Friday – the day the Rally officially begins.  The weather was beautiful!  We hung out and didn’t do too much – we had to wait for the trailer washer to arrive, and he wouldn’t commit to any specific time.  Throughout the day more Airstreamers arrived – there will be 20 rigs eventually – and we enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere.  As the afternoon wore on we were looking forward to happy hours with the whole group.  Finally, at 4:00 pm,  the trailer washer arrived and he did a great job cleaning up the Villa – after two months in the desert of the Southwest, then two weeks sitting in storage at Mentone Beach as the Santa Anas blew through, it was filthy!  Now it is shiny again…

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Finally we joined the much-anticipated Happy Hour.  It was terrible!  The food and drink were great!  The people were great!  But with this beautiful weather and a lovely shady patio, they crammed us into a room half too small, with a too low ceiling.  We were crowded and cramped and the noise was deafening…

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I hung around as long as I could, then I moved outside and sat on the patio.  It was nice…

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Finally some others came out and we all sat around in the dark at the empty camp site behind the Villa.  It was lovely…

So we turned in early…

And an enjoyable time was had by all…