Well it's more then half way through August and we've been to a lot of different places around the Northeast. Our camping experiences so far have been limited due to the fact that we are both still working our full time jobs, and we can only take selective weekends and our vacation weeks to use our new rig.
But even with that we managed to spend a week in Cape Cod. The 4th of July week we were up at Scusset Beach on the Cape Cod Canal with an FMCA week long Cape Codders rally. it was great. Dry camping, but we got to test out the generator and we got to see how long we could go self sustained. The weather was great, the food was great, and the people were great. A really great time all around. This is definately on my list for next year again.
Later in July, we got to go for another week to the FMCA North Eastern Rally (NEAR) in Essex Junction, Vermont. we had been there last year and we decided to come back again and this time to volunteer. I helped with Parking and Elsie helped with Registration. It was a lot of work but a good time was had by all.
Also in July, we got to go to the New York State Good Sam Samboree in Herkimer, NY. We spent only an extended weekend with this rally, but it was our first Good Sam Rally and it was great.
July also involved a friends campout for us with two other couples we know who love to tent camp. We went to Lake George and stayed in King Philips Campground. We had great sites and we were very close to the village of lake George. We had a barbeque Baby Back Rib feast that was exceptional. Of course I was the cook. A lot of fun around the campfire with good friends is what it's all about.
Time flies when your doing a catch up blog entry. Early in August we went to an extended weekend campout with the Empire FMCA Group in the Catskills. The RV Park was really first rate, the hosts put together the best campout we had ever been to. They thought of everything. Catered meals, little welcoming gifts, a great campfire, pictures of each couple by their rig. Really a well done outing.
Last weekend, we attended our first Owners Group Campout. Having bought a Winnebago, entitled us to be members of the WIT group. The Winnebago Itasca Travelers. We joined a local group, the Windmill Winnies out of the Albany, NY area. We attended their campout and had a blast. Good people, fun and games, great food, and campfires with color. They do something that was a first for me, they put copper tubing with rubber hose inside it into the fire. It makes the most amazing color displays in the flames. We had a good time with this group too.
Week after next, is Labor Day weekend, and we have another week off planned. we'll let you know where we are off to when we catch up the next time.
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