The days continue to go by quickly, and anticipation is building for the upcoming Hamvention which starts on Friday.
This past Saturday, we decided to search out a grocery item we hadn't been able to find in the our last few locations. We started off visiting the local Gordon Food Service (GFS) store. This is a business that caters to the restaurant and food service industry, but there is no membership required and anyone can shop there. Many items tempted us, but without a house and large freezer, we kept our purchases to just a few needed items. The search for the elusive grocery item was not successful. We checked out several other businesses in the Dayton area and saw more parts of the city we hadn't been to.. Our last stop of the day was at a Kroger Marketplace about 3 miles from the campground. This was a Kroger's like none we had ever seen - every section was larger than what's in the average Kroger store, and the store also included many other departments such as clothing, household items, toys, office supplies, etc. However, at the end of the day, our search for the the elusive item was still unsuccessful. What is this item, you ask? We've been looking for pickled sausages in a jar similar to what you might find in a tavern or beer joint.
Sunday, we talked with the campground staff about moving to our next site instead of waiting until Monday, our scheduled move day. The weather forecast for Monday held a high chance for storms, and since we could see no one was on site 27, it seemed like a good idea to move while the weather was good. The staff agreed, and the process of getting Little House ready to move, maneuvering out of site 56 (which wasn't easy), and getting set up again took a couple of hours. Part of that time was spent in the office, as our bill had to be re-done to and there were some issues in doing that. We had a little rub with a wooden light post in the process of moving Little House, which resulted in a scraped area on the rear passenger side of the motor home, and a dent in the Aqua-Hot exhaust pipe. Hank fixed the pipe, and we'll tend to the other damage sometime in the future. We also visited with Steve & Gail, ham friends who arrived on Sunday. After dinner, we enjoyed some free ice cream at the campground Cafe to celebrate Mother's Day.
Monday was weather-watching day, as the area was under a tornado watch. There were several short periods of rain but the worst weather went south and north of our location. We enjoyed Happy Hour and dinner with Steve & Gail, and met their friends, Bob & Sue. Both of these couples pull their RV's with "big" trucks (semi-style) and belong to a national organization for those kind of owners.
Yesterday (Tuesday) was much cooler and windy. Our patio area is sunny in the afternoon, so it was decided to have Happy Hour and dinner at our location. This time we had 4 couples and everyone contributed to the bountiful feast of pork chops and rice, brats and hot dogs, salads, baked beans, deviled eggs, and dessert.
Today, the main influx of hams into the campground should begin. Tonight, the campground is providing a free meal of hamburgers and hot dogs with all the trimmings as well as drinks and dessert, and we look forward to seeing many more friends arrive in time for that event. The weather will remain cool today, with temperatures warming up as the weekend approaches, as well as a higher chance of rain.
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