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Brookesville 09 

Cold as Florida can get!  

There is a reason we live and play in Florida, I don't know about you but I don't "do" cold!  I don't dream of playing in the snow and though many people have told me I really should give snow skiing a try, I just can't get my hands around the notion.  No, I'm a born and breed Florida boy and thats where my interests lye.  I'll tell ya though the temps at the Brookesville rally dropped to 19 deg. at the rally which conjured up thought of places well diggers work, I think all who made the rally will agree we had a fantastic time.

Thanks for Dan & Cat Meyer for the awesome food, Dan actually cooked eggs to order outside in the cold   , our own "short order cook!  This rally is put on in Brookesville each year so those that would like can attend the FMCA rally nearby and this rally has become one of the anticipated high points of the rally season.  Over the years we have worked with the Sand Hill Boy Scout Ranch to put together a pretty comfortable location for a rally so naturally we regard this as our own special place.  Today, we actually have a meeting hall with all the amenities   and through the hard work of Pat Brewer seen here with a long time Sunshine States Member Frank Jenkins, we have a great place to hold this annual event.  How many clubs can call a venue "their own"?

Yes it was cold this weekend, one report put Brookesville on the national news actually reporting the temperature where we were on Friday night-- good to know the world is watching and putting us in their thoughts but we were prepared, well pretty well.  Just as coats may now be optional in the "Oval Office" at the White House, a furnace is an optional appliance here in Florida.  There are only a few weeks that it ever gets cold enough in the sunny south for a "fire monster" but this actually was that weekend and the 200 amp power service we had at our fledgling park was not enough.  There were several coaches that seemingly got colder inside than out!  Not really but trying to sleep with no power in temps in the low 40's is not why we live here!  Morning came as it always does and the hot coffee and warm hearts brought everyone back to life and the rally was a huge success even with the cold.  Our Florida sun did it's thing so by 10AM all of us did like the other reptiles here do, we looked for a flat rock to lay on and soak up the heat from the sun! 

Again, thanks to all who braved the weather and made this rally all that it was, below are random pics taken during the weekend.  Enjoy those and next year if cold is in your bag of interests, you may just want to make this rally.  Good think it happens only once a season, one cold rally was good for me.  They say variety is the spice of life so OK, lets shake a little of this stuff on our pancakes!

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