One of the first organizations that we joined when we decided to go full-time was Escapee RV Club. They are a total support network for RV'ers. Our address in Texas is an Escapee Park in Livingston, Texas. They forward our mail to wherever we are. They have a group of parks that offer discounts in rates to members. Lots of other things, but if you want to know more your can click on the link above, most of you won't. Once a year they have a rally for all their members. We have been looking forward to going. This year it was in Goshen, Indiana.
As you can see we were not the only ones that decided to come. The rally started Sunday evening and went until Thursday evening. It reminded me of a teacher conference, but instead of hotels everyone stayed in their motorhomes. Bob and I went to seminars every day from early morning 8:00 till about 4:00 and then there was entertainment each evening after dinner. We went to RV Bootcamp, since we were new at RV'ing. I learned a lot, probably more than I wanted to know, but definately enough to nag Bob about what he should be doing. A little knowledge can be dangerous.
There were lots of things to buy. Bob bought an electronic management system, I bought a sweatshirt. Bob bought "The Solution", for cleaning the motorhome, I bought a flag that had wine glasses and cheese on it and said "Enjoy the Good Life." Bob bought fire extinguisher, and I bought mirofiber cleaning cloths. They had craft seminars all days everyday. I was more comfortable in Boot Camp.
Everyone was very nice and we made a lot of friends. We also enjoyed catching up with some friends we had met in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at the RV Dreams rally that we went to in April of this year before we bought our motorhome. At an evening question and answer session, Howard and Linda Payne who head up RV Dreams, surprised all of us by showing up to be on this panel. This group had all been full-timing for awhile and offered advise and answered questions. Howard and Linda are right in the middle in the blue. There were about 6 other couples in the audience that were RV Dreamers. In fact, Dave and Kathy Whitter, who took us under their wing at the South Carolina rally were there. We really enjoyed seeing everyone and we made arrangements to meet up with Dave and Kathy the next day.
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