End of the TRVN Rally and Moving Down the Road

Melbourne, FL

The Tiffin RV Network Rally in Brunswick, GA ended officially on Saturday, but we decided to stay until Sunday before moving on to our next destination.

Once again, we had a great time at the rally. This is our fourth TRVN Rally and we’ve enjoyed each. We

love meeting new friends and catching up with friends we’ve met in past years. Saturday was a beautiful weather day and a group of bicyclists gathered together to take a group ride over on St. Simons Island.


 We gathered near the post office in the middle of

town and rode up to the Fort Frederica National Monument and back. (I covered the Fort in a previous blog, so you might take a look at the April 4th blog if interested.)




The bike ride was comfortably paced along sidewalks

and bike paths. We met several new friends on this ride alone. Like I said, always a good time at these rallies.




Time to head down the road again, so on Sunday morning we packed up and headed south to Melbourne, FL. The drive was about 4 hours and we had an easy time of it as most folks were heading north along I-95. There were plenty of snowbirds leaving FL for the winter, or now that spring breaks were finished, a great egress of folks were leaving for that reason as well.

We’ll be spending a week at Wickham County Park in Melbourne, FL. The park is very nice.

(More on the Park with pictures in tomorrow’s blog.)

We came to Melbourne to visit with my Dad and his wife who live here and to do some “touristy” exploring

at the nearby Space Center. After a visit with them at their residence we went out to a local Chinese restaurant for dinner.  Very good, but very plentiful!




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St. Simons Island and the Tiffin RV Network Rally

Brunswick, GA

On Wednesday before the TRVN Rally actually got underway we took a drive over to St. Simons Island to visit Fort Frederica National Monument, an area administered by the National Park Service.

The first British settlers landed in this area (of what is now Georgia) on February 18, 1736.  They established

the town of Frederica on the southern end of the British colonies near an area contested by the Spanish.

Fort Frederica was established to protect the town from invasion by the Spaniards both from the land and sea. The town began to decline when the war with Spain ended in 1748. Today not much remains of the fort and town other than a few ruins and earthworks.

There is a beautiful garden named the Wesley Memorial Garden and a very old Christ Episcopal Church nearby. 

The Reverand John Wesley conducted services by the first church inside the walls of Fort Frederica.  The

church has a very old cemetery surrounding today’s building and was very fascinating to visit.

The TRVN Rally officially runs from Wednesday thru Saturday. I can’t believe that we are already half way thru it.  We’ve had a great time thus far and as always have eaten way too much!

This morning began with a discussion of modifications and a general “how to” on several items common to many different coaches.  Several very knowledgeable speakers led the discussion and then took questions from the audience. I always learn from these discussions.

Later Karen and I attended a class on Picasa (the Google picture organizing program) and we picked up a few more helpful tips there to assist with the preparation of the blog.

It rained on and off throughout most of the day, but didn’t seem to dampen anyone’s spirits.  Tonight's dinner was “potluck” style and the variety and quality of the foods were excellent.  I don’t believe anyone can leave our meals still hungry!

Does there seem to be an underlying theme throughout the rally? Could it be that RVers love to eat? I believe so.

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Pre-Rally Days at the Tiffin RV Network Rally

Brunswick, GA

We arrived at Coastal Georgia RV Resort for the upcoming Tiffin RV Network (TRVN) Rally on Sunday afternoon after a short 3.5 hour drive north from Bushnell, FL.
The campground is very nice with all concrete pads, paved roads throughout, and a very nice pavilion in which the group will hold our meetings, classes, and of course meals.
The best thing about rallies is getting the chance to re-kindle old friendships again of folks we haven’t seen in awhile. I’m purposely not going to list individual names as I don’t want to leave out anyone.

Ok, I have to make one exception.  I’ve been waiting for see my big Golden Retriever buddy Finnegan again. 

We walked over to Finnegan’s owner’s site and I yelled out his name.  I can’t be certain that he remembers me or not, but he came bounding over with only the enthusiasm that a Golden Retriever has. Good to see you again Finnegan!






The Rally doesn’t officially begin until Wednesday, but as of today the majority of coaches are already here. Trish has taken on the role of food planner and organizer and Monday night we had “salad night”.  There were so many different types of salads brought in “pot luck” fashion by early attendees.  Tonight we had “fajita night”. Trish and her helpers cut and cooked chicken for the fajitas and gathered together all of the fixings.

I believe she indicated that approximately 112 people were in attendance tonight. Wow! The Rally hasn’t even begun yet.  Great food both nights so far and the chance to catch up with many old friends we haven’t seen for some time.  Great rally thus far.  I can’t wait for the “real” Rally to begin.
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