Each year, the RV/Camping show in Green Bay is our first precursor of spring. For five hours, we tramped through two huge adjoining buildings, the Green Bay Arena and the ShopKo Center, looking at recreational vehicles in every size imaginable. We talked to campground owners and bought our 2011 state campground sticker which will give us half price admission.
We were joined by the Battens from Batavia, Illinois. We first met them at Beaver Lake in the Chequamgon National Forest. They drove up from Illinois because they want to change from their current camper to something larger that will also serve as a traveling office. The Stellicks, who live near High Cliff Park, were there, too, thinking of upgrading from a pop up to a hard sided camper.
Gary was in his element, taking our friends around to talk to vendors he knew. We were not buying anything this day, but he could help with the decision making process. He is moving closer and closer to deciding that he will join me this summer on my trip west. If we were to buy a new camper, it would have to be one with a second bedroom that could be converted into an office for me, a place I could work on various writing projects. But that will probably have to wait for another year.
The next step toward spring will come in February at the Boat Show. This year, kayaks and canoes will be part of the show for the first time. Gary is very interested in adding a kayak to his flotilla of canoes so we'll be back in Green Bay, tramping through the Arena and Center.
March brings spring, my birthday, and likely our first canoe trip of the year.
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