Finishing up the FMCA Convention

Even on the 3d day of our seminars we had large crowds. This is just a third of the room for Jim's Google Earth seminar! The room monitors told me they counted at least 400 people for the Picasa seminar. Here's Wayne and Vivian. I wonder if they would have chosen those seats if they knew I always use a couple in the front row to demonstrate taking a picture and uploading to Picasa Web Albums?! We took a couple hours off one afternoon to go see some of the motorhomes on display. I believe the price tag on this one was over 500,000. Sure is pretty. Jim and I took turns monitoring the WiFi hotspot on the last day so we could each pick one activity we wanted to do at the rally. I went to 'Mac the Fireguy's' seminar on fire safety. This is something I've wanted to do for the last several rallies we've attended but never got around to it. I learned a lot. Now we have to buy the foam fire extinguishers. Check out his website and you can learn too. This is important stuff.

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Diandy

Diane and Andy spend a lot of time together on the road ... kinda like Jim and me. Sometimes our name is JimandChris. But, that just doesn't roll off the tongue quite like Diandy! Check out their website and blog at Diandy.com! Anyway, we tore ourselves away from the FMCA convention long enough to go visit them where they were staying nearby, and I'm so glad we did. Less than 20 miles from here is some spectacular scenery. The area is known as Crooked River Ranch. There is a river and an awesome canyon. Here's their site: This is called 'High Desert'. Andy and Jim Diane had some computer questions. Hey Diandy! Thanx for showing us something about the area besides the fairgrounds! We wanna travel more like you! Slow. Someday. :-) Life is Good!

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We Love an Audience

We've been pretty busy here at the FMCA convention. First, we moved to a site closer to the action. Our 'porch' is much nicer now, on the grass! Our first seminar was 'High Speed Internet on the Road' This is always our most popular seminar and this one was no different - standing room only! We just love it. Luckily my cold had cleared up to just an occasional cough - and Jim didn't ever come down with it. So, we had a GREAT time. Then came my seminar, "Every RVer Needs a Blog". Then, the next day, we had Jim's 'Safe Computing.' Most of the rest of the time, we've been helping folks in the WiFi hotspot here. All sponsored by Beaudry.

At the Rally

We moved over to the fairgrounds on Friday. The convention doesn't start till Monday, so we're pretty early. All was in order though, and the volunteers were all out to guide us to our spot. Jim put out the awning and the screen wall that Lynne made us. Then he arranged our chairs and little table under it. Rather homey, don't you think? Our own little corner of this gravel lot! See all that empty space behind us? It won't be for long. Next day - I got up on the roof to take a couple photos of the sea of motorhomes. pretty view too, doncha think?

A day of rest and visitors

We scheduled 2 nights - so one full day - at the Sunriver Thousand Trails park in Bend, Oregon. Nice place. And, by pure coincidence our favorite RVers were also in the area. Lynne and John came over to visit for the afternoon. Lynne and I went for a walk with the dogs. Many parks have an area where dogs can be off-leash, but they are usually small, fenced in areas. Here's Sunriver's off-leash area! Which ones are the geeks? Then come more visitors! Andy and Diane. Life on the road is amazing. This is the third time we've met up with Diane and Andy on the road and none of them were planned. Once in Missoula, Montana. Once in Alburquerque, New Mexico. And now, Bend, Oregon. Obviously, by the time we were a few days away from Bend, we knew the chances were good that we'd be hooking up with them. But it was NOT something we'd planned ahead of time. It just happens. And, the fact that all 3 of us (well, 6 actually - or 8 including the dogs!) were in the same place for a day is such a treat. I just wish I had been feeling better. I'm afraid I wasn't very lively. And, when everybody left, I just went back to bed. Luckily, with wireless technology these days, I could still do my website work, even in bed.

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