On Monday the 17th we left Seattle early headed for Salem, Oregon. We arrived at the Salem Fairgrounds early afternoon and got parked quickly. Even though most people arrived at the rally on Sunday, we were still able to get a spot with electric service. This rally is sponsored by Monaco Coach Corporation and is for all of their motor home brands, Monaco, Beaver, Safari and Holiday Rambler. There are over 500 coaches in attendance. The usual rally activities, such as seminars and classes, vendors, and new coach displays are up and running.
This is a nice rally in that the rally fee includes breakfasts (which we don't do) and dinners, an open bar each evening, and entertainment each night. The first night's entertainment was a group called The Marlins. It was four brothers who had a Branson sort of show with a wide variety of music types, from country to rock. Very good show. The second night was a comedian who put on a very clean, but funny act. After that there was a session of karaoke which was a lot of fun. Of course, I got there early and sang last! There were only a half dozen singers so the rotation was fast and I got to do a number of songs. Thursday night's entertainment was Lee Greenwood, the country singer. He put on a very good show with a very patriotic theme.
Both Jackie and I went to several classes and seminars and we did a little shopping at the vendor barn. We were able to resist buying a new coach, but they did sell 25 new coaches at the rally. We met a lot of nice folks, including a number of other full-timers. We also saw a few old friends from the road and other rallies. We had a great time, learned a little, and even got a couple minor things fixed on the coach. This is our fourth rally in about two months, so we are pretty much rallied out for a while. We don't have anything planned rally-wise now until February.
On Friday we begin our trek south, working our way down through Northern California and then over into Nevada, headed for the little town of Pahrump. It has been a great summer in Oregon and Washington but it's time to head south for the winter. We'll write more on this fall's migration later on. Bye for now.
