Tue - Dec 31/13

Slept in until 9 am.

Spent the day doing little jobs. A few more baskets to sort out and store. We will take our time and hopefully have everything re-organized over the next few days - ah! the joys of leaving home after an ice storm!

We left for the New Year's Eve Dance in the Rec Hall a little after 8 pm. The Rec hall is less than a 2 minute walk from the RV. It officially started at 9 pm; however, ii appears being 45 minutes early still meant we were 15 minutes late! Luckily, there were still a few (very few) spots still open.

We sat with other folks with home bases as close as Charleston, SC and as far away as Ontario (like us). The folks from Trenton, ON have been here for a few months. The Charleston couple came in, like us, this past Sunday. The other couple are regulars who have been coming here for 9 years. No idea on the number here tonight - my guess - 400 or so. I'm sure we will meet most of them at some time over the next few months.

The tradition for main events here is complimentary beer (pitchers), cold sodas, bottled water, snacks and popcorn for the guests. The event committee holds a 50-50 draw that defrays the cost! Neat!

The band was great! They played a good mix of Oldies and Country tunes that had the dance floor hopping. We laughed when their opening number was a favourite song of ours: John Anderson's " Swingin' !"

And we were Swingin', yeah just-a-swingin'
Little Charlotte she's as pretty as the angels when they sing
I can't believe I'm out here on her front porch in this swing
Just-a-swingin'

 

(My wife's name is Charlotte)

 

They projected Time Square onto the large movie screen as the New Year approached and everyone counted down to midnight.

 

Wishes for a Happy New Year all around and we were soon on our way back to the RV.

 

This was a great start to the New Year!