Tuesday morning (2/2) we were up at dawn and on the road by 8:30 AM. We drove to Brooksville, just north of Tampa, and met with 25 other Born Free's to drive onto the rally grounds as a group.
Family Motor Coach Assoc. has many chapters around the country and this rally is sponsored by the South East Area (S.E.A.) chapters from Florida. They expect over 1700 coaches for the 5 day event. Everyday they start with coffee and donuts then open up the vendor tent, the display coaches and food vendors. There are anywhere from 15 to 30 seminars presented each day such as RVing in Alaska or Canada, info about electricity, water, fans, glass, tires etc in your RV, various crafts and cooking tips, email and satellite instruction and much more. The grounds are located on inactive runways of the airport and are so big that buses shuttle people around. We walked to the end of one really long row and back and figured we had covered one mile!
Each night we have cocktails or potluck with the Leap'n Lions and then there is professional entertainment. I have played the kazoo and laughed at an impersonator. Tonight we'll see "The Central Florida Rat Pack" perform (take off on Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra) and Saturday night is a talent show and rock band.
We took the day off today (Friday) from seminars and got a new windshield cover, had the Blue Ox people service our car tow bar system (on site for only $25), fixed my bike and walked 2 miles to lunch at a Cuban Cafe. We walked back in pouring rain! It is expected to rain until about 8 PM tonight then clear up for the next few days.
The picture shows what 26 Born Free's lined up looks like -- pretty impressive!
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