The end of the rally

all the diesels rolling away....

The FMCA regional rally ended on Sunday. By the time we returned from our glass float excursion, the RV's were streaming out of the casino grounds to their next destinations. 

By early afternoon, the grounds had emptied out and it was very quiet compared to the hubbub of the previous four days.

empty vendor and dining tent 

We had planned to stay one more night before continuing on to Bend, Oregon. However, the entire northwest corner of the country has been experiencing an uncharacteristic heat wave for this time of year, including three-digit temperatures inland where we would be traveling. 
We do have air-conditioners but the prospect of enduring such excessively hot weather is not particularly appealing when the coast is lovely and cool. So we changed our plans and are staying in Coos Bay at the Casino RV Park through the 4th of July, with an eye on any further weather changes. 
That is the appeal and benefit of a nomadic life in an Alpine... have wheels and will travel to where the weather is best.
Besides, a few days of R&R along the bay, the upcoming fireworks put on by the casino, places to explore nearby, and a very handy buffet a few steps away at the casino restaurant, sounds quite pleasant to me.
Oh, and did I mention that my Bernina is with me, as well as several flannel strips that are beckoning to be turned into a scrappy quilt top...