Christmas 09

Merry Christmas to all.
This is the first year that Sylvia and I have had Christmas Dinner without being at a member of our family's Place. We are at "The Rainbow Plantation" in Summerdale, AL. The dinner was fantastic. The park supplied the "Ham,or Turkey" the remainder was furnished by the RVers that attended.

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Nearly 200 for dinner.

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Our Table.

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There was lots-a-food, Lots-a-talk, and a good time was had by all.
We are now back home at the RV stuffed.
All in all a great Christmas Day.

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Dinner Cruise

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We arrived at the Boat early to have time for pictures. The dock has a swing.

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This sailboat is tied to the pier but we will not be eating there.

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The dinning room is ready.

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We depart.

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Entertainment was good.

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Our table guest.
Bobby & Tom, Angelia & Jim.

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The Christmas Light's are a great sight from the water.

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Thanks Jon, this was a wonderful evening.

Ham Dinner

Friday morning Glenn talked to another Ham on the 2 mtr repeater. Glenn found their website and discovered that the "Christmas Party" was Friday evening. Glenn called the club president and was invited to attend.

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Poor Sylvia, She was the only person at our table that wasn't a Ham.She is not in the pictures, she was the photographer.

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You can see that "Hams" are just regular people that have a hobby.

Sunday we had "Lunch" at the "Magnolia Court" restaurant in Foley, AL.

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The hotel is closed for the Christmas Season but the Restaurant is open.

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The dinning room is elegant and the food was terrific. Can Glenn eat that?

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We did survive the meal and here we are at the atrium.

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What a great meal and a good price. Thanks Jon.
We drove along the coast. The white stuff is sand not snow.

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Interesting building along the coast.

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The balloon is flying near the road to the "Rainbow Plantation".

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We returned to the park in time for the Sunday Ice Cream Social.
Till Later.

dec 16

The sun was out bright and early this morning.We have had 12 inches of rain in the past 2 days. There were flash floods and roads washed out. Much of this was in Town's about 35 miles North of our location in Summerdale, AL.
Today the clean up is in motion, Stores, Schools, and businesses are all affected.

Rainbow Plantation, where we are located, had some sites flooded during the rain. The water receded quickly when the rain stopped. Our car was in a puddle about 2 inches deep.

Last evening was a potluck dinner. About 40 campers braved the rain. The food and conversation were great.
Things are returning to normal.
Till Later.

After the Rain

Sunday, after the rain, the sky's are clearing. We did not venture outside Saturday. Sylvia was having sever back pain. She relaxed on the bed and heating pad.
Pictures from the campground. Our site.

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The site at #83.

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This is hours after the rain. The water was out to the road during the storm.
Sylvia seems better today, so we may do a little sight seeing.

Rainbow Plantation, Summerdale, AL

Thursday we moved to The Rainbow Plantation in Summerdale, AL. We are located about half way between Mobil, AL and Pensacola, FL.
The weather is much warmer than it was in Athens. Daytime temperatures are in the 50's and night times in the high 30's and low 40's. This is during a cold snap. Normal temperatures would be in the mid 60's.
The park is having a Christmas Dinner. We will bring the side dishes while the park will provide the Ham, Cooked.
Every Sunday evening at 6 pm is the ice cream social where you meet everyone and of course eat ice cream. By the way you do not need to eat ice cream.
Today was wash day and I did not take pictures. Maybe tomorrow.

Rain Athens, AL

Tuesday and rain. We woke up to rain this morning, and the forecast is for rain all day and high winds this evening.
This will be a great day to do laundry and mall walking.

Well, it's now evening and the high winds are here. We are also under a flash flood warning for this county. We are on high ground so that will not be a worry. The heavy rains and winds let you know what is happening outside. We will run the slides in at bed time just in case the 60 mph winds do come as forecast.
Till later!

Athens, AL

The bill was paid, after taking 2 1/2 hours to unravel the insurance and extended warranty paperwork. We left Red Bay Repair Campground at 11:30, headed East toward Athens, AL. We are in the Northgate RV-Travel Park site A-6.

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We are in the country.

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Looking the other way.

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What a refreshing view after Red Bay.

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We at the end of the row and the only camper on this row. No Diesel's roar at 6:45.
We are here for 1 week then South.
Later.

Repairs completed.

Today the repairs to the Motor Home are completed. Tomorrow we will pay the bill and head to Athens, AL. We expect to be in "Northgate RV - Travel Park. The park is off RT-65 in Athens, AL. We will be about 12 miles from our son Glenn Jr. That will give him a chance to look at Sylvia's computer.
Now we can get on with the relaxed life style.
That's it for now.