Last Day at the Rally

Wally Barbee performed at the Rally at the Rock's last evening. She is from Branson, Missouri. She was a great performer, who also told many funny jokes.
Manuel wore his jean shirt with the embroidered Phaeton logo. Richard mentioned this to the gentleman at the gate and they all gathered to see his shirt.

We and the Kings had jean shirts embroideried with out RV logos. We had our names put on our shirts, too.
We visted this Embroidery booth. Alma and Rocky Smith were excellent at embroidering our shirts.

Richard took a picture of Manuel and me on a statue turtle so we could send it to Larissa and Arianna. The Family Coach Motorhome Association held a breakfast at the Wyndham Hotel on the last day of our Rally.

They served approximately 3000 people. They reported at least 1500 RVs present at this Rally.

Dinner & Entertainment

Tonight Johnny Counterfit and his band performed. They had very good music and very comical, too. Counterfit is a good impressionist. Great entertainment. Sorry that this is not a very good picture. More scenery photos....
We rode the trolley from North Little Rock to Little Rock.

and more scenery......

Manuel and I went out to dinner at the Flying Fish. Patsy and Richard went out to dinner with their daughter, Deanne, who lives here in Little Rock.

Manuel returning from the Rally mall with a couple of things he bought.

Photos from The Peabody Hotel

We went into The Peabody Hotel to take pictures from the 18th floor. It was an awesome sight from there. We could see many many RVers. The setting was just beautiful along the banks of the Arkansas River. It is walking distance to the Ball Field, the Alltel Arena, the Rally Mall, the Arkansas Queen and many other locations.

The Arkansas River area has miles and miles of RVers. The Dickey-Stephens Ball Park is across the street where all the evening entertainment was held. There are at least 1500 RVers attending The Rally at the Rock.

Farmers Market

We went to the Farmers Market and bought freshly picked fruits and vegetables.
They had beautiful and very colorful mums.
Manuel, Patsy, and Richard at the Little Rock Farmers Market.

Seminars, Exhibits, and Entertainment

Tonight they had Veterans Recognition Night. The Guest Speaker was Daniel Bacon, Metal of Honor Recipient.The entertainment for the evening were The Homesteaders. They sang gospel, country and they were also comics. They were very entertaining.
The Homesteaders had many comedy skits. They had us all laughing.
We attended several seminars. These seminars offers a lot of good information on RVs.
We attended a Business Expo at the Alltel Arena. Manuel and Richard are checking out the new model RVs. Patsy and Richard in line for Margaritas.

Coach display area.
This is not a very clear picture and hope that Richard has a better one to share with me. I will post it if I get it. They had The Welcoming Ceremonies at Dickey Stephens Ball Park. Govornor Beebe and the Mayors of Little Rock and North Little Rock gave their welcoming to all the Family Motor Coach Association attendees. We had live music by the world famous Sonny Burgess and the Pacers. This was an old group of musicians but they sure had some good music. Of course, Manuel wanted to dance but I held him back. They also had Ms. Arkansas present at the opening. We had a wonderful day and evening.

The Old State House/Electric Streetcar

Richard shared some of his pictures with us. The Arkansas Queen picture is taken from the Electric streetcar as we go over the bridge.

Patsy, Richard, Manuel and I decided to ride the electric streetcar. We enjoyed the tour of Little Rock. Manuel and I in front of the Old State House. Patsy and Manuel in front of the Streetcar while Richard and I take a picture.

Clinton Presidential Library

Visited the Clinton Library today. Very interesting! Manuel and I had soup and salad at Cafe 42 at the Clinton Library. The Cafe was named because Clinton was the 42nd Governor of Arkansas and also the 42nd President of the U.S.

Rally Park Area, Little Rock, AR

Sitting around the Arkansas River walkway in front of the camping area. We are with the Kings and the Stampers.

Arkansas Queen River Cruise

We took a Dinner Cruise on the Arkansas Queen. They had a Gospel Group performing. We really enjoyed this spiritual music.

Rally Grounds

We arrived at the Family Motor Coach Assoc Rally grounds on Monday, September 22, 2008. We were the 2nd in line to enter the grounds. The Kings were 1st. There was a very long line after we were parked. There are hundreds and hundreds of Motorhomes in North Little Rock. They are expecting 1000-2000 Motorhomes for this rally.

Arkansas Veggie & Fruit Stand

We bought some very good and fresh fruit.

Lake Maumelle Park, Little Rock, AR

Drove to Little Rock, Arkansas today and camped at Lake Maumelle Park. We had a relaxing day. Had a cook out with Richard, Patsy, Marynelle and Wayne. Will head out to North Little Rock for early arrival at the Rally at the Rock.