JDUB - Sorry you missed the festivities, and even more sorry that we missed seeing you and Rae.
Take care of that nerve and we will see you at POG X,
Ken
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JDUB - Sorry you missed the festivities, and even more sorry that we missed seeing you and Rae.
Take care of that nerve and we will see you at POG X,
Ken
JDUB,
Sorry to hear that you're still hurting. I know from personal experience just how badly that can hurt.
Glad I had a chance for a quick visit during the oyster delivery....
Take care of yourself and we'll see ya down the road.........
Fifty POG Oysterfest participants gathered in the reserved banquet room at the Original Oyster House in Foley, AL Saturday to enjoy more wonderful food and each other's company. Much laughter and animated conversation could be heard throughout the meal that later turned into moans of misery and discomfort from the overstuffed diners! :p
As usual. the food and company were enjoyed by all at the final planned activity of Oysterfest 2011. No doubt, many in the group will gather again this evening around the fire pit at Ken Robertson's coach to cap off the wonderful weekend before heading our separate and diverse directions tomorrow.
I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to every POG Oysterfest 2011 participant whose attendance, cooperation, assistance, and good humor made Oysterfest 2011 so enjoyable! I hope you will agree that the weekend was a success. The kind, generous comments from many of you regarding my efforts are humbling and much appreciated - but I must tell you, I had a blast working with the staff at Bella Terra to coordinate/facilitate the event. Having said that, I would also like to thank Julie, Courtney, Tara and the developers/owners at Bella Terra for helping to insure everyone's enjoyment during our little event! I can only hope that everyone found the resort as enjoyable as Vita and I did! And how about that weather, huh? Perfect! :cool:
Here are a few pictures from today's lunch:
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I hope everyone had a wonderful time! Safe travels home (or wherever your next destination may be). See you all next year?
JDUB - so sorry we missed getting to meet you and even more sorry that you're hurting so bad. From experience, I know that you sure appreciate that Rae can drive the bus and get you home safely! Many times, I've depended on Vita to take over behind the wheel when I get too tired or my eyes start acting up! Best wishes for a speedy recovery and hopefully we'll get to meet you at another POG event soon!
Tonight, several of the Oysterfest attendees gathered around the fire pit at Ken Robertson's bus to sample more great food, toasted marshmallows and good conversation. Here are a few pictures from the evening:
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The fire pit.
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My Shih Tzu's basked in the extra lovin' supplied by the fire pit group! Scooter lounges in Eric Faires lap, while the baby, KC is held lovingly by Carol Cleverdon.
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Vita is so coveting the bay grill set up in the H3 that Ken brought!
The big Morning moon over Bella Terra:
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Well, we just pulled onto I-65 North Atlanta bound and Oysterfest 2011 is "in the books"! I've said it numerous times before, but I'm going to say it again! Vita and I had a blast from start to finish. The food, the weather, the resort, and most importantly - the people, made this one for the memory books for me! Thank you to each and every one of you who participated and were so complimentary of the events we planned and shared together! A lot of you complimented me for "all my hard work", but I'm being totally honest when I say it sure didn't feel like work! I thoroughly enjoyed the process from beginning to end and it was more than enough thanks to get to see so many of my beloved POG friends enjoying themselves and each other's company! We loved meeting and spending a little time with each and every one of you. I appreciate the way you were so inclusive of this old "road whore, hippie looking ex-musician" with no current socially redeeming values to his name! (That's where Vita comes in - she's the "face" and "voice" of the Terry team! :p)
I can't wait to have another opportunity to see any and all of you again! If anyone thinks of a good excuse for another mini-rally in the southeast - count us in!
We are home in Oklahoma City. No road problems. Safe trip. Greatly enjoyed visiting with those we did. Wished we could have visited more with those we didn't. Roger, Michael, Vita, Reagan, Betty, Ann, John and everyone else who made our week so enjoyable--Thanks so much. Look forward to next time.
Neal and Carla
Wish I could receive some LOVE like "SCOOTER". Is he not soaking it up!!!!!!!!! Typical BUS DOG!
Made it home safely after an afternoon of shopping at the outlet mall. Had a great time and hoping to see everyone again soon. Also, good luck to the high rollers in Mississippi!
Bonnie
Bonnie: Micki is the highest roller so far tonight, but she says it will take another day to be up to same level as you.- But a long long way to catch Jo.
The High Rollers are overloaded on their steer axles after the feeding last night!
Back in Clearwater this morning after dropping off the Divine Ms. M at our house in Gulf Breeze and will try to wrap up the winter season this week. Many thanks to Vita and Micheal for a really great job. Also, what a great job Courtney and her team did for us at Bella Terra. I've already set aside a date for our next Parliament Travel Club rally for the fall.
Thanks again for a wonderful weekend.
Howdy everyone - Back home, safe and sound, after a fantastic stay at Oysterfest ( obviously, needs to be an annual event ). Enjoyed all the old friends, and especially getting to know the newer members. Got Doug and Lee ( LEDO ) and the herd of dust mops home, and they can't wait for the next get-together. A hearty second to Steve's comment on the BT staff.......Exceptional.
See you down the road, Ken
Oysterfest has been an annual event. Coaches have been meeting at a campground in Mobile for a number of years. I think some years there were spring and fall gatherings. I believe there were three or four coaches originally. It has been posted on the forum every year for anyone to attend because that's how we found out about it. However, in the past it was much less structured with no real organized activities. However, Shady Acres, where it had been held in the past, certainly could not handle the number of buses that attended this year. Thanks to everyone who made this year a great get-together.
Bonnie
During Oysterfest 2011, many of you expressed interest or had questions about the golf cart that travels in the front bay of our bus. For those interested enough to check it out, I thought I'd supply website and contact information for the company. The company is called Wheels To-Go Electric Carts. Their website is at http://wheelsto-go.com/. Brad King is who we deal with - great guy! His e-mail address is bking@wheelsto-go.com. Let me know if you have any other questions!