GNR Day 1

Well the GNR has officially kicked off. There are seminars and craft classes, entertainment, and vendors set up all over the grounds. They say there are approximately 1500 RVs checked in with approximately 5,000 people not including the Winnebago reprs and vendors. Jim has been getting educated all day - he also got replacement parts for our kitchen vent fan, awning straps, etc. I enjoyed the entertainment almost all day and especially enjoyed listening to Les Gilham who is a country and western balladeer. He has told some great stories about Buddy Holly, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, the Carter family, etc. They were announcing tornado warnings and severe storm warnings the for evening so that had some of us women quite nervous especially regarding the tornados. We were to evacuate to the bathrooms if we heard the sirens. About 5:45pm it got really dark and I was just waiting any minute for the sirens to go off but they never did. We did get a terrific thunderstorm though. It only last about an hour and the next thing you know the sun was shining. They had a big entertainment gig arranged for that evening, but called it off because the stage was too wet to bring out all the electrical wiring and stuff. So again we ended the day with another of our famous happy hours. Our circle has gotten quite big now - we take up the roadway between the VA and NC RV rows. Still having a great time!