Friday, October 22 My day started late! Tom was up making coffee at 6:30, and I hunkered down and didn’t roust until 8:30. At that point I had coffee and breakfast and then took a shower. It wasn’t until almost 10:00 that I emerged from the Silvermine . . . ready for the day! People were out milling around, and it appeared like others had a slow start this morning! I attended the seminar “Solo Traveling Women/Full Timing.” The talk-line was just a little too narrow for me to get much information for my own use. . . or maybe it was too broad? Tom attended a seminar on lithium batteries, and there was a plethora of information . . . all of which convinced Tom we will not be changing to lithium batteries any time soon! Our NOVA group opted to have happy/therapy hour at our own little gathering site; out of nowhere came a very liberal offering of snacks and drinks and conversations. At 5:30 we headed for the big pavilion and the Pork BBQ, coleslaw, and baked beans feast. There was also RITA that offered bottomless margarita drinks! Saturday The last day at Alumalina was perfect weather with cloudless sky and low-70-temps and busy people enjoying it all! In addition to the offered seminars there were a lot of little fix-it operations taking place at individual campers. The door fix-it fellow was busy going from trailer to trailer installing his kit that prevents the door lock from tripping. Many were doing a bit of preliminary packing for an early-morning launch, and everywhere people were chatting and enjoying all that Alumalina has to offer. Alumalina has provided us with meals every night, and tonight was the highly anticipated fish fry: batter-fried fish fillets, shrimp, hush puppies, french fries, stuffed crabs, coleslaw . . . all you could eat! In preparation, NOVA skipped the customary pre-meal delights to save room for the big feast. We gathered in our customary chair-circle, and Sue brought her propane fire pit to add some camping ambiance. Truly, NOVA knows how to make the most of every social opportunity, and it was on full display as booze-shots and deserts and goodwill were shared all around; we did that fish-fry proud! When we went to the trailer for the evening (to listen to the Ohio State/Indiana game)Tom had the outside of the trailer ready to hook up in the morning, and I put the finishing packing touches on the inside. We were up Sunday at 7:00 and ready to drive the 500+ miles home! I’ll end the Alumalina blog with Pippa saying good-bye to all!
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Sadie
10/26/2021 05:13:56 am
Thanks for the front page photo. We miss everyone already. We are visiting our TN friends and heading to Ohio in the morning. See ya down the road.
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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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