I have a few questions. What are the sleeping arrangements gonna be? You're going to have to sleep alone unless you bring your own date. I have a 12'x24' shelter I use to store hay in that I figure Gunner will fit in. Everyone else will have to use their own tents. Do you have a bunk house? Not as such. There is an apartment in the "Barn House" that several folks could sleep in if they like each other and wear ear plugs. Should we bring tents or plan to sleep where we fall? Both, however, if you're standing on the dock on the lower pond when you fall asleep, you're on your own. You have as couple of RV spots but is there other places to park a travel trailer? Yes. There is quite a bit of room to park travel trailers and other vehicles. Tents can be pitched inside the fenced yards (about 3/4 acre of available space)if you're afraid of armadillos, racoons, and coyotes. If you're afraid of Gunner or Pat, you're better off pitching your tent inside your trailer. How are the skeeters there in April? Big and thirsty. Actually, they're not bad, particularly compared to Alaska. Seriously, they are here since we aren't that far from the ponds, but a little bug dope or standing in the campfire smoke seems to keep them at bay. You could also drink heavily, thereby giving the mosquitoes alcohol poisoning, plus you wouldn't care if you were bitten.
IN ADDITION; We have a 15'x30' covered pavilion with electrical outlets and lights. I figure most of the cooking will be done there as that's where we keep our double burner propane cooker. There are three bathrooms here, one in the Barn House, one in the "Little House" where we live, and we have a "Bath House" which is a full bath in it's own building in the middle of the yard.
For those who prefer more creature comforts, there are two hotels in Gilmer; The Executive Inn & Suites 920 U.S. 271 Gilmer (903) 843-6099 www.executiveinngilmertx.com
We are about twelve miles west of Gilmer, roughly a fifteen-twenty minute drive from these hotels. I will post the exact address and directions, to everyone who has indicated they are coming, in a group PM as we get closer to the dates.
Gilmer, TX, being the county seat of Upshur County, has a population if just under 5,000 , meaning we have a Walmart and a Brookshires Grocery store, as well as three to five Mexican Grocery stores, depending on the day of the week. This is a damp county, so you have to drive about fifteen miles south to the bustling metropolis of Big Sandy, TX for adult beverages. If you do go to Big Sandy for adult beverages, save yourself time, money, and aggravation and go to Red's Liquors on US-80. Great selection, great knowledgeable folks working there, and they don't overprice everything.
Stay tuned! I'll post more details as we get closer. I HAVE asked Rick Bin to make this a sticky, but I think he's still on vacation. Maybe if he heard from some more folks, we could get this up front and everyone could stay informed.
I'm looking forward to this!!!
Ed
So you want us to go tag onto your thread way down at the bottom in system ask Ric a question area. Don't remember the real name of that area.
