Fun At Frederick

Here we are in Frederick, MD for the Maryland Good Sam State Samboree. Festivities begin officially tomorrow, but we are “early birds”, and we glad we chose to come early. We signed up to be in the “generator area”, since this is usually a dry camping weekend. When we arrived we were offered 20-amp electrical service; we gladly accepted. Generators run on diesel fuel.

The “Halstead caravan” assembled at the Quarles truck stop on US 15/US 29 at 10:30 AM. Five rigs departed soon after, and we had a leisurely drive through the Virginia and Maryland countryside. Getting into the Fairgrounds was relatively easy and the staff greeted us warmly. We have good sites and the electrical service is adequate to keep the batteries charged, but not a lot more. Last night was cold, and we expect the next few nights to also be cold. Rain is forecast for Saturday. Oh, happy day!

Our five rigs will be joined tomorrow by several more, maybe six, from our Good Sam chapter. We have already met Don and Kathy Wise who are West Virginia State Directors. They were our hosts in May at the WV Samboree.

We all had dinner tonight at the local Moose Lodge. We discovered we have two Moose in our group: Jim and Bill. I think they would have let us in without a membership, since they seemed to be expecting the campers from the Samboree. We had a very nice dinner for an incredibly low price. Such a deal makes one think about joining the Moose Lodge. Jim says they have campgrounds around the country. The Elks Lodge has a similar reputation among RVers:good food and RV hook ups.

The theme for the weekend is "A Renaissance Faire". Several staff members are in costumes, and tomorrow we expect to see others dressed in period fare. Jousting and other period activities are planned.Vendors are setting up tonight for business tomorrow. There are seminars scheduled and activities planned. This should be a great weekend, rain and all.