This morning, Tony helped out a friend of ours, Jay C, that had offered to buy our old hitch. We brought it to the Rally for them. I cleaned it up and painted it again for them at home, before we left for Indiana. Jay, Tom and Tony got together about 9am and determined that Jay's original bed rails would work just fine with the new hitch, so he did not need the rails that we had brought. That also made the install go much quicker. It was good to go by 10:30.
At 11:15, we had to be at the Rally Hall for a Club Leadership Luncheon. We had boxed sandwiches, fruit, chips and cookies, then engaged in some discussion regarding cost of Membership and the future of the "off year, away" National Rally. Sadly, it is ending after 2016, but Regional Rallies will be ramped up to take its place. Should probably be more fun if you can attend a few Regional Rallies when they are held.
After lunch, we headed back to the rig and I worked for a bit, while Tony rested. At 4:45, we met our friends Dan & Ann for dinner. We picked them up so they could ride in our new truck. We went to eat at a local Chinese buffet. It was pretty good! They had lots of selections. It began to rain cats and dogs while we were in the restaurant, but lightened up as we left. We had to get back for the evening entertainment, which was "on your own" activities. Chapters could have get-togethers at their rigs, and such.
Our friends, Malcolm and Valerie, decided to host a beer-tasting event at their rig. We had dropped off a styrofoam cooler earlier in the day at their place. It was still raining when we got home at 6:30, but by 6:45 it had stopped so we gathered our beer and walked over. (They were not far from our site.)
Just a few of the beverages brought to share.
About 15 folks showed up to supply and taste beer from around the US and Canada. It was a lot of fun! There were many that were not to our liking, but a few we liked. We probably tasted 25 or so beers (using tiny red solo shot cups). One we did like was a green chile lager from Portales, New Mexico. Also, a gentleman from Ohio brought a Great Lakes Dortmunder, which we learned about and enjoyed thanks to a visit with a former coworker, Dale Bryant, while at the Great Lakes Brewery in Cleveland, two years ago.
After a while, a bunch more folks joined the festivities, and it was getting a little bit loud, so we opted to head on home. After sampling the beverages on top of chinese food, I found that I was not feeling all that well... so to be safe I slept more upright, on the couch. (No issues, and no ill effects the next day!)
Other than that, it was a great day of fun. ;)
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