MAY 16 & 17, 2011 - TUES & WED

Had trouble with my laptop yesterday so I couldn't post an entry. Hopefully it will go through today. Well yesterday we spent the afternoon at the Amana Colonies which is a historic little village with quaint shops in old houses. It was a nice weather day, high 70's, but we sure did a lot of walking. Got some good wine & teas, & cheese. In the evening we attended the opening ceremonies of the rally. There was a military color guard, the mayor of Amana, Iowa gave a welcoming speech & the president of the Bounders of America club, which is hosting the rally spoke, & introduced the group of "newbies" of which we are. Then we were entertained by the jazz band & choir of the local high school. They were very good. Door prizes were given & much to our surprise our name was called for one! We won a wall plaque & gift certificate for the local dairy queen.

WED.

Today in the morning we attended a "first timers meeting" then throughout the afternoon there were seminars on various topics pertaining the Bounder motor homes, such as brakes, motor etc. Richard attended several & said he got a lot of useful information. We had lunch at the dairy queen to use our gift certificate we won. They really have great sandwiches. There was a dinner at the campground in one of the buildings which we attended. The entertainment for the evening was a musical husband & wife team, called "Barefoot Becky" she played the accordion & he played the electric guitar & they sang. They were exceptionally good. They play at festivals in and around Iowa. We bought one of their CD's. Why are they called "Barefoot Becky" you ask? Well her name obviously is Becky & she was raised on a farm and ran around barefoot and that is how she started learning to play the accordion & was tagged that name and it stuck.