FMCA at Redmond

We are at the fairgrounds in Redmond, OR, for the Family Motor Coach Association Family Reunion, and a big family it is, almost 1900 motorhomes.  This is a much bigger version of what we did in Coos Bay, seminars, coach displays, vendor exhibits and socializing.   Golf carts, trams and feet transport all of us to the hundreds of events day and night.

Jerry has learned about  maintenance of the refrigerator and the engine.  Anna Lee went to a writing seminar (not as good as the one at home) and a Harvest Host seminar on staying at wineries and farms (hopefully we will be blogging about doing just that).

We also volunteered to work in a couple of seminars which meant introducing the presenter and making sure everything was okay.  Easy job and a pleasant way to meet new people.

FMCA has a lot of sub-chapters.  The Gourmands enjoy fine dining and Mitch & Barb invited us to join them in dining with this group at Anthony's in the Old Mill District.   These smokestacks atop REI tower over what is now a high end shopping district.

We all agreed that dinner was delicious and that the group has excellent taste in dining destinations.  Jerry’s clam chowder and crab cakes were outstanding, even people from the East Coast would approve.

Anna Lee enjoyed rainbow trout, reminiscent of her childhood home in Colorado.  Thanks to Mitch and Barb for the wonderful pinot noir. 

The peach slump finished off a great meal.

Mitch, Barb, Don, Carrie, Sandy and Ron show their after-dinner smiles.

The Young Bucs had performed in Coos Bay but the acoustics were so loud we left the venue.  Here, in a large outdoor pavilion, we enjoyed their doo wop.  The next night William Florian, one of a long list of New Christy Minstrels, did a great job of entertaining the motor home crowd with songs of the 50s, 60s and 70s, including our favorite “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”

Speaking of The City, native San Franciscan Jerry celebrated his birthday at Five Fusion in Bend.  This is where food photos are a must.  The escobar, eel, came under a glass lid.  When the lid was lifted, steam rose.   Presentation five star, taste three, price too much. 

However, the tastes in the Tuna Tartar Tower matched its vibrant colors.

The name of the restaurant is demonstrated in a sticky toffee pudding, an Irish dessert presented at a sushi restaurant.  It was delicious but not as good as the ones we enjoyed in Ireland.