The electric heater is running in the camper because it is only 50 degrees out side. We use the electric heater instead of the furnace because I don't have to pay for electricity in the campground but it costs me to buy propane for the furnace. This is suppose to be a cold week with lows in the 30s at night. I guess we didn't head for Florida quick enough, well we will be heading south next week.
Saturday 10/27 was a busy day at the campground. There was a Flee Market along with Halloween activities and Trick-or-Treating.
Bev was busy all week getting ready for the Flee Market and spent 11:00 am to 3:00 pm sitting at a table outside in the cold with her crafts. It wasn't a real great Flee Market because there were only three tables including Bev's. It was cold out and she froze her butt although she enjoyed doing it.
Here is Bev's table and she did sell some of her goodies although she didn't expect to get rich here.
When she returned to the camper she told me not to expect to buy a new Class "A" motorhome with her proceeds.
They also had a band "Amber Waves" playing in the area of the Flee Market which detracted from their sales. Amber Waves band is a family of full time RVers that travels around in their converted old bus. The family consists of the Father, Mother, twin 18 year old girls, a 12 year old boy, and the youngest daughter 7. They are a Blue Grass Band from Colorado that started their new life in January of this year. Bev thought they all had lovely voices however the 12 year old boy was really exceptional on the violin. Living on the road the children are "Home Schooled". (I did not get a picture of them.)
On the other side of the building was Halloween entertainment for the kids.
Everybody in the campground gets around on their golf carts.
There was a costume contest for Kids, Adults, and their furry friends. One guy had his pet pig in costume. (I did not attend so no pictures.)
I had to hang out at the camper because from 3:00 to 5:00 pm was Trick-or-Treat. Bev was still at the Flee Market so I had the awesome responsibility of passing out candy. This is the view from my patio waiting for the kids to arrive. The bucket has the candy.
We had a ton of candy but after one hour I had to shut down because I ran out of candy. (Yes I did eat some.) We bought a bag of 230 mixed candies from Walmart and it went fast. The problem was I thought they were the small bars but they were actually micro mini bars with only one bite per. I passed out 3 at at time but should have only given out 2 at a time. Well there are a ton of campers at this campground so the kids made out pretty good anyway.
It was a lot of fun interacting with all the people that came by.
Sunday 10/28 was time to check out the area now that Bev is done with her Flee Market. We headed for Castle McCulloch in Jamestown, NC.
Castle McCulloch is an old gold mining area that has been converted to have all types of events. They hold a lot of events and Wedding receptions there and have a place to pan for Gold and Gems. You buy a bucket of dirt and try your luck at panning. Bev was interested in checking out the panning because she is always looking for rocks and gems for her beading.
When we arrived though the panning area was shut down. Probably because it was the end of the season. They did have an event going on though, The Wizard of Oz. They had characters from The Wizard of Oz along a trail that kids would follow and interact with. The place was filled with kids and their parents.
Good Witch
Here are pictures of the Castle and grounds.
It was interesting walking around the area even though Bev didn't get a chance to pan for Gold & Gems.
On the way back we stopped at the North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park which is located at a rest area along I-85. It is dedicated to the 216,000 North Carolinians who survived and the over 1,600 who were killed or missing in the Vietnam War.
Wall of Names
Any war memorial touches me deeply.
Along the way we stopped at Super Walmart to pick up groceries. We got a great looking steak so guess what we had for supper. There is nothing greater than steak on the grill which we had with baked potatoes and fried onions. Oh the life of an RVer.
Good luck to anyone waiting out Hurricane Sandy.
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