We wrapped up the rally this past Friday night. The final days activities were sponsored, as in paid for, by Monaco RV, LLC, the company that 
now produces these Monaco brand coaches we all drive. As we have done the last couple of nights we again had dinner with our friends Jim & Peggy Girch and Lew & Dottie Anderson. (After the rally Jim & Peggy were heading north to Perry, Georgia, for the big Family Motor Coach Rally. They work the rallies as vendors so they will have a booth at the FMCA rally like they did here at the Monaco International Rally. Lew & Dottie were going over by Plains, Georgia, to work on a Habitat for Humanity house build.) The entertainment after dinner was to be Karaoke. Since that is not our cup of tea we decided to go on back to the coach. On the way out we used a side door that we had not been using. As we approched the street I lost my footing on the curb and fell. Wind up scrapping my knee and tearing the knee out of a good pair of blue jeans. Also jammed my right wrist. It does not appear that I broke anything but it is definitely sprained. I've kept it wrapped and taken a lot of Tylenol since the fall. It has been pretty much unusuable so I've been doing everything with my left hand. Makes it very hard to do the hooking up of the utilities for the coach and hooking up/unhooking the car for towing. Joanne has jumped in to help when I've had problems. (She also make a late night trip to Wal-Mart on Friday night to get the items we needed that were not in the first aid kit. When I fell I was directly behind a car that was backing out of a parking space. Joanee was able to get them to stop before they backed over me. It is wonderful to have a great wife.)
now produces these Monaco brand coaches we all drive. As we have done the last couple of nights we again had dinner with our friends Jim & Peggy Girch and Lew & Dottie Anderson. (After the rally Jim & Peggy were heading north to Perry, Georgia, for the big Family Motor Coach Rally. They work the rallies as vendors so they will have a booth at the FMCA rally like they did here at the Monaco International Rally. Lew & Dottie were going over by Plains, Georgia, to work on a Habitat for Humanity house build.) The entertainment after dinner was to be Karaoke. Since that is not our cup of tea we decided to go on back to the coach. On the way out we used a side door that we had not been using. As we approched the street I lost my footing on the curb and fell. Wind up scrapping my knee and tearing the knee out of a good pair of blue jeans. Also jammed my right wrist. It does not appear that I broke anything but it is definitely sprained. I've kept it wrapped and taken a lot of Tylenol since the fall. It has been pretty much unusuable so I've been doing everything with my left hand. Makes it very hard to do the hooking up of the utilities for the coach and hooking up/unhooking the car for towing. Joanne has jumped in to help when I've had problems. (She also make a late night trip to Wal-Mart on Friday night to get the items we needed that were not in the first aid kit. When I fell I was directly behind a car that was backing out of a parking space. Joanee was able to get them to stop before they backed over me. It is wonderful to have a great wife.)Saturday morning saw the rally attendees loading up and moving out. Many of the 
folks were going on to the FMCA rally in Perry so they were forming up into a caravan to travel up together. There were probably 50 to 60 coaches, all towing cars, that would be traveling up Interstate 75. The people not going to Perry were requested to either leave before 7:00am or wait until the caravan was gone. We were able to roll out of Moultrie around 9:00am and headed east, arriving in Savannah around 2:00pm. Not being able to use my right han
d while driving was another experience. We are actually at the River's End RV Park in Tybee, Georgia, which is east of Savannah. It is on Tybee Island and we are just about a block from the Atlantic Ocean. As we were driving through Savannah our cell phone range and it was our friend Diane. They were waiting for us at the RV park. Her parents, who also live in Oklahoma City area, had arrived yesterday and the four of them had been out on Tybee Island for lunch and stopped by to see if we had made it in. (Diane was also excited to see our little Bridgit Jeane since she is the one who secured Bridgit for us.) After we got parked and set up we went over to Russ and Diane's for dinner and a chance to catch up. I've know Diane and her parents since grade school days. (Here is Diane with Grady and Judy with some of her dogs.)
folks were going on to the FMCA rally in Perry so they were forming up into a caravan to travel up together. There were probably 50 to 60 coaches, all towing cars, that would be traveling up Interstate 75. The people not going to Perry were requested to either leave before 7:00am or wait until the caravan was gone. We were able to roll out of Moultrie around 9:00am and headed east, arriving in Savannah around 2:00pm. Not being able to use my right han
d while driving was another experience. We are actually at the River's End RV Park in Tybee, Georgia, which is east of Savannah. It is on Tybee Island and we are just about a block from the Atlantic Ocean. As we were driving through Savannah our cell phone range and it was our friend Diane. They were waiting for us at the RV park. Her parents, who also live in Oklahoma City area, had arrived yesterday and the four of them had been out on Tybee Island for lunch and stopped by to see if we had made it in. (Diane was also excited to see our little Bridgit Jeane since she is the one who secured Bridgit for us.) After we got parked and set up we went over to Russ and Diane's for dinner and a chance to catch up. I've know Diane and her parents since grade school days. (Here is Diane with Grady and Judy with some of her dogs.)Today, Sunday, we slept in and then got around to explore the island. Although w
e have been here before this is our first time to actually stay out on Tybee. As the historical marked indicates Tybee Island was named for the Indians who came from the inland to hunt this area. There a
lso is the remains of a military battery that was a part of Fort Screven. These are adjacent to the Tybee Island Lighthouse. (We explored the lighthouse, including climbing to the top, when we were here in 2007 so we bypassed it today.) We did make our way down into the main historic business district of the City of Tybee. One of the places we enjoy for a meal is Fannie's on the Beach. In good weather they open their upper deck and it gives a beautiful view of the Atlantic. We had a good lunch and then wondered through 
several of the beachfront shops to pick up some souveniars and some things for the grandkids back home. Afterward we returned to the coach for a relaxing Sunday afternoon of lounging around. We'll be here in Savannah through this next Wednesday so we'll be doing more exploring as the days go on.
e have been here before this is our first time to actually stay out on Tybee. As the historical marked indicates Tybee Island was named for the Indians who came from the inland to hunt this area. There a
lso is the remains of a military battery that was a part of Fort Screven. These are adjacent to the Tybee Island Lighthouse. (We explored the lighthouse, including climbing to the top, when we were here in 2007 so we bypassed it today.) We did make our way down into the main historic business district of the City of Tybee. One of the places we enjoy for a meal is Fannie's on the Beach. In good weather they open their upper deck and it gives a beautiful view of the Atlantic. We had a good lunch and then wondered through 
several of the beachfront shops to pick up some souveniars and some things for the grandkids back home. Afterward we returned to the coach for a relaxing Sunday afternoon of lounging around. We'll be here in Savannah through this next Wednesday so we'll be doing more exploring as the days go on.
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