Cap & Connie, First of all, don't be intimidated because you haven't been to a GTG yet. You will have a ball, and you won't have to worry about being newbees, since a lot of others will be first timers too. The following is for everyone, not just you.
Bring food for yourselves for Friday night. We are doing a wandering feast and libation tour but it is all very casual and will be what it will be.
Campfires are allowed on every site, and somehow we seem to wind up at Jim and Patty's, but that isn't chiseled in stone.
Saturday night dinner is in a screened in pavilion with a nice big fireplace. Not sure what the regs will be regarding firewood so if you want to bring some packaged firelogs please do!
We'll have a portable CD player available so bring your favorite Christmas CDs for dinner music.
As far as food goes, my mantra has been bring enough of something really good for 8-10 people, and if past experience counts, we won't starve.
I plan on bringing a couple commercial style sterno plates for things that have to stay warm, but the more you can do for yourselves, the better.
The best thing about this is we have over a week and then friday and saturday to get it together, and I'm confident everyone will have a blast!

Danny my son and I can set up a computer with Christmas songs and would be very happy to do so.
I will run through my Boze radio so it is very compact and easy to transport.

REALLY SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT TIME, LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING THERE, THANKS,,, BOB & CONNIE

We are going to be cleaning and packing for the Florida GTG. We will be leaving Tuesday A.M. to arrive at the campground on Wednesday. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Here's the latest weather forcast. Not too hot but then not too cold either.
http://www.weather.com/outlook...m_ven=AOLSvc&promo=0

It looks like both rp's barth and Mary Ray will have roadworthy Barths for the trip!

Mary Ray told me she was doing a shake-down run yesterday but I haven't heard any results. Hope everything was OK!

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Originally posted by Danny Z:
Mary Ray told me she was doing a shake-down run yesterday...

If she's anything like me, her shakedown run is her launch point.

I sure hope everything is ok.

Just a reminder. Only a couple of days left to look through the house and find that ideal Christmas gift for your Barth friends. Remember, you can't go buy anything. Oh, and that Bottle of 25 year old Scotch is probably in the liquor cabinet. . See ya this weekend.

Nick & Donna

Hi Dan,
Barb has just told me she will be making a couple dozen brownies to bring. So you can add that to the list. Of course thats only for those with a sweet tooth!!!
It's getting close-----

Jim

Looks like me are going to be trying to get a spot for Friday night,we booked 51A for Saturday, but now are able to do 2 nights, there are some spots a little out of the way we could get, but thought id see if there is any open spots in the group that wasnt being used and would like to get their money back on it, looking forward to seeing everyone and all the Barths, capt Bob

Good luck Cap. Any spot you can get in for Friday would be walking distance, it's not that big of a park. Today's weather report sounds pretty good for Saturday and Sunday, but still kind of chilly by our standards.
http://weather.aol.com/forecas...us/fl/tampa/id/33609

Hey Guys!
Helen & I moved ourselves and the cats into The Barth Sunday Evening. We are loaded and ready to head out sometime on Wednesday. I planned on getting The Barth detailed this week for the trip but it is raining and is supposed to continue raining through Wednesday so that will not happen Can't wait to see you guys !

I am soooo looking forward to this GTG since I missed the DC GTG. We are planning on leaving tomorrow.

Mary, you keep getting earlier, so what are your plans for Tuesday and wednesday? O'Leno State Park is nice and right on the way. Off at mm414 and back on at mm399. You're just running parallel to 75 for that run. Very easy driving. Another recommendation is Suwanee River State park. You can jump off 75 north of I4 and cruise through some beautiful country roads, then re-join the ratrace south of I4 by going through Live Oak. Just some food for thought.