Thursday, Feb. 22, the Travelers Rest Amatuer Radio Club held their annual picnic at the Snack Shack pavilion. Grilled hamburgers and hot dogs were provided, and everyone shared in the many side dishes and desserts provided by the 36 attendees.
Sunday, Feb. 25, we drove to Brooksville and met with Dave and Charlotte for lunch at the City Buffet. This restaurant has the largest oriental food buffet we've seen, with many seafood items, entrees, sushi, salads, vegetable dishes and desserts.
Sunday evening's entertainment was provided by the very talented Carol Stein. Widely known as The Piano Lady or Jazz Lady, Carol has entertained folks all over the world and spent 26 years with the Walt Disney Company.
Tuesday, Feb. 27 was our final day at TR and it was another busy one. We went to the morning coffee seminar at 8 A.M. to hear a county representative talk on future developments in the area, the process involved for approval, and how those might affect TR.
Travelers Rest has its own fire department and rescue squad, trained by the Pasco County emergency responders. When there's an emergency at TR, it can take 5-10 minutes for the county squad to arrive, so having good equipment and trained personnel on site is very important. The county replaced the 1982 fire engine with a new unit - a Ford 550 equiped as a Class A Fire Engine.
A 'Push-In" Ceremony was held at 10 A.M. with many county emergency personnel attending as well as the TR first responders. This tradition dates back to the horse-drawn fire engine days when fire engines were much lighter. The combined company had no trouble pushing the new vehicle into its storage bay and a new era of preparedness has begun.
Tuesday evening, we were treated to a delicious dinner by Kathy and Lacy. We first met these friends in 2011. They worked at a campground we stopped at when traveling from Raleigh to Birmingham. Both are ham radio operators, and we've stayed in touch over the years. Last year we visited them in Michigan where they manage a campground during the summer. They came to TR after we told them about the resort, and will now spend the winters there. This was a fitting close to another great stay at Travelers Rest.
Wednesday, Feb. 28, we got Little House moving once again. We traveled to the Walmart in Albany, GA where we spent the night. Thursday, we stopped for lunch in Opelika, AL to meet up with Hal, another ham we talk to often on the radio but had never met in person. Later that afternoon, we reached Minooka Park, in Jemison, AL, our home until March 7. Our stay in central AL incuded attending the Birminghamfest as well as visiting with family members and friends in the area.
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