Newmar & Friends Fall Rally

Newmar & Friends Fall Rally Sept 16th - 19th.

We are invited to this rally. Info below and click on Poster to see more.

To: Members of the B.C. Dogwood Islanders Klub

From: Dave & Gwen Harris - Hosts

Gary & Mary-Ann Tennent - Hosts

Ian & Lynn Vantreight - Hosts

Rally: Joint Region 9/B.C. Dogwood Islanders Klub

Date: Sept. 16 – 19th 2010

Where: Vantreight Farms

8277 Central Saanich Road,

Saanichton, B.C. V8M 1T7

Come join us for some fun and fellowship!

We have included information regarding the rally, the deadline for

registration and Disclaimer is August 31st, 2010. For Disclaimer click HERE

Seal Bay Fall Rally

The Fall Rally will take place in the Comox Valley at the Seal Bay RV Park and Campground, Sept 10, 11, & 12th.

Rally Hosts are Betty & Gale, Mick & Val, Barbara & Lee

Arrive Friday Sept 10th (after 1:00 PM)

Meet & Greet 4:00 Potluck Dinner 5:30

Social evening cards board games, whatever.

Saturday the 11th, Coffee On @ 7:00 AM

Breakfast at 8:00 Pancakes, Sausage,Bacon/Ham, and eggs done to order.

Spend the day as you wish, relaxing or touring the Valley. (information will be available)

Happy hour at 4:30

A “Local” Dinner will be prepared under the direction of Chef Mick

so be ready to eat around 6:00 followed by a social evening or whatever

Sunday the 12th, Coffee On @7:00 Continental breakfast starting at 8:00

Pack up and depart by 11:00 am. Dump Station available on site, as is fresh water.

Rally Fee $70.00 per coach (two people) Cheques payable to

Betty Dyer by Aug. 31st, her address-

792 Evergreen Ave

Courtenay, BC

V9N 7N5

more pictures

Here is a couple of pictures from Sandy. (as usual click on them to see a larger versions)

And have a read of Sandy's Scribbles below.

Sandys Scribbles

I am delighted to give a report on the Cowichan Bay Rally. We had 32 rigs attending, including 6 first time attendees who all joined the club.

With very short notice, 12 rigs went into the rally site one day early, and with short notice again, 8 rigs were able to stay at no charge, on Sunday night.

The weather was fantastic but we were lucky to have a breeze and to be able to hide in the shade of the dining tent in the afternoons. Wildlife spotted included seals, an Osprey nest with 2 young ones, an otter family, mink and loons. The roads on the spit make for great walking and the local scenery is beautiful. The general consensus is that we should try and get the site again next year. .

We all enjoyed Chinese take-out on Friday night with pot luck desserts and then some of us managed to drop a few dollars playing Pass the Ace. After a hearty breakfast of bacon and Brookes’ “cooked to order” eggs with hash browns, some people managed to get over to the village of Cowichan Bay itself, and quite a few enjoyed a nice lunch at the Rock Cod Cafe. Saturday afternoon a rousing game of Bean Bag Baseball was played under the tent in the shade and the “boys” beat the “girls” 9 to ?? I can’t seem to remember. Pulled Pork, salads and more pot luck desserts were on the menu Saturday night followed by Seashell races. It seemed like everyone managed to win some kind of door prize and Peter and Lenie Johnson won the Ken Williams Award. Sunday morning we cooked up a whole bunch of pancakes and sausages with fresh blueberries and whipping cream. With the rally officially over those of us who stayed and were not expecting new babies just sat in the sunshine for the rest of the day. Gary and MaryAnn Tennent returned to the site at 1:30 AM that night with the announcement of a new grandson.

This was a totally grand weekend, food and entertainment was hardly necessary when in such beautiful surroundings.

NEXT RALLIES:

Seal Bay Resort in Comox, Sept. 10, 11 and 12.

Newmar and Friends at the VanTreight Daffodil Farm in Saanichton on Sept. 18, 19 and 20th

More info on both will be available soon.

Thank You

A big thank you to Sandy, Wayne, Josie, Ken, Lynda and Brook for a wonderful rally at Westcan. The food, fun and games were great as was the weather.

As you can see in the pictures (click to enlarge, as usual) the scenery at the site was beautiful and we were occasionally entertained by the local Osprey feeding their young.

Great rally guys.