Our last post was on Thursday, so we'll start with the last half of that day. In the afternoon, we visited some venders that set up in the rally center. Another catered dinner was on tap for the evening meal - fried chicken, slaw, tossed salad, baked beans, macaroni & cheese, watermelon, cookies and dark chocolate cake. There were lots of door prizes given away including hats, deluxe mugs, cleaning cloths, Walmart gift cards, and FMA memberships for a year.
The evening's entertainment was provided by Malt Shoppe Memories.
This foursome brought back lots of memories of our younger days and the music we loved, and once again, the dance floor was filled.
Friday we had a more relaxed day and other than doing the breakfast and lunch thing, we enjoyed having a day to ourselves. Lazydays is having a huge sale this weekend so the sales half of the property (where we go for our free breakfasts and lunches) was bustling with more visitors than usual.
The weather during our stay has been beautiful, with increasing temperatures approaching 80 during the day. Friday night, a cold front approached and gave us heavy rain overnight, but by morning, things started to dry out with cooler temperatures. As we made our way to breakfast, our path was impeded by several emergency vehicles. We found out later that a Prevost motorhome had an electrical fire, but thankfully no one was injured.
This $1,000,000+ (yes, six zeros) motorhome is probably a total loss. The fire apparently started in the basement compartment containing the diesel generator. You can see damage on the outside, from ground to roof, but there is also extensive damage to the luxurious inside of the coach. During a fire, intense heat quickly builds up in the small enclosed living space and actually melts the synthetic materials that make up the interior of the coach. Sadly, most motorhome fires end with the same result as this vehicle. This is why, even in our small space, we have two smoke alarms, LP gas and CO2 detectors, emergency exit windows, and several fire extinguishers which hopefully would give us a few extra seconds to get out safely.
This afternoon, there was a "flea" sale in the rally center and we found a couple of things we thought we needed.
Tonight was the final big activity of the rally. Before dinner, there were a lot more door prizes given away - same type as on Thursday. Our catered dinner tonight was barbecued chicken and pork ribs, slaw, potato salad, tossed salad, baked beans, rolls, watermelon and apple pie, along with the complimentary beer, wine, and soda.
The final night's entertainment was provided by the Impacs. (There were 5 members tonight)
This was a high-energy group that actually backed Roy Orbison for 3 years, and tonight they entertained the crowd with music from the late 50's, 60's and 70's. Once again the dance floor was full whether the songs were fast or slow. While many of the attendees at these rallies are way past the average retirement age, their dancing skills would rival that of any twenty-something. (The big difference is the younger folks would just be warming up by 10 P.M. and most of the older crowd would be in bed by 10 P.M!). During the band's break, the winner of the 50/50 drawing were announced (half went to charity). Then it was time for the big giveaway of the rally - a paid up registration for the January, 2016 FMA rally valued at $299. All attendees who turned in a their 2016 registration form by today were eligible to win this prize, and 103 names were in the pot. We were the lucky winners!!!
We've had a great time at Lazydays during the last 10 days, attending two large gatherings and one smaller one, seeing a few old friends, and hopefully making new ones.. Tomorrow morning, there will be a continental breakfast available before many of us pack up and head out. We're only moving 6 miles away so our trip will be a short one.
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