Alumapalooza, Airstream Rally to Mecca

We are going to Alumapalooza. Ya, that's right, MECCA for the Airstreamer. It's held every year on the grounds of the Airstream factory in Jackson Center, Ohio and when I heard that (saw, actually, I think, on the interweb) I booked us in immediately. It will be our second Airstream Rally. I can hardly wait to go and am going to have to UNpack the Airstream a little before we do. Our FIRST Airstream Rally, was this past December. At Christmas, we dragged our beloved tin can, the Heirs'Dream, full of labradors to Florida so our co-owned dog could visit his summer parents. After, we headed south to Key West and stayed in the SugarLoaf Key KOA for New Years.On the way there, our little tow vehicle's air conditioner blew just 1 mile after we saw this sign!

I wouldn't let the poor dogs out for fear of losing one to a crocodile. Johnny (the brilliant one) watched the sunset from the door of the trailer.

Once we arrived at SugarLoaf KOA, WHATTA WHATTA blast we had! I even met a cute Rocket Scientist to set up with my sister. Lucky for him I'm a Newlywed!!!!! We visited friends who were also wintering south of Canada in Fort Meyers and then we attended the CanOpener2012 which is held near Santa Rosa Beach at TopSail Hill State Park and it was AHmazing; the park AND the Rally. The beaches there are white sugar sand and I just loved that the locals call it the Redneck Rivierra.

We are going back to do it all over again this Christmas. The most valuable thing I learned was: when staying in State Parks, be sure to have Breakfast with the Ranger (organized by the CanOpener peeps and soooooo appreciated) or take the Tour with the Ranger. I learned tons that I'll never forget. (Oh yeah, it's a tie for Most Valuable thing I Learned; I also learned "Be careful what you dance around in, 'cause it could end up on YouTube as a PROMO video" 30 more sleeps til we leave for Ohio!