We arrived in Perry, GA on Sunday March 9. We suffered a little “jet” lag because the clock had changed to Daylight Savings Time and we had driven into the Eastern Time Zone also!!! We had a day to recover before we went in to the Georgia National Fairgrounds to begin our volunteer positions. Our orientation started the eve of the 10th. Our job was parking RV’s. It’s lots of fun standing on the road and telling big rigs where to go. You never quite know what will happen when those same big rigs are coming at you and not always paying the best attention. The hardest part is having to set the alarm clock to get up at 0615. We’re retired and alarm clocks are not part of our routine.
We met some new friends who were parked around us and immediately established happy hour. We sat around and told stories (no campfire due to the rules) and shared drinks. The couple on the left in the picture (Chuck and Cindy from Pennsylvania had their RV for a couple of years, but didn’t know much about it. They were picking the brains of the seasoned travellers. Their biggest concern was dry camping for a week and not being able to empty tanks. We tried to reassure them, but still think they didn’t take many showers in fear of filling the gray tank.
A lot of the fun of the Rally is sharing of information between RV’ers, and meeting new people. It has kept us coming back for more.
We had some really good entertainment every night, but the best was Bobby Vinton (big in the 60’s and 70’s for those who don’t remember). If you haven’t ever seen him…he sings, plays 10-12 different instruments, and does impersonations. He is still quite a showman. Another night a female singer from Orlando named Jaimie Roberts gave a great performance also.
Last year we tried for a Guiness record for whoopie cushion sitting, but we didn’t make it. We know, it’s hard to visualize, but it was interesting. This year we went after a record for most couples dancing at the same time (doing a box step for 5 minutes). The previous record was in Venezuela with 476 couples. We unofficially had 1178. Now if the Guiness people certify us, we’ll be in the record book!!
A while back we had sustained damage to our awning, and on the way through Texas, a bad wind caught it again and we found it flapping in the breeze when we stopped for lunch. One of the great things about the Rally is you can get things fixed. We flagged down the travelling awning guy and ordered a replacement. 
Two guys came to our RV site and totally replaced it in about 40 minutes. That sure beats having to take it in to the shop. Now all we have to do is remember that it’s been fixed and we can actually use it again.
After 10 days in Perry, the Rally was over for the year…to reconvene next April in Albequerque, N.M.
We are always amazed that it takes three days to park all those RV’s, but they can all leave the area in a matter of hours. We also picked up and headed out with the usual — “see ya down the road”… ! We made a short trip to Forsyth, GA to rest up for a day and then headed on to North Georgia. We stopped at the Georgia Mountain Fair Campground in Hiawassee, a place we’ve been before and enjoy the location. It’s in the Georgia mountains. We’re here to visit with Al’s sister Loretta. More on that to follow.