Alpine Coach Association Rally

This was the scene this morning -- that's Auntie Violet on the left with the long row of Alpine coaches behind her. By this evening, the line stretching the other way is just as long. They had 110 coaches registered, but way more than that have shown up. It is such a rarity to see more than one Alpine (there were only a little over 4000 ever made) in an RV park, so this is pretty amazing. The sentiment seems to be that since there is no longer a manufacturer, having good rallies and other get-togethers is a good way to keep the re-sale value of the Alpines up.

It was warm enough last night that for the first time in months, we did not turn on the heat in the coach. It was a bit chilly this morning, but a long way from the cold we've been used to the past few months. We wandered down to the office tent about ten and got registered. They had nice blue bags, ACA calendars and note pads.

This afternoon there was a heavy hors' dourves potluck at four o'clock that was the first official function. I had a round of brie that I divided in half and wrapped pastry around to bake. I put some of Brother Pat's walnuts on one half and his hazel nuts on the other. It seemed to go over pretty good because by the time we got through the line (we were in the third group) there was little left. I was going to take another picture when I took it out of the oven, but didn't think about it again until I'd already taken it over to the table... The picture on the left is part of the group gathered for the evening. Guaranty RV of California has brought five rigs that are for sale that are in a U-shape in the middle of the gathering. The table for the food was set up in the middle.

Forry was having trouble with the generator running, but not seeming to charge the batteries. He stopped to chat with some fellows who were working on another coach with the generator slide out. It turns out there is breaker switch on the generator that had been turned off that he didn't know about. It's great to be around people with the same kind of rigs that know some of the quirks!