Cascadia’s first rally of the 2011 camping season was an unqualified success. 22 rigs and 46 people gathered near Sequim on the Olympic Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca. This is Washington’s so called “banana belt” so it didn’t rain the entire weekend. The sun struggled to break through the overcast. By Sunday morning, we got a magnificent view of the Olympic Mountains in their snow covered majesty. And, most of the snow birds aren’t even back yet.
The theme of the weekend was Italian. Event captains were Joann and Lee and Luigi and Sophia . With help from lots of other folks and the ovens in their rigs, they cooked us a lasagna dinner Saturday evening. Friday evening we all showed off our cooking or shopping skills for a potluck, following a meet and greet hour with an ice breaker based on Bingo. Actually, there wasn’t any ice to break as everyone was delighted to see each other after our four month hiatus. We also warmly welcomed a number of new comers and guests.
Besides eating, evenings were devoted to catching up with each other’s adventures and playing games in the Club House.
First thing Saturday morning, we gathered in the Club House for tea, coffee, muffins, and biscotti. A few minutes was devoted to report-backs from those who went to the RVW Convention in Mesa last October. The consensus was that the convention was lots of fun and Cascadia had a very good turnout for the event.
Then a number of folks went to Discovery Bay Resort for a tour of Washington’s women only RV Resort. Several sites are for sale so there was quite a bit of interest in the tour. Others visited the nearby casino, or the Audubon Visitor Center, or the Dungeness Spit, or other sights in Sequim. Some of us read or napped or walked our dogs or visited with each other, too.
Sunday morning, after more muffins and biscotti, there were five new rigs to christen before we began to hit the road until we meet again next month.
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