Glamping Days

 A highlight of the rally is the morning coffee klatch, held on Fri & Sat mornings.  The coffee klatch this morning was so popular that I went to Walmart this afternoon to get a second coffee pot for tomorrow. The local Walmart had this mural in the entry.  Some folks went out to dinner this evening, but I stayed in until time for a campfire - a lovely group. 

Almost everyone arrived today, and the rally activities start with coffee in the morning. Most folks just walked around the campground today, meeting up with friends & enjoying the perfect weather - 67* & sunny! Here are a few pics from around the campground; the fall colors are more muted this year than in the last few years.

After reconnecting with some rally friends this morning, I made a quick trip to Roanoke. My mom's family moved there when she was 9 years-old. My parents, grandparents, & an aunt's family are all buried there. My grandparent's house, where I spent every Christmas & often a week each summer, still looks pretty much the same. 

Today, I had a fairly long drive, 360 miles, to Hungry Mother State Park in southwestern, VA. No pics, as I just drove & set up camp.   

Today's drive home was a short one, as time was planned to dump my tanks, empty my fridge, & pack up some clothes to take to my condo.  Here's the 3rd troll from Monday. He's in a botanical garden.  The "secret troll" was a bit of a disappointment after the others, but still pretty cool.  And this is the view over the river just down the road from this last troll. 

As I left the campground this morning (Thomson Causeway COE Campground, Thomson, IL), a row of turtles & 2 white pelicans saw me off.   After an uneventful drive, I parked behind a Cracker Barrel for the night. Here is the 2nd troll I found in Clinton yesterday.