Peachy in Perry - Seminars and Shopping

There was so much to do at the FMCA convention in Perry, Georgia that Hubby and I took one day to shop. We had already purchased a tire pressure monitoring system, a temperature monitoring system for the interior of the RV, and OMG, vibrating pillows. We walked, we took the trams, we looked at RVs. Some of the days were pretty cold and gloomy. But it didn't stop us from walking and walking and more walking.

We shopped for e-bikes. More importantly, they had to fold for transportation. We looked at Jupiter bikes, which were purely electric. Wow! Those things start up quickly. We looked at Freedom Trikes, electric trikes that were a ball to ride. But, I told hubby, I didn't think we'd be likely to take those to a state park. Let alone lift them on and off the hitch rack. Finally, we found B-2 e-bikes. They started up by pedaling, get them moving and kick it into electric gear. We're currently waiting for those to be delivered.

One night, we attended a Chapter block party. This particular Chapter was a group from Tennessee that we joined. It's a small group and we look forward to some adventures with them.

Everywhere we went, we met the nicest people. I'm so glad we got into camping. Hubby, who had never camped a day in his life before we bought an RV had a great time.

FMCA 99th Convention - Peach in Perry (Georgia)

Hubby, Champ, Mouse and I attended our first Family Motor Coach Association Convention in Perry, Georgia last week. I can't believe how many people were there and how well organized it was. A lot of people showed up early, some in large groups. Since this was our first convention, we were allowed to show up on March 11th, two days before the start of the convention.

We were in Lot A on 3rd Street. Except for a handful of class Bs, another handful of class Cs (we were parked between a Forest River Sunseeker and a Thor Siesta Sprinter SK (rear bed) we were surrounded by class A motorhomes of all shapes and sizes. The red one you see there is a 1962 Flxible. It's for sale. Unfortunately, I did not photograph the sale info. It looked pretty awesome. The big green generator was just one of the many in family parking. This one supplied 30 amps to quite a few RVs. Those big suckers aren't too noisy, if you don't have to park next to them. It took a while for them to start some of the generators because at least 50% of the sites had to be occupied. 

We had water as long as our water tanks held out. Our 35 gallon water tank on our Isata 3 probably does not hold 30 gallons. We had it filled once and the black and gray tanks emptied while we were there. It was a unique camping experience. We discovered we like full hookups the best!

Izzy’s First Big Trip

I started this last week on arriving at Georgia National Fairground for FMCA convention.

This is the week of the Family Motor Coach Association’s 99th Convention. It is being held in Perry, Georgia. It is also our first time attending and the first week long trip with Mouse our cat and Champ our dog. Champ does not particularly like cars.

The first day, he whined and cried for anout 45 minutes - about halfway to Chattanooga from our house. Then blessed quiet until we stopped at the Georgia Welcome center. Then whining for a few minutes more.  All was good until we got in line to be parked. He cried so loud, we pulled him out of his crate and he laid down on the floor. So far both are doing better than expected.

We are in a parking area where we are hooked up to generators. I had been worried about the noise, but its been ok.

Izzy performed wonderfully on the highway. She/He handles very well. We still have less than 2000 miles on Izzy, but are pleased with the performance.