Grandma's Baby Tour

August 2008 was a very busy time for Norene. Laura and Melinda were both expecting babies at about the same time. Norene was working for Everyday Math and had teacher trainings to do during the 'baby period'. She took off on a wild tour which took her to Cleveland then to Charlotte back to Cleveland and then to Detroit. What a month for her! Enjoy the pictures of the proud grandma and the new baby boys.

T@B Factory Rally

In August 2008 we attended our second T@B rally. We went all the way to Bristol, IN to the Eby Pine's Campground to visit with other T@B owners. We took a tour of the Dutchman T@B factory. It was interesting seeing how our trailer was built. During the weekend we met many new people and enjoyed evening fires.

Lowe's Track Classic Car Show

The 'Gumdrop' was parked at the Fleetwood Campground next to the Lowe's Race track during the first weeks of April. During that time the Classic Car Show was held at Lowe's Race track. Norene and I spent a day revisiting our past when the classic cars were roaming the roads of our youth.

During our stay we visted with a group of campers who converted old motor coaches to motor homes, the 'Bus Nuts'. What a contrast between these motor coach and the tiny 'Gumdrop'! We had a facinating time learning how these motor coaches were revived and put back on the road.

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Evart Dulcimer Festival

July 2008 - Enjoying Dulcimers at the Evart Dulcimer Festival.

We parked the Gumdrop (T@B trailer) at River Country campground in Evart, Michigan and enjoyed four days of music at the fair grounds.

Norene worked with the hammered dulcimer and Mike worked with the mountain dulcimer. We attended many classes, saw the shows, and caught up on what has been happening in the dulcimer world.

As with all our other trips there were storms. This seems to happen every time we take the 'Gumdrop' out. Yet even storms and bugs didn't stop us from having a great time.

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