North East Regional Area FMCA Rally

The 4th of July weekend was spent at my first FMCA (Family Motor Coach Association) Rally. The rally was very small, as rallies go; only 500 rigs attended. We had 15 Roadtreks here and 3 others across the compound. This picture shows part of the group. I never did get a picture of all of us, either people or Roadtreks:

The weekend was excruciatingly hot. We all did our best to keep cool like put up our awnings, stay in the shade, run the air conditioners, and go into the exhibit halls.

Friday night was a dinner cruise on Lake Champlain. The pictures below are of the sun setting. There are so many because the sky kept getting more and more awesome. I don't think I've ever experienced a sunset that lasted so long. These pictures were taken over the span of half an hour. I took the pictures with my iPhone because, as usual, I forgot my camera. I'm impressed at how well they came out:

The next two days were filled with seminars and workshops. I went to seminars on RV Maintenance; Getting the Most Out of Your Digital Camera; Geocaching; Dutch Oven Cooking; Personal Safety for Women; and an RV Adventure Tour promotion to Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. I also took one workshop in Jewelery Making, which consisted of making two sets of beaded earrings.

We saw the fireworks on both Saturday and Sunday. This is Saturday's fireworks over the compound. The picture was taken from the very top of the grandstand.

And this is a picture of the Van of Discovery decked out to celebrate the 4th of July:

We had a quick rain shower one day that produced a double rainbow. I couldn't decide which was the best picture, so I posted all of them: