Friday, Oct 25 The general plan today was two-fold: A cheese factory and a winery. Eight of us loaded up in two trucks, and Mike led the way to the cheese factory. It was a small operation that had down-sized from a large dairy farm. The cheese curds were savory and tender. The wine tasting was . . . wine tasting! We settled up to the bar, paid our $10, and tasted . . . from light and fruity and crisp, to red and dry. Depending on the palate, there was something to suit the needs. We walked out with our wine glasses and our purchases. Down the road was a little country restaurant, and it was already past lunchtime. We were seated just in time, as the traffic picked up considerably. Tom’s meatloaf on toast was exactly that . . . dry meatloaf with dry toast . . . NOTHING else! Dinner at the rally was a Tacos and Burritos feast, washed down with margaritas! The dining pavilion was again short on seating, so we loaded our plates and returned to our headquarters. John had set up an outdoor TV station, and at 8:00, as the World Series nightly feature began while people rotated in and out to watch. Saturday, Oct 26 The morning began with a pot-luck breakfast, and it was a true smorgasbord of offerings. I was not aware that it was from 8:30 – 10:00 and thought I had missed it when I didn’t wake up until 9:00. After a quick breakfast in the Silvermine, I walked up to the pavilion to see what was going on . . . still breakfast! LOTS of food. GALLONS of food! eOne of the events today was a flea market/craft fair and both Tom and I had brought stuff to put on a sale table. Tom covered the table at the pavillion until 11:30 when he moved everything to our awning and headquarters – where the Buckeye game started at noon. We sold some things, made some money, and then packed up the rest of the stuff. We didn’t really work too hard at selling! The afternoon was dedicated to the Ohio State game. Airstreams do not have outdoor TV areas like the big motor homes, and John’s outdoor set-up was a popular walk-by. Rain set in by suppertime, but from the comfort of the huge pavilion we were able to settle down for a Class A fish dinner – flounder, shrimp, crab, hushpuppies! There was more than enough for second and third helpings . . . and for carryout!
The rain and damp chased most inside by 7:00 – but some of the guys stayed out to watch another football game! During the night we heard rain off and on. In the morning we were grateful for the thick grass of our campsites as we packed up and took off!
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Mike
11/9/2019 01:54:35 pm
Thanks for the recap Ella - enjoyed the read
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We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
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