Although it looks like we are living in the swamps, it really isn't too terribly bad. Sure it is wet and sloppy in places but mostly on the paths coming in and out because of all the motorhomes and vehicles traveling them. The only bad thing about where the motorhome is parked is that they mowed the grass before we showed up so all the wet grass clipping stick to our shoes and like to follow us inside the coach. The sun was out most of the day today and it is already starting to dry out. I think by the time we are ready to leave it will be dry enough so we won't have to go mud bogging.
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They parked us nose to nose which is backward from what we are used to. This means that when you wake in the morning and throw open your front window curtains, you are staring right into the front window of your neighbors coach. As you can see in the above photo, there are some pretty old coaches near us. They are actually members of a club called the Bus Nuts. These are old converted greyhound and city busses. Some are done real nice and some look like they had a real hard time getting here.
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As you can see, there is no shortage of coaches here. And this is only the volunteers. The show doesn't start until tomorrow. There is a very large parking lot across from the fair grounds that will fill up fast. At least the weather has cleared up and it should be warm and dry for the show.
Susan and I attended our tram drivers training today. As you may know, we have volunteered to drive trams for the show. I will be the driver and Susan will be sitting on the back as my spotter. After driving 36 feet of motorhome with another 20 feet of car behind it, the tram was fairly easy. However tomorrow with about 5000 people wandering the streets it could be quite a challenge. We have the 4:30 to 6:30 shift everyday of the show. They say we should be able to do a round trip every 15 minutes so that's about 8 trips a day.
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