Hotrods

Before we knew it the last day of Escapades was upon us.  It dawned on me that I had not taken any pictures of the RVs we parked so I drove around to get a few.   This has been the largest group of RVs we have had to get parked (Over 800).  The camping areas were spread out all over the fairgrounds.  It was a challenge but everyone got parked.  This time I didn't run over anyone's toes, hit a post or sink a golf cart in the mud.

Roger and Barb's site.

Our site.

Friday morning John and I went over to the hitch up and go breakfast for a last goodbye to friends leaving for their next destinations.   The rest of the day was spent doing laundry and other household chores that we had gotten behind on.

Saturday night our group, the Class of 07, went out for dinner and a tour at a place called Hotrods.  Hotrods is Tucson's only racing themed restaurant and bar.  There were at least 40 of us in the group so one half of us took the tour while the other half ordered drinks and appetizers.   Great food, service and a very interesting tour. 

This a large golf cart at the front of the restaurant.  We couldn't resist getting in for a picture.   The lighting isn't very good.  Also, I think my old camera is just about to bite the dust. 

After our dinner and tour at Hotrods, Barb M., Roger and John and I joined Barb W. and Bob for a game of 10 Penny at their place.   Tomorrow everyone will be going in different directions so this would be our last time together for a while. 

Look out I think Bob has a winning hand. LOL 

Roger

Barb M. laughing at something Roger did. 

Yesterday morning we were up early and ready to go before 8:30 a.m.  After saying our goodbyes we were on the road.  The trip was uneventful and we made it to Imperial National Wildlife Refuge just North of Yuma before 2:00 p.m.  We are visiting our friend Judy Bell.   I managed to take a few photos from the road. 

All set up for the night.

Laugh everyday.  Happy trail.  Stay safe. 

Awesome Parking Team

We have been extremely busy since the last blog post.  Starting with Wednesday and Thursday staff began arriving and were parked.  Friday through Sunday general attendees arrived and had to be parked.  Each day the parking team met at 7:00 a.m. and were in place at their work areas by 7:30.  We were blessed with sunny weather everyday.  The mornings were quite chilly but warmed up nicely by the afternoon.   A huge thank you to the parking team for a job well done.  They are an awesome group to work with.

Donna and Lloyd

Susan

Cheryl and Paul

Eloise, Roger and Donna.

Cheryl, Fran and Marsha

Jim

Mike, Bobbie, Steve, Kathy, Susan and Lee.

Allaine and Bob.

Group meeting before heading out.

 Getting ready to head out.

Barb and I on the first parking day.  It was a cold morning.  We were getting ready to take hot coffee out the the parking crew.

Sunday at 2:00 p.m. parking was closed and it was time to head over to the opening ceremoinies at 3:00.  

Last night we had a pot luck dinner for the parking team as well as security and customer serivce.  It is our way of saying thank you very much for a job well done.  We could not have accomplished everything without this group of people. 

Dave and Kathy

John and Susan (sorry the picture is blurry)

Rob and Jim

Jim, Sandy and Steve

Lloyd, Jack and Donna

John and Wallace

Marsha, Lee and Wanda

Val and Allaine

Andre and Steve

Bob

Today my sister and her husband are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary.  Happy Anniversary to Annie and Terry.  We love you. 

Terry and Annie.

Laugh everyday.  Happy trails.  Stay safe. 

Birthday Cake and Dinner at the Silver Saddle.

We arrived in Tucson on Friday and got set up in one of the parking areas of the fairgrounds.  We will be moving to our permanent location in a day or two.  Getting ready for all of our parking team members to arrive. It is going to be fun.

Today our friends Barb and Bob arrived and got all set up. He will be heading up the security team.  

This afternoon a large group of us had a late lunch at the Silver Saddle Steak House.  Lisa and I have birthday's this week and the group presented us with a birthday cake.  

 Our cake.  Thanks guys. 

The food and cake were both delicious and, as usual, there were lots of laughs.  We keep ourselves entertained. LOL 

Wanda modeling the ribbons from the cake.

John, Wallace, Roger and Jim.

Dortha

Bob and Mark.

Wallace, Roger, Jim, Dortha, Barb W., Lisa and Barb M.   (By the look on Wallace's face you can tell he loves getting his picture taken)

The temperatures have been rather mild since our arrival.  The wind however is a different story.  It gets rather gusty in the afternoons.  

Looking forward to the arrival of the rest of the staff. 

Laugh everyday.  Happy trails.  Stay safe.