I can't believe our ten days at Albany have finished.I have mixed feelings about it.The rally was, by CMCA standards, small with about 580 rigs and only a few trade stands. That was disappointing. I was also disappointed by the lack of a common area to meet fellow travellers.As the weather was less than perfect, there were not many opportunities to meet outside my existing circle of friends.
Having said that, I now know a lot of solos and probably a couple of dozen couples and we certainly managed to socialise. The solos met for happy hour every day and tried to get together at the evening entertainment. I went to the Rock & Roll lessons with Geoff and Carol and enjoyed both the exercise and the company.
As with any event, you can do as much or as little was you like. I met cousin Donna for coffee a couple of times, did a bit of shopping, played card games, had lunch or dinner at the sports club, attended a Poets' Breakfast, dressed up for the dinner dance and managed to keep busy.
Next year's rallies have been set - Forbes and somewhere close to Canberra for the solos, Bathurst and Canberra for the CMCA. The following year we will be in Tasmania. I could get used to this life. I will certainly try to get to the solos rallies and will see how I feel about the big ones after Bathurst which may have as many as 1500 motorhomes so will be a very different experience.
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