It is time to bid a farewell to the FMCA 84th International Convention, hosted in the city of Redmond this year. We saw the new coaches, lots and lots of new “toys”, “gadgets”, and “gotta haves”, along with some seminars, entertainment and of course, good friends and fellow RVer’s from different points in North America. And the good news is that we got a number of coach items serviced, adjusted and repaired by factory technicians on our coach, which is always a real bonus at a large rally such as these. So, we are set to go, and ready to roll for the Sunday departure. The weather has been very pleasant, with weekly temps in the 75F to 85F range and lots of sun and a nice, cool breeze.
Saturday afternoon we took time to drive a couple of miles over to Redmond High School and visit the “Traveling Wall”, a 3/4 replica of the original Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. As we have both visited the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington in the past, this was a special treat to have the opportunity to visit and pay our respects to the those who were not as fortunate as some of us who able to return home after serving on combat duty in Vietnam. I have personal friends and former high school classmates who gave their all in ‘Nam and did not return. As a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Jim appreciated this opportunity to pay his respects to those who lost their lives in Vietnam. May God bless and keep them all in his infinite glory. God bless America.
We are making a stop-over just a few miles down the road in lovely Bend, Oregon, where we have an appointment with the Monaco Beaver Motorcoach Service Center to make a repair and adjustment on our left-forward ‘wing’ (okay, slide). That is set for Wednesday, so once that is complete we look forward to heading west over the Cascades and to the Oregon coast, which has always been a nice treat for us on our numerous visits over the years.
We were seriously considering a return back to Montana and the Glacier country, but with another rally set for mid-September, that does not give us the time up there in “the last best place” that we would like, and that would justify the distance. Our next rally is a California chapter rally that is set for Lone Pine, California, along US-395 in the eastern Sierra (between Death Valley and Mono Lake, south of Bishop). It should prove to be a fun rally for all.
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