Roadtrek Rally Newbie

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I've had my Roadtrek for four years and have driven over 23,000 miles through rolling hills, plains, and deserts, up mountains, into cities and through small towns. So when I saw the listing for the 2017 Roadtrek International Chapter Rally in Goshen, Indiana, I signed up. I stopped Sunday in Naperville, Illinois, for birthday cake and a visit with Aunt Milda, then dinner, dominoes, and a comfortable bed at Matt & Laura's. This morning, after a stop at Dunkin Donuts, I drove south to I-80, then east on the Indiana Tollway to Exit 92: Elkhart. This area is Amish County with several small towns, shops, restaurants, farm fields. Our home for the rally is the campgrounds at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds in Goshen. I pulled in just-in-time for registration where, as a first-timer or newbie, I received my official Roadtrek International badge and rally pin. There are 72 Roadtreks of various ages and models parked here which is really eye-catching as the most I have ever seen on a trip is three. We had a meet-and-greet at 5:00 p.m. I sat on a bench and was quickly approached by Julie, a member of the Solo Roadtrek Club, who introduced me to other solos and invited me to join them for dinner. Dinner was pasta, meatballs, salad, relishes, rolls, cake - all fine for catered food - followed by a performance by Cahal Dunne, an Irish musician with a wide selection of vocal and piano. I headed back to RT as it was getting dark. Settled in, opened a bottle of wine, watched TV.

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