Saturday, Sunday
and Monday were spent getting ready for the rally. All of the club officer's, which includes me, were busy getting everything done. Getting golf carts delivered, setting up the Rally Hall, insuring the bar was set up and ready, etc. We are at the Beaudry RV Resort in Tucson. This is a beautiful park with all the facilities an RVer would ever need. As happens at most of the Monaco America rallies most of our attendees are in and parked by Sunday afternoon even though the rally does not officially began until 5:00pm on Monday. To get everyone together we have a "pot luck" dinner on Sunday evening. As has always happened in the past it was a great feed and a good time was had by all. Monday evening started the rally with our welcome meeting with open bar and light snacks. During these three days the weather changed dramatically from the hot 100+ temps we had been seeing to cooler days with rain off and on. We also saw some pretty good winds coming in which meant we had to keep our awnings pulled in since wind can mean "death" to an awning.
and Monday were spent getting ready for the rally. All of the club officer's, which includes me, were busy getting everything done. Getting golf carts delivered, setting up the Rally Hall, insuring the bar was set up and ready, etc. We are at the Beaudry RV Resort in Tucson. This is a beautiful park with all the facilities an RVer would ever need. As happens at most of the Monaco America rallies most of our attendees are in and parked by Sunday afternoon even though the rally does not officially began until 5:00pm on Monday. To get everyone together we have a "pot luck" dinner on Sunday evening. As has always happened in the past it was a great feed and a good time was had by all. Monday evening started the rally with our welcome meeting with open bar and light snacks. During these three days the weather changed dramatically from the hot 100+ temps we had been seeing to cooler days with rain off and on. We also saw some pretty good winds coming in which meant we had to keep our awnings pulled in since wind can mean "death" to an awning.Starting with Tuesday we had catered meals at breakfast and dinner each of the three days of the rally. The caterer this time was the operator of the restaurant here at Beaudry's. 
Each time we experience a new caterer it is an unknown of the quality and service we will get. This time the choice of caterers was an outstanding pick with delicious and well prepared foods. It did rain a big part of the day and into the evening. The rally hall was i
n a large tent like structure so the rain coming down on it sounded more like one of the big hail storms we have back in Oklahoma. The rain did slack off by the time we finished dinner and the entertainment started. In one of my trips back to the coach to retrieve things I had forgotten the it was clearing and gave a great view of a beautiful rainbow. Also we were treated to another great Arizona sunset.
Each time we experience a new caterer it is an unknown of the quality and service we will get. This time the choice of caterers was an outstanding pick with delicious and well prepared foods. It did rain a big part of the day and into the evening. The rally hall was i
n a large tent like structure so the rain coming down on it sounded more like one of the big hail storms we have back in Oklahoma. The rain did slack off by the time we finished dinner and the entertainment started. In one of my trips back to the coach to retrieve things I had forgotten the it was clearing and gave a great view of a beautiful rainbow. Also we were treated to another great Arizona sunset.For this rally we had professional entertainment on Tuesday night, watched the move "The Blind Side" on Wednesday and play bingo on Thursday night. Tuesday brought was th
e music of Julie Anne Jazz. This was a lady with an outstanding singing voice backed up by a six piece jazz band. The movie was a bit disappointing, not the movie itself but the venue. Being in a tent like structure the acoustics were less than were desired. For those of us with hearing problems it was almost impossible to understand the dialog, even with the assistance of my hearing aids. After about ten minutes I headed back to the coach to work on the books for the rally and do some paperwork. (I am the elected Treasurer for the club and am responsible for maintaining the accounts and paying all the bills related to the ralli
es.) Bingo on Thursday was a rousing success. Joanne and I both won a game. I won a bag full of neat and useful items such as pliers, duct tape, wash mitts and several other items. Jo won the final game of the evening in playing a "black out" game. Her prize of the major one of the night, a folding bicycle. This things folds up fairly small and goes into a canvas bag. When unfolded it is made for an adult to ride. (Another thing to find a place to store away in the "basement" of the coach.) Fellow Oklahoman Ernie Robertson did the bingo calling and my brother Bill, the club's Wagon Master, presented the prizes to the winners. The bicycle in the picture is the one that is now stored away under our coach.
e music of Julie Anne Jazz. This was a lady with an outstanding singing voice backed up by a six piece jazz band. The movie was a bit disappointing, not the movie itself but the venue. Being in a tent like structure the acoustics were less than were desired. For those of us with hearing problems it was almost impossible to understand the dialog, even with the assistance of my hearing aids. After about ten minutes I headed back to the coach to work on the books for the rally and do some paperwork. (I am the elected Treasurer for the club and am responsible for maintaining the accounts and paying all the bills related to the ralli
es.) Bingo on Thursday was a rousing success. Joanne and I both won a game. I won a bag full of neat and useful items such as pliers, duct tape, wash mitts and several other items. Jo won the final game of the evening in playing a "black out" game. Her prize of the major one of the night, a folding bicycle. This things folds up fairly small and goes into a canvas bag. When unfolded it is made for an adult to ride. (Another thing to find a place to store away in the "basement" of the coach.) Fellow Oklahoman Ernie Robertson did the bingo calling and my brother Bill, the club's Wagon Master, presented the prizes to the winners. The bicycle in the picture is the one that is now stored away under our coach.With the rally over as of last night we just relaxed today. Our Rally Masters, Roy and Kathy Goble, treated us coffee and donuts on the patio of the main park building this 
morning. This gave everyone a chance to say their last goodbyes before either heading out for their next destination. Most of the rally attendees left out during the morning. We still have a dozen or so coaches here for the weekend. After making a trip to the bank to deposit the monies we took in during the rally, plus the deposits we received for our next rally in May 2011, Jo and I headed out to do some shopping. First stop was Trader Joe's. We have heard about Trad
er Joe's from many of our RV friends. These stores, apparently, are in the western states. We definitely do not have them in Oklahoma. They are combination wine store and exotic grocery store. We found many unusual items at very reasonable prices. Next stop was an outlet mall so Jo could indulge herself with a stop at her favorite store, Bonworth's. We closed out today by going out to eat with several of the folks still here. Although I'm not fond of Mexican food we did go with them to Little Mexico Restaurant. Fortunately they did serve a few non-Mexican dishes. All in all it has been a good last few days and it's not time to head home yet. As a side note we were notified yesterday that this RV Resort is closing as of next Monday. The Resort is part of Beaudry's RV, a large sales and service company. This is where we bought our current coach four years ago. They have been in bankruptcy for the past two years and the sales and service departments closed this past Tuesday but it was thought that the Resort would remain open since it was making money and usually fills up in the winter months. There are approximately 1500 RV sites here in the park. It is sad to lose this great park and is especially bad for the employees who have done a fantastic job for us this week.
morning. This gave everyone a chance to say their last goodbyes before either heading out for their next destination. Most of the rally attendees left out during the morning. We still have a dozen or so coaches here for the weekend. After making a trip to the bank to deposit the monies we took in during the rally, plus the deposits we received for our next rally in May 2011, Jo and I headed out to do some shopping. First stop was Trader Joe's. We have heard about Trad
er Joe's from many of our RV friends. These stores, apparently, are in the western states. We definitely do not have them in Oklahoma. They are combination wine store and exotic grocery store. We found many unusual items at very reasonable prices. Next stop was an outlet mall so Jo could indulge herself with a stop at her favorite store, Bonworth's. We closed out today by going out to eat with several of the folks still here. Although I'm not fond of Mexican food we did go with them to Little Mexico Restaurant. Fortunately they did serve a few non-Mexican dishes. All in all it has been a good last few days and it's not time to head home yet. As a side note we were notified yesterday that this RV Resort is closing as of next Monday. The Resort is part of Beaudry's RV, a large sales and service company. This is where we bought our current coach four years ago. They have been in bankruptcy for the past two years and the sales and service departments closed this past Tuesday but it was thought that the Resort would remain open since it was making money and usually fills up in the winter months. There are approximately 1500 RV sites here in the park. It is sad to lose this great park and is especially bad for the employees who have done a fantastic job for us this week.
4 comments:
sounds like you guys really are having an excellent adventure.
That's the gift of dramatic storm clouds, isn't it - Great skies. To read your blog, a person would think you never got to eat unless you were on the road. How can you not love Mexican?? I love a good steak as much as the next person, but I miss decent Mexican almost as much. The guys discovered Trader Joe's back in 2008 and really loved it. I don't think I was with them that part of the journey but I heard about it. That bike of Joanne's would sell for about £500 / $700 over here. Regular bikes aren't allowed on the Metro trains but folding ones are and loads of people commute on Metro and bike as a result. I always thought they looked like a lot of trouble, but they are useful if your journey has those limitations. Sad when any good business goes bust - for the employees and for the customers.
I love Italian, Chinese and many other types of food but really can't stand Mexican food. Only thing close that I'll eat is the greasy taco's at Taco Bell. The bike folds up and goes in a canvas bag. They sell for about $150 over hear. One of the employees at the RV Resort had one for sale for $50. Probably should have bought it.
$150!!?? Sounds like an import/export business to me!
Post a Comment