Many of you have expressed interest in camping in January.

There are available sites at the Vineyards Campground on Lake Grapevine, for our traditional third weekend, Friday January 18th-Sunday January 20th. It is a beautiful park, even in January. Please note the following points:

* Website is http://www.vineyardscampground.com

* Because of the late date, anyone interested will be responsible for making your own reservation. We will not have an official host.

* Because of the probable colder weather, and the only facility being an outdoor pavilion, dinner will be at restaurants on both Friday & Saturday (to be announced-suggestions welcome).

* Tami & I will provide coffee and pastries on Sat & Sun morning at our site.

* While rates are a bit high, they do offer a Good Sam discount, and a Sr. discount for anyone over 62.

* FYI they have sites with both full hook ups and those w/water and electricity. As of this moment, there are a fairly good number of each available. Most sites also have fire rings.

* Some nice full hook up sites include 13, 14, 9, 10,11,4,6,17,16,18. Tami & I will be in 15. These are
all full hook ups, but there are also many very nice water/electric sites.

* I spoke to the gatehouse and they recommend that you NOT make reservations on line, but call toll free 888-329-8993. The reason for that is because if you reserve online and need to cancel for bad weather (which is of course possible in January) the fee is
$10 for any length 2 weeks or more in advance, or one nights fee if you cancel less than two weeks in advance.

However, if you reserve via the gatehouse, and then need to cancel, they can arrange a credit for you for a future date. This information was given to me verbally over the phone. I think we can trust its validity. Apparently, the website is outsourced and does not provide that flexibility.

* There will not be any planned activities on Saturday, but Grapevine Mills, historic downtown Grapevine and Bass Pro Shops are all only a couple of minutes away. :)

* If/when a business meeting is to be held will be the decision of Madam President-AKA Del :)

Make your reservation soon-hope to see everyone there! Anyone got firewood?????

Amercia's Best Campground
Branson, MO
800-671-4399

Texas Sundown Ranch
Sanger, TX
Phone: 940-458-5979

NORTH on IH-35 to Exit 481

Sign up at the February Meet & Eat
You will pay for your own site upon arrival

Make your own reservations at http://www.recreation.gov/
by calling 877-444-6777

A block of sites for us are already "penciled in", but you must each call Pilot Knoll at
944-455-2228 and select a site and make a firm reservation in YOUR name.

Pilot Knoll does not take credit cards and they like for payments to be made within 2 weeks of the reservation. As of 1/14, there are only 3 sites available that are not within our reserved block.

Once our reserved block is filled, you probably won't get in, so SIGN UP NOW ! ! !

KOA of Colbert, OK
Colbert, OK
800-562-2485

The campground is about 3 miles
north of the TX-OK border on US-75

Sign up at May Meet & Eat.

You will pay for your own site upon arrival