M&M Rally, Kalamazoo

On the opening night we always have a potluck dinner and then spend some time going over the potential activities.  Judy made turkey sloppy joes for everyone.

                                Lunch at Gun Lake Casino.

                     We had happy hours every day in the shade.

                                          Bumper cars.

                                               Go karts.

                      And the crowd goes wild doing the wave.

One afternoon the group toured the Heritage Guitar manufacturing facility above and below.

We had a good time the 3 days there before the rally started and the 5 days of the rally.  The best part is just relaxing and socializing with our friends.  There were 10 HitchHikers in attendance and 20 friends.  The bad thing is that Moe ran away the second day there.  We had her on a leash and went outside the first time and she weaseled out of the harness and ran into the weeds.  All 20 of us and the park workers kept an eye open for her but no one saw her the next 5 days.  A neighbor outside the park across the street saw her once (she thinks) and they along with the park have our contact info if she is captured.  Moe was an indoor/outdoor cat and now she's an outdoor Kalamazoo cat.  I hope someone adapts her and takes good care of her, she's a friendly cat that likes the outdoors.

We returned to Juniper Hills and cancelled our trip to Nebraska and the HitchHiker Eclipse Rally due to our mobility problems, bad knees, both of us.  Judy is doing better and the doctor said she can put weight on the knee she fell on and injured a few weeks ago but she's still wobbly like I am.  Judy starts rehab Monday and I see the orthopedic doctor Thursday.

Here we are all alone again......until the NASCAR fans start arriving in a couple days.