ORLANDO, FL: Central Florida Fairgrounds

Yesterday, we left Thonotassasa, FL at 10:20 A.M., had a quick fuel fill-up, and headed for Orlando about 70 miles up I-4.  We arrived at the Central Florida Fairgrounds to find a lot of our fellow campers already checked in and ready to greet us with hugs and handshakes.  We are here for Hamcation, one of the larger hamfests east of the Mississippi.  We are grouped with other members of the WBCCI Amatuer Radio Club (you do not have to own an Airstream RV to be a member of the radio club), and will enjoy activities with them as well as hamfest events.





The picture above is not hamfest-related, but gives you an idea of the large grounds.  We are parked in the back left section in a lakefront spot.   The left side of the grounds will provide parking for many more RV's as well as part of the huge tailgate sales section.

The hamfest doesn't start until Friday afternoon, but  at last night's club happy hour, there were already over 50 people in attendance.  Today, we're scheduled to have a lunch pot luck, but with rain in the forecast, that event may have to be rescheduled.  Our gatherings are outside events so we hope for dry weather.

We will be here until Monday morning.