More Rally fun, and Reba Mcentire

Where are we today ?

Daytona Beach Rv Rally

                A great nights sleep and an absolutely perfect day, sunshine blue skies and about 78 f (26c).  The three pictures below were taken from the roof of our coach, overlooking the sea of rv's parked here for the Rally.

looking at the south grandstands

looking to the north stands

turn 4 right behind us

this is where we are camped

        Refreshment stands everywhere. Pretzels, lemonade or ice cream.

        Now these refreshments are cold and refreshing, but go figure the prices Pop $2.00 Water and Gatorade is $3.00, Beer is $4.00. We carry our own water and have beer at home, so no sales from us.

        Browsing around looked at more vendors stuff, and lotsa new RV's. So many fancy things on these new expensive rigs its always fun to look and dream. But the size of some of these guys I think is getting overwhelming. Four slides, 5 slides, full wall slides, toy haulers, three/four tv's and more. Two washrooms, huge household refrigerators and freezers, automatic dishwashers,large screen tv's etc... So many of these are way over 40 feet long, harder to manoeuvre and a lots of places we like to go cannot accomodate rigs that long, even the height some near 13 feet tall too.
        We are perfectly happy with our coach but it is now 13 years old, in great shape and paid for. We have never yet found another perfect layout, buts its always fun to look and browse, you never know.
        A wonderful day of fresh air and fun, then relax for a while with our books, before Happy Hour then fire up our Weber to grill a couple pork chops, carrots and potatoes in foil with onions, hit the spot.

yummy

        Now supper done we hopped on the tram at our doorstep and were dropped of at the grandstands shortly after 6 o'clock to get our seats for the 7 o'clock show with Reba Mcentire.

the Grandstands as we come in

from our seats

Suzie, Pat and Rob

opening ceremonies

        Opening ceremonies with the Newly Wed game with 5 couples who participated that were married more than 50 years. Now this was sure fun and entertaining certainly good for a few laughs.
        Then we watched two sky divers from way above negotiate back and forth thru the sky as they made a perfect landing right in front of the grandstand on the race track.

fireworks

        As soon as the skydivers landed a huge fireworks display to celebrate that and the beginning of Reba Mcentire's entertaining 90 minute show of stories, jokes, great songs and music. On such a wonderfully warm evening.

huge screen

on stage

        The show was great, music a bit loud and the problem with our seats in the stands as was last night too, you are so far from the stage. But how can you get so many thousands of people close to the stage? I would have been able to take better pictures if I had bothered to bring my tripod, but did not feel like hauling it around, even thou it is pretty compact.    

        Regardless it was a fantastic day with lots to see and do. After the show at 8:30 we hopped back on the first tram to our respective camgrounds and home to relax.

happy people on the tram

        Thanks for dropping by for a read, hope you had a good one too. And don't forget to turn you clocks back for daylight savings time, if it applies to where you live.

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