ORLANDO, FL: Hamcation 2015 is History

The past few days have been filled with greetings, conversations, happy hours, a pot luck lunch with 60+ people and a couple of dinners out.  In between all of that, we spent some time walking around the hamfest although we didn't have any big purchases in mind.  The weather has been cooler than normal with very breezy conditions, but the daily sunshine gave us some warmth.  We were lucky to get a camping spot right on the lakes that borders the fairgrounds.  These pictures show the view out our front windows.  Unfortunately, we didn't get any good waterfowl shots, but there was always a lot of bird action going on..

 The sunny weather was great for our daily Happy Hour gatherings.  The parent club for this group is one for Airstream owners but the related ham radio club does not require Airstream ownership to be a member. We speak with many of these people on our ham radio almost every day, as we keep track of each other's location, weather, and what's happening in their lives.

Yesterday afternoon (Sunday) we drove to Cracker Barrel in Davenport, Fl and had supper with Jim & Dee ( we visited them two weeks ago) and Gary, a Raleigh friend.  After dinner, we visited on the restaurant's front porch for another hour until sunset resulted in cooler temperatures and we said our good-byes.
 
Today, we left the fairgrounds about 11:00 A.M. for the 45 mile drive to Bee's RV Resort in nearby Clermont, Fl.  This large park is part of the Coast to Coast network, so our cost is only $10 per night for full hookups.  The campsites are very close together so care is needed when parking.  Our assigned site only had a 30 amp connection, so were able to move to the "overflow" area for 50 amp service.  This spot is not as scenic, but there is more room to maneuver and we're now parked close to our Raleigh friends, Carole and Tom, who also come here every year.

We'll be here for a week.  The weather was very warm today, but after rain moves through by Wednesday morning, record lows may be in store for the end of the week.  At least the precipitation will be liquid and temperatures will be much warmer than it will be in Alabama and North Carolina!