Bob:
Well tomorrow is the BIG day and the Admiral (Sharon) and I have you in our prayers.
As usual (when we come to QZ which is not always) we are one of the few ones still here. Yesterday we collected our chairs from the fire ring, and there is only one blue folding camp chair left. I am not sure who's it is.
It looks like our first timer friends we encouraged to come to the rally may be the last to leave - Glenn and Mary. I wish you could have met them. They just loved the Rally as first timers and are hooked and will be returning in the years to come. I am sure you will enjoy meeting them next year as they will enjoy meeting you. Every thing worked out fine for them as first timers. Well just about everything. They had one of their little campfire tables disappear at your fire ring at the pot luck supper. We hoped it would re-appear, but guess that is not going to happen now that everyone is nearly gone. But Glenn said the table was a small price to pay for a wonderful rally in the desert.
Glenn and Mary may be the last ones to pull out since Sharon and I are leaving this morning in about an hour and Glenn and Mary are staying at least another day. They just can't tear themselves away from the sunsets and your fire ring.
There are two other RVs besides the two pairs of us but not sure who they are. In fact, other rigs have pulled in as the Rally dissipated, and am not sure if there are any rally members left or not besides us. The dawn is breaking as I type this (sun just below the horizon) and I am about to go outside and install the Brake Buddy. I hitched the car up last night, so that job is done. Am going to take one more stroll with my morning coffee up to say goodbye to the Bob Buchanan Fire Ring and then Sharon, Smoky, Sky, and Reba are off!
We pray you have a successful day tomorrow, my friend. I am sure you will. We greatly admire your energy as a solo RVer and we appreciate the special problems and logistics that involves. The Admiral and I were talking about it a few minutes ago over coffee and realize how suddenly that could happen to one of us. If I am the last one to turn out the light I am absolutely certain I will be joining your solo RVing lifestyle. The Admiral, on the other hand, believes she would retire from the RVing lifestyle and return to family and a more "usual" lifestyle. I love her for the time she is spending to roam with me and I am fortunate to have such a supporting and helpful mate.
Cheers Bob, and see you next year!!
Smoky, The Admiral, Sky, and Reba