On the Move

Hard to believe that the 13th Annual RV Owners Conference at Okanagan college in Kelowna is over for another year.  This is one of my favorite places to be at this time of year.  I thoroughly enjoy the people who organize it, and who do everything in their power to help out when we need it.

I arrived on Wednesday afternoon and spent a couple of days with my friend Gillian Herbert (Baja, California expert) in the Wal Mart lot.  I had forgotten all the people I had met last year while camping in the lot and was delighted to see some of my friends who meet for coffee every morning at Wal Mart…..a bit of old home week.  I’m also delighted that I only had to spend 1-1/2 days before coming into the conference.

Arrived at the college on Friday at noon, checked in, parked, picked up my packet of information and walked around seeing and talking to others who were arriving early.  Almost EVERYONE was new….only a few die hards from last year.

My first class was Saturday and it was Travel Writing. Last year there were 13 in the class. This year 5 had signed up and only 3 showed.  The other 2 found me on Sunday and apologized since their camper and then their truck broke down and they didn’t arrive until Sunday morning.  I really couldn’t get going with so few people.  You know me…..I need a crowd to be funny.  Saturday night was our musical entertainment and I must confess i just sit and drool over the leader of the group. He and his 3 cohorts are here every year, he teaches one class in personal safely and is the head of security for the school.  A major drool fest.  Great musician as well – plays at least 6 or 7 instruments along with pulling on the strings of my heart.

On Sunday I did my RVing as a Solo seminar – there were about 20 and we had lots of laughs.  I learned as much as I taught because some in the group are really up to date with computers and phones and telecommunication.  Great fun…..and I do mean that we ALL enjoyed it.  I gave them enough handouts that they’ll know everything they ever wanted to know about solo RVing.

Sunday night I did a lecture on Morocco – had about 75 people in the audience and got a standing ovation. No one loved it more than I did……got a few book sales out of it but this has been the poorest book sale year since I started here about 5 or 6 years ago.  Just a sign of the times I guess.

Tomorrow I head out to Kamloops.  Will stop into the Save On Foods and see if I can do a signing or two before heading north.  I’ll keep you all posted but in the meantime…..all is well…..and having a great time.  Joei