she had put up from their garden.
We traveled down to the Wilmington Thousand Trails in southern Ohio and settled in for a couple days of rest.
This is another good stopping place. Until next time.
God's blessings and our prayers for all of you.
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