Re: [tabtrailers] Re: Meals for the Mammoth Cave Caravan??

Mornin' Eileen...

Last year, our Caravan traveled so well together because of several factors...

1) traveling on the Blue Ridge Parkway & Skyline Drive at 45 mph
2) starting out with 6 and dropping to 5 T@Bs on Tuesday
3) taking turns leading and bringing up the rear
4) being flexible in terms of stopping for stretch breaks and giving T@B Tours (LOL)
5) planning meals as we went

This year we'll be on the Parkway again and then in the Smokies. But instead of 5/6 T@Bs, this year we'll start out with 10 (T@Bs & T@DAs, pick up Gid & Terry in Townsend and then lose a couple along the way as they head out to different destinations. This has forced us to make a few reservations ahead of time that we didn't worry about last year.

I can't wait for the rally and to hit the road with the gypsy caravan! It's going to be awesome!!

See you soon!

Sharon in NC
SplashT@B #2487
"Peace, Love & Camping"

--- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, Robert Pierce <eerwpierce@...> wrote:
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> Hi Sharon,
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> Sounds like to good plan to me, we can play it out along the way.  Usually works
> out better that way. 
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> Eileen
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> From: Sharon Sigmon <wsbswsbs@...>
> To: tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sun, April 3, 2011 9:23:04 AM
> Subject: [tabtrailers] Re: Meals for the Mammoth Cave Caravan??
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>  
> Hey Carol...
>
> Well, we did a little bit of everything you mentioned. Here's what worked last
> year on our Caravan from the BRR to Gettysburg...
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> Most mornings we ate breakfast in camp, but we did eat together at Bluffs Coffee
> Shop on the Parkway on Monday and hit McDonald's on our way home on Sunday
> morning.
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> Most lunches were picnics together along the Parkway and Skyline Drive and one
> at a Parkway coffee shop. Lunches in Gettysburg were on our own or in small
> groups since we were off playing tourist.
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> Suppers were a combination of cooking in camp and eating together (not a
> potluck) and going out as a group to local restaurants. We usually had happy
> hour late in the afternoon that kinda turned into supper. I think we went out to
> a restaurant 3 times.
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> As for grocery shopping, we did a little of that after supper on Monday night in
> Roanoke and when we got to Gettysburg.
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> Making decisions about meals wasn't too difficult with 5 or 6 T@Bs last year,
> but our Caravan count has doubled this year!
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> There are several good restaurants in Townsend where we could all go for supper
> on Monday night and I'd like to stop at the Colonel Saunders Museum & Restaurant
> for lunch on our way to Cumberland Falls on Wednesday. Those are the only two
> suggestions I'm going to put out there for everyone.
>
> I hope this helps! See you soon!
>
> Sharon in NC
> SplashT@B #2487
> "Peace, Love & Camping"
>
> --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Kelley" <clkelley564@> wrote:
> >
> > Just starting to think about meals and such for the Caravan. I got
> > breakfast down pat as yogurt and oatmeal or cereal bars are pretty much a
> > staple for me, and I figure most lunches will be out somewhere on the road,
> > but what about dinners?? Did ya'll pitch in/pot luck every evening, eat
> > out??, cook on your own?? Did ya'll try to plan and pack all the food ahead
> > of time, or was a grocery stop (or two or three) on the agenda??
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> > Carol
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> Hi
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