Escapade

 As part of the Property Team I was involved with setup. We got started by unloading the Escapee Trailer which was packed full with carts with equipment belonging to each of the many groups involved with putting on the Escapade: Sound, Projection, Property, Smartweigh, the Coffee Team, Escapee Club Cart, etc.

Unloading the trailer

All the carts were brought into the main hall where they were situated where the appropriate teams could access. And then it was setup time although what we  could actually do was dependent on the fairgrounds staff and the Pipe &  Drape vendor. First order of business was getting the stage setup. Our Property Team was fortunate in that the fairgrounds staff and the Pipe & Drape vendor did most of the heavy setups- chairs, tables, dividers. We did have to set up classrooms and when that was done, helped out with sound, projection and the setup of the Market Area and The Row.

The Sound and Projection Team- awfully good at what they do.

A view of some of the Club booths at The Row

A view from the stage

All the set up work began on the 15th and pretty soon it was the 19th and Opening Ceremony. After that it was just a matter of monitoring classrooms and providing any required assistance to the instructors, occasionally having to rearrange rooms based on needs. 

During the course of the Escapade there was always something going on- happy hours, get togethers, visiting with friends- both old and new.

A mini gathering of our Freethinkers Group

RV Country had a daily themed "Happy Hour". Amazing how free booze will bring out a crowd.

6 days of Escapade flew by and then it was time to pack up everything. Which was how we spent 6.24.

And this is what we began from

Packing up included saying goodby to my golf cart

Not to detract from all the good of the Escapade, but we did have some issues. Two friends of ours tested positive for Covid. And they weren't the only ones. We were lucky. And then it was time to leave.