Westward Ho!

Today was departure day for the group going to the West Virginia Samboree in Mineral Wells, WV. But, we didn't go today; we will go tomorrow. The plan was to assemble at the Halsteads this afternoon, enjoy a group dinner this evening and start the caravan to morrow morning. That was the plan before the rains came last week. With over six inches of rain in four days no one was anxious to test the soaked and saturated fields behind the Halsteads' home. Six coaches take up a lot of real estate.

The new plan is to meet tomorrow at a rest stop on I-64 west at mile marker 113 at 9:15 AM. We have folks coming from many different directions and varying distances. It will be interesting to see how the group comes together. After assembly we will travel to White's Truck Stop at Exit 205, I-81 south where everyone can take on fuel. A lunch stop in Beckley, WV will allow us to meet up with the Ramers who are coming from North Carolina. The eight rigs will then caravan to Mineral Wells.

It is hard to know what to expect at the Samboree. We know it is dry camping for three nights, and that is not a problem. We have been assured that the parking area will be hardstand, but seeing is believing. The forecast here is for rain beginning tomorrow night and continuing through Friday. Our weather comes from the west; we are likely driving directly into it. Since we will be visitors, we will keep a low profile and see how they do Samboree in WV.

We'll tell you how it all comes out in the next post whenever we have another Internet connection.