ACA Rally – Day 2…
Today started off with a very nice breakfast buffet at the Energy Hall. We’ve really been surprised by the quality of the food we’ve been served here. It’s been great!
After breakfast we came back to the rig for a couple of hours. Because the ground where we’re parked is soft, I wasn’t able to level our coach when we parked because the leveler pads just sank into the ground instead of raising the coach. This left our coach with a distinct downhill tilt.
So I wanted to raise the levelers and then put some boards or pads underneath and then try to relevel.
To do this I had to start the engine. What was funny was that Emma heard the engine start and immediately ran to Jan’s chair and assumed her travel position. She looked disappointed that we didn’t go anywhere.
Now that we’re level again, going to the back of the coach isn’t like walking uphill.
Anyway, about 11:15 we headed back over to the Energy Hall for the men and ladies luncheons.
The ladies’ luncheon was held at the Prime Rib Restaurant that has also been catering our meals here at our Rally. They were taken to the restaurant by bus. And after the lunch the women’s group had a fashion show.
The men’s lunch was burgers and brats, both good, and afterwards we had a talk by a county commissioner talking about the mineral wealth of the Campbell County area. Besides being one of the largest coal-producing areas in the country, they also have immense oil and gas deposits, and if that’s not enough, they are a a large producer of uranium. Talk about your energy monopoly.
Then at 1:00 we had a seminar panel with representative from Spartan Chassis talking with us about maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of our chassis and chassis systems.
After that I walked over to the new American Coaches they have on display in the hall.
Jan and I both agreed that out of the 3 coaches, we like the new Eagle the best. These have 4 slides and are 42 to 45 feet long, as compared to our Beauty’s 40 feet.
And the inside shows it.
These units are really beautiful and it would be nice to have one. But the list price on this unit is $564,000, so we’ll probably have to wait for our Powerball/MegaMillions win before we get one.
On 2nd thought that price makes us really happy with our paid-for Eagle.
BTW the word is that someone bought this new Eagle yesterday.
About 2:30 we headed back to coach to wait and hear from a friend of ours who was passing through Gillette on her way back to Billings.
Linda and her son Aaron showed up about 3:15 and we had a good visit with them. We hadn’t seen Linda since we were in Billings two years ago on our way back from Alaska.
Later in the afternoon, the partying started. And believe me, these people are serious about their partying. Several travel with their own Margarita machines!
Tonight was an open night so about 6 pm we drove into Gillette for dinner at Las Margaritas Mexican Restaurant. And it was very good, especially for northeastern Wyoming!
Tomorrow night, we have a BBQ dinner, and then on Sunday, we have a Prime Rib dinner.
MMMM MMMM Good!
More tomorrow…
