Sunday, October 2, 2011
I (Mary) am treasurer of our local southern Ontario motor home group, the Ontario Overlanders. This chapter is one of 450 chapters of the national Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA). Composed of 7 areas, our local area is the Great Lakes Area. Jon Walker, the president of the Great Lakes Area, invited a rep of each of the 35 chapters in the area to meetings at the national HQ building in Cincinnati, Ohio. We spent 2 nights in the campground and met several great folks who are committed to growing the organization. We learned a lot and headed home with enthusiasm and a renewed committment help grow the organization.
A plaque in the lobby tells the story of the founding of the Family Motor Coach Association. "On Saturday, July 20, 1963. twenty five motor coaches arrived on a hilltop in Maine at Hinckley School. They were invited by Bob and Jena Richter to gather for an outing to view the eclipse of the sun. From this meeting, a group was formed to promote and facilitate the ownership and enjoyment of motor coaches."
Ariel photos of past national conventions. Those little dots each represent a motor home parked on a university campus, fairgrounds, and even an aircraft runway. Those conventions have drawn as many as 7000 RVs and include daily and nightly entertainment, excellant seminars on the RV lifestyle, maintenance and safety, vendors of everything for RV life, and making lots of new friends. 
Saturday, October 1, 2011
On Tuesday morning, September 13, Jack and I left home early and headed north of Toronto to cottage country. The trees have begun to turn the lovely Fall colours of red and yellow. North of Barrie, the terrain became more rocky and we often saw inukshuks stacked on the top of the rocks. The day was cloudy and cool but late in the afternoon, the sun came out to make the colours even more vivid.
First, we drove north of Parry Sound to Killbear Provincial Park. Our family camped here for many years. Our sons loved having their holidays here and often friends were camping the same weeks that we were there, so they always had someone to swim, windsurf and just hang out with. Campfires were a great time for stories, food and singing. We have wonderful memories of Killbear.
After spending a few hours driving around the park, we drove east toward the Bracebridge. Our friends, Gerry and Dia TerHaar spend their summer on Bonnie Lake - a small private lake with lots of rugged coastline and lovely scenery. We hiked and ate and enjoyed a fresh fish dinner in Bracebridge on Tuesday evening. They have little bit of paradise just a 2 1/2 hour drive from home. We spent the night and stayed until late Wednesday afternoon before heading home again.
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