Except for breakfast, the morning and midday times were unscheduled for us, and we opted to take advantage of RV factory tours available in the area.  Newmar is considered an upper end RV, and their plant is at Nappanee, IN, just a short drive from Goshen.  Our tour began at 1 PM, but Kay wore open-toed sandals—a no no for manufacturing plants—and had to remain in the waiting room.  I was quite surprised to see that the structural components, walls, ceilings, floors, cabinets, slides, etc., are essentially the same whether it’s one of their starter motorhomes or one of their million dollar models; the differences seem to be in the size of TVs, Corian versus laminate, and grade of furniture.  Also, the plant was clean, and the workers were self-motivated.  Another interesting factoid is that all motorhomes are pre-sold before they begin production, either being bought by a dealer or a customer.
Much to our disappointment, we missed a roundtable discussion of “Favorites” led by Les, the rally master.  We were anxious to hear about other RVer’s favorite trips, campgrounds, rallies, etc.
A pot luck provided our dinner fare tonight, and it was quite good.  Kay made jalapeño chicken, and once again, we had to watch our intake of food; the basic rule is “if it tastes good, don’t eat it.”  We did eat some meat portions and vegetables, but limited our carbs, fat, and sugar.  Following dinner Sentimental Journeys, a local dance band, played hits from the 1920s through the 1960s.  They were so so, but we enjoyed them nevertheless.
KAY’S TAKE:  We signed up to help prepare the coffee, hot water, and decaf coffee for the large group and tonight was our turn to get things ready for the next morning.  We had a 100 cup pot of defcaf to make and set on a timer; two 55 cup pots of regular coffee and one 35 cup pot of regular coffee (only one on a timer), and a 35 cup pot of hot water on a timer.  It takes a lot of volunteers to help pull off a rally of this size.
I have enjoyed the early morning stretch class that John and Margaret have been leading all week.  It feels really good to get the ‘kinks’ out and stretch really good before I start the day.  We’ve been enjoying walking in the evenings when it’s not raining also.  It has gotten warm during the day but there’s usually been a breeze and in the evenings it’s cooled off considerably.  It’s still somewhat light tonight and it’s 9:30 in the evening.