The fun started the day before in a grassy field on the farm of Raquilda and Lion Van Zoeren. For dinner everyone chipped in on crusts and ingredients. We laid out the bounty on an empty hay trailer and one of the ladies with a propane fired pizza cooker created stone-baked pizza for everyone.
After dinner everyone got dressed up in gypsy style and we went around taking photos of ourselves all over the farm. We ended up at our Travco for a group shot. The day ended with a social time around the campfire. This was special for us, as the community has had an outdoor burning ban in place since July 2 and it had been lifted earlier that day, as if just for our event. We lined them up on either side of the road, and many of the ladies brought out vintage collectables to sell.
The public marveled at the tiny treasured trailers decorated in many different themes from ultra modern to Boho to the Wild West. In past years an event called The Long Lunch would have been in the middle of the street, but due to a morning shower, the luncheon moved to the local arena. We took a break and attended the meal. Ham, roast beef, salads, home baked beans, buns and a slice of homemade fruit pie. I felt like closing the door on Lucky Seven and having a nap after that feast.
At the end of the day we had around people tour Lucky Seven. Not one of them had ever heard of the Travco brand before, and we enlightened them all on our special RV. We made some wonderful new friends and the time of our lives at this event.
At the end of the day we all exchanged email addresses and followed each other on Facebook to make sure we meet up again same time next year. The Van Zoeren girls got in on the show with their own tiny trailer vintage shoppe. The Dairy Festival was as much fun as the trailer show. There were home-cooked meals, games and rides for the children, a beautiful outdoor community swimming pool to cool off in, and even a rod hockey tournament my husband Martin came in second!
