For some reason, we didn't do much exploring on this trip. Other than a trip into Paris, TN for beer, ice, and a few groceries, all we did was hang around the campground and visit. This rally was mostly Scamp and Casita campers, so we don't see these people very often, so it was an enjoyable time.
One thing you might find interesting is the series of pictures below showing how to cook a turkey in a garbage can and a chicken in a bucket! If you try it, be sure to start a fire in the can/bucket and burn off all of the zinc galvanization before using it to cook your bird!
I am writing this on Wednesday October 2. We arrived at Piney Campground at Land Between the Lakes National (as in Federal) Recreation Area on Monday afternoon with the possibility of the federal government shutdown going into effect at midnight. Tuesday morning the park rangers notified us that we had to vacate the park by noon the next day. We were being evicted! Not a tragedy for us and our little camper, but we were part of a rally that was expecting about fifty campers to show up over the next few days!
The rally is for small "fiberglass" campers. Most are Scamps and Casitas, but Dennis says he doesn't care if you're in a tent, as long as you enjoy camping. Dennis' Scamp is next to our Aliner in the picture below.
Dennis, the rally master sprang into action and found a KOA about ten miles down the road that said they could accommodate us and would give us a 50% rate discount. With a few phone calls and Internet postings, the rally was transferred to the new site. Isn't technology wonderful?
Just a few pics so far because most of our time has been spent setting up and tearing down our campsite(s), but stay tuned in case something else exciting happens!
It took less than two hours to drive from Sheldon's house to the rally on Wednesday. We rolled in at 11:00AM and got a pretty good campsite. We were able to use the overhang of one of the buildings instead of our canopy, a good thing considering we had two days of rain. It started raining Wednesday evening and didn't really stop until Friday afternoon. Even then, it sprinkled a few time after that just to keep us on our toes.
The pictures kind of tell the story of the rally. The cool part was that it was absolutely free of charge. Camping, food, coffee, band, etc., etc. - no charge, compliments of Bill Kerola of Kerola's Campers in Transfer, PA. Bill sells several brands of small, lightweight campers, so the rally was open to all small campers whether they were purchased at Kerola's or not. There were Aliners, R-Pods, Scotties, Vikings, just to name a few.
In addition to what's in the pictures, we went to Bill's shop to use the Wi-Fi and ended up buying a couple for Tilley Hats. A bit expensive, but they'll be great for rain, sun, and our trip to Africa next year.
We also explored a Corps of Engineers campground on Pymatuning Lake, just 3 - 4 miles south of Transfer. Nice campground, right on the lake. We'll keep it in mind.
It was a long drive home. We left Transfer at 8:30AM EDT and got home at 5:45 CDT. Another fun time!
Well, Marsha finally caught whatever it is that I've been fighting for over a week now. She got up, took a shower and went back to bed. I got up late, too. Mark and Diane headed for home this morning. Joe and I took a short ride up to the Fairview Camp just because I wanted to.
Back at camp, we had lunch and visited for a while. Not much going on after that. We just putzed around until it was time to start the fire to cook dinner. After dinner we piled a bunch of wood on the fire. It was the best night for a fire since we've been here. Fifty-five degrees, no wind and hardly anyone left in the campground. Today is Memorial Day and most people had to head home to be at work tomorrow.
Last night's low temperature was 32 again, but tonight it's supposed to be in the 40s. Warmer tomorrow. Should be a good day for the drive to Jim & Sandy's in Girard, PA. It's only about 170 miles from here, so we'll take our time breaking camp in the morning.
See you on down the road!
