Florida State Rally 2015

   March 2, 2015, We have arrived at St. John’s Fairgrounds in Elkton, 10 miles south of St. Augustine. There are lots of Airstreams here, 170 are expected. We find our space and set up in short time. I have taken pictures all week and posted them here of the Rally field only. More will be posted of the tours later. Here are the pictures so far ... https://picasaweb.google.com/AirstreamHobo/FloridaStateRally30815    I hope you like Airstreams !!!

       God Bless... AirstreamHobo & Mom ...

Courtesy Parking for Airstreamers

 Time to move to another Courtesy Parking ... We arrive at Susan's house for a one night stay,

 Here we are in her back yard with electric hookups. Her motorhome is on the left..me on the right with Doug & Terry behind me.

  March 2, we leave Hunter for another stop in Deland, Fl. for courtesy parking for one night. We are leaving tomorrow for St. Augustine. While here Susan shows us her sewing talents, I really liked her many different crafts and dolls that she makes. She only makes these for a hobby not for sale.
   We went out for supper at "Sonnys" Bar B Que for a delicious meal.

Courtesy Parking ... Airstreams' Best kept secret but all members know about it.

 Courtesy Parking at an Airstreamer's house....

 This is Hunter, a long time friend whom I met many times at many rallys... she loves horses...

And also she loves dogs..she has 3 of them ..

 February 27, we leave 1000 Trails for another stop along the way to St. Augustine Rally which starts on Tuesday. We know of a friend , Hunter, that has a place with courtesy parking. we arrive in an hour right behind another airstreamer Doug & Terry. We get full hookups in the back yard. Wow, what a beautiful setup. Hunter had water hoses and sewer hoses already hooked all I had to do was connect the airstream, not using mine at all.
    We are here for 3 nights. Doug did some odd repairs around the place for Hunter, I helped when I could. Doug also worked on her airstream and mine too. We were kept busy for the 3 days. We even went to a New Goodwill Store that just opened. Just too many people on Saturday so we went back on Sunday to a lesser crowd. 
    We also shared meals in Hunter's house. Carol made Chicken Corn soup one night, Hunter made Pasta the next night.

Here is Doug fixing a leak that I had at the rear window...  THANKS DOUG !!!

 Jim & Jeanne..Fulltimers for 13 years ...our new camp neighbors...

This is their Motor home parked next to us at 1000 Trails ....

February 13th , we returned to 1000 trails for 2 more weeks. When we backed in next to this motor home, Jim came over and introduced himself.. We sat at our picnic table and talked for 3 hours. We talked about Alaska too.. He went back to his motor home and got 2 Log Books that he wrote during their 2011 trip. He left the books with me to read over the weekend...so interesting to read.

 I learned while reading that Jim was a carver, he carved figurines on wooden thread spools. Wow so little art figurines but very beautiful. He then showed me some on display in the camper.

 Blue Bird...

 Statue of Liberty...
   Further reading I found out that Jim & Jeanne were married the same day as Carol and I.. 47 years ago...how weird is it to meet someone who has the same wedding anniversary as you. They shared so many stories of Alaska, giving me fishing tackle ..2 lines with hooks and flys on them ...and also ..a can of salmon fish that they caught and canned over 400 cans while in Alaska..I sure wish I could tag along with them to Alaska, I believe I would learn so much from this couple!! Thanks for Sharing Jim & Jeanne...Safe Travels to you both !!

 When traveling, you never know who you might meet, here is Howard and Shirley from Virginia.

They shared maps of their travels through Alaska. one of many pages.
   We met Howard and Shirley at 1000 Trails while looking at new RV's here at the park. We talked about our travels in the past and expressed an interest in traveling to Alaska this summer. They said they were just there last summer and would share their maps and notes with us. After spending a few hours talking and sharing we learned alot. Too bad we would be leaving the park for a week. We promised to catch each other again in 2 weeks when we come back.
    Well.... we came back and also did they, we met at Golden Corral for a lunch buffet. We arrived at 1:30 with another airstream couple, Carl & Jackie, and enjoyed our lunch and chatting for ... 4 hours..we left at 5:30, I believe the restaurant was glad when we left. But we had lots of Laughs while there.
      Howard and Shirley have a motor home (not a Airstream) and enjoy traveling too. We told them how Airstreams have courtesy parking around the country. They said they has one too at their home in Virginia and told us to stop in sometime when in the area. WE Will !!  It is amazing how many new friends you can make while on the road...we all have a common wish...That is  Adventure !!
      God Bless... AirstreamHobo & Mom

We saw these Airstreams buried nose down along Rt 4 in Florida. We tried to stop in the lot and walk around but it is blocked off by fences and has no gate to enter...Bummer.!! This makes 3 Art shows we saw this past 12 months along americas' highways. We saw Cadillacs buried in Texas , also VW Rabbits buried in Illinois.  They are all one of a kind ???

Tin Can Tourist Rally in Brooksville,Fl.

   During February we also went to Tin Can Tourist Rally in Brooksville,Fl. This was their winter Gathering held each year in Florida.  Over 75 rigs on display during Open House. The ideas here were awesome. I loved the décor of all the rigs. The favorite was a horse trailer made into a Home, I believe everyone loved this rig. We spent the afternoon checking out the campers. They should be proud of their restorations of them. Here are some pictures ... https://picasaweb.google.com/AirstreamHobo/TCTRally2015BrooksvilleFl?authkey=Gv1sRgCLy9jvGqrfXasAE

 

    God Bless  AirstreamHobo & Mom