I decided to wait until we got home to blog about the past day and a half. I wanted to post a number of photos and am nearing the max on our data usage on our Hotspot. A word of advice to campers: if you aren't in a big hurry, check the radar before you leave the campground so that you can avoid a biblical downpour at the dump station.
Yesterday was a beautiful day and we took a short bike ride on a nice trail on the north side of Lake Macbride. It follows the lake edge through woods and prairie restorations. In one area, there had apparently been a recent hatch (or whatever you call it) of butterflies because these tiny beauties flew up right ahead of us as we pedaled along.
In the afternoon, the 'Glampers' had a tour of their trailers. I think the earliest one was from the Fifities but there may have been a '47 in there somewhere. They ranged in length from 11 to 32 feet. The variety of treatments is astounding and apparently no derelict is too derelict to take on. The second row of photos show the interior of Diane's "Violet" and her daughter's "Foxy Lady" tent complete with miniature flamingos, pink chair and table. I'm guessing the boy examining it is thinking that's way too much pink. The first picture in the third row is the 32-foot Holiday Rambler, a work in progress which is being done in a nautical theme in honor of the owner's navy service, complete with mess trays.
Yesterday was a beautiful day and we took a short bike ride on a nice trail on the north side of Lake Macbride. It follows the lake edge through woods and prairie restorations. In one area, there had apparently been a recent hatch (or whatever you call it) of butterflies because these tiny beauties flew up right ahead of us as we pedaled along.
In the afternoon, the 'Glampers' had a tour of their trailers. I think the earliest one was from the Fifities but there may have been a '47 in there somewhere. They ranged in length from 11 to 32 feet. The variety of treatments is astounding and apparently no derelict is too derelict to take on. The second row of photos show the interior of Diane's "Violet" and her daughter's "Foxy Lady" tent complete with miniature flamingos, pink chair and table. I'm guessing the boy examining it is thinking that's way too much pink. The first picture in the third row is the 32-foot Holiday Rambler, a work in progress which is being done in a nautical theme in honor of the owner's navy service, complete with mess trays.
In the evening we enjoyed the fruits (mostly desserts) of the cast iron cooking demo and a variety of other potluck dishes. Afterward, there was a campfire at our site and a "Bizarre S'mores" competition took center stage. These included strawberries embedded in giant marshmallows, and marshmallows and a little coconut frosting between fudge cookies, among other delectables. I, along with several others, was initiated into the group in a short but very loud ceremony involving cowbells.
Breakfast this morning lived up to those health textbooks that promote it as the most important meal of the day. Several egg dishes, cinnamon roll waffles, cinnamon roll French toast, veggie pancakes, bacon, fruit etc fortified us as we made ready to return to our other homes in Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa.A group photo captured most of those present.
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