Four Guys On A RV And Beads

My DH had one of his biggest wishes fulfilled this past weekend. We camped at the Bristol NASCAR race. Up until we purchased a decent camper, I wasn't willing to camp. But hey, with heat and a good dry (King Size) bed, I'm willing to give just about anything a try.

If you're not a NASCAR lover imagine it like the tailgating you do at a football game, but on a grander scale. Some people stay just to themselves, go to the races, come back, eat and sleep... while others party all day and into the night. We enjoyed a good balance with a nice quite spot in a nice quite neighborhood to sleep in (with electric and our TV with rabbit ears, it wasn't really like camping - well, except for the Port-o-pottie and taking a shower in a stranger's shower - yes, they let us take a shower in their house!) and it was close enough to walk to the track and to visit other campsites and see what fun could be had.

These guys had, what they considered, the perfect setup. Their RV was right on the fence on the main street where everyone walked by on their way to and from the track. They threw beads at all the girls - and no, flashing them was not necessary. Although, if it was the summer race they might have had some takers, but at 55 degrees I'm not sure they had any. But they were having fun. Music was blaring, they had a few beers, which you can see they made art out of in the fencing, (see second pic) and they were having fun yelling at everyone that went by.

Here's our camping spot. Nice and quite in Mel and Rhonda's back yard. They were great hosts. Mel stayed back and kept an eye on everything during the day and Rhonda even made us coffee on Monday morning as we packed up. (Probably grateful the weekend was over!)

A beautiful sunny day at the track!

We walked about a half mile down the road one evening and found a band playing at one campsite... they were actually very good - especially for a free concert!