Today, Monday, June 13, started with a delight as we did not have to get up at 5:30am - we slept until all of 7:30am. As the morning was free until noon, we had breakfast, visited, did laundry, washed car slightly to at least get the first layer of dirt and bugs off, visited, talked to other MG'ers about the fixes they completed, had lunch, and visited while we all waited in a line for the stroke of noon when event registration opened.
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| That's Pat looking at the "For Sale/Wanted" board |
As soon as the doors opened, the ballroom was a busy hive of activity as we picked up the registration package, received our pre-purchased regalia, signed up for more activities, shopped till we dropped (or our feet got too tired), looked at every thing at least 2 or 3 times to make sure we didn't miss anything. Then it was off to lunch to get refreshed and ready to go back and do it again. In the afternoon the Human Funkana was held in the parking lot across the street. If you wanted, you rented a Segway and ran a course that was chalked out on the asphalt. Tom and Laura had lots of fun riding the Segway in the parking lot and on the course till they were told it was time to get off.
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| Giving Segway lesson to Suzy (and Corky the dog) |
At 6:30pm we made our way through the casinos to the shuttle (yellow school bus) that took us to the Welcome Reception held at the National Automobile Museum featuring the Harrah Collection. Dinner tables were set up around the various rooms of the museum so your table was not far from the wonderful, awesome, beautiful cars. I took pictures of some of the more interesting cars. I could have taken a picture of each of them but you'll have to see them for yourself someday.
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| This was a car you could sit in to have your picture taken - that's us |
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| This was the only MG in the collection - 1949 MG TC |
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| This is a 1954 Kaiser Darrin - I liked the sliding doors |
We're all set now for tomorrow's events.
Here is today's Snapfish slideshow for the event registration, Human Funkana on Segways, and Welcome Dinner reception at the National Automobile Museum:
http://www1.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=3810927002/a=12190387_12190387/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/
My typing skills are being put to the test today! I am writing from the realtor's office in downtown Nice. Lovely here. Please excuse errors.
ReplyDeleteThe Kaiser was a great car huh? Was it or the Koehler the subject of an ongoing strike to this day!
Neat the museum will let you sit in the cars. No way would that happen here (UK I mean). Loved the cars, real Americana with a touch of Briticana (new word).
What no gambling? I thought that is what Reno was famous for?? Suppose you all have had plenty of gambling with the cars - a true feat for both man (oh ok ladyfolk too) and machine!!! You certainly deserve the respite,
Those things that cruise you around on 2 wheels look harder work than walking to me!
A bientot! Ciao§
Hi Mike - there was just one car that you could sit in at the museum. They had antiquey clothes that you could put on in order to be in period costume for a picture but we opted out of doing that bit. Yes, I thought the segway could be dangerous and I saw two of the people fall off but at least not fall down - but I opted out of that too.
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