Wally Byam Cajun Country Caravan

One of the many benefits of owning an Airstream trailer is that you can join the Wally Byam Caravan Club International (WBCCI). Wally Byam was the founder of the Airstream company and the purpose of the club is to get you out and using your camper. It is easy to spot Airstreamers belonging to WBCCI because they usually have the big red numbers on their trailers and motor homes.

It took us three years after buying Rosie, our 25 foot Airstream trailer, to join the WBCCI. We were still working and didn't think we had enough time for the group. Once we became members, we didn't wait long to sign up for our first WBCCI caravan.

Actually, it wasn't that simple. Prior to joining the WBCCI, we discussed at-length the pros and cons of joining a club that has the word "caravan" in its name. Did we really want to join what we feared was a regimented travel group? After all, we enjoy being able to travel when we want and to plan our activities around our whims at that moment. Would we ever fit in with a group of seasoned Airstreamers marching to the caravan leader's orders?

It turns out that we were not unique in questioning this. Phrases similar to "I like being spontaneous," "I like my independence" or "I would not want to keep up with a group" tend to creep into conversations with other Airstreamers who are not WBCCI members. These "all too familiar" phases were the same ones we used prior to joining the WBCCI.

We were probably the worst new members of WBCCI ever. Our predisposition was that we were probably not going to enjoy caravan camping and the club would have little benefit to us. While we knew we wanted to try a caravan, we were not sure that style of camping was a good fit for our tastes.

This was the low set of expectations we dragged into our first WBCCI caravan. It didn't take long to discover that we were wrong about many things associated with WBCCI and caravans. 

Several WBCCI members we talked to during our camping adventures recommended the Cajun Country Caravan as a great introduction to the club. This was one of the shorter caravans and the description sounded like it would be lots of fun. We agreed and registered for it.

Rosie on the road to the Cajun Country Caravan

 One of the early lessons learned about joining caravans is that you have to sign up early. Caravans tend to fill up a year or two in advance and you have to plan ahead if you want to be included in a specific caravan.

While waiting for our first caravan, we decided to schedule a "big" trip in Rosie. We started working on a trip through the upper peninsula of Michigan only to find that the parks we wanted to stay in were already booked. It seemed that every camper on earth wanted to stay in these parks at the same time we planned to be there. This made the idea of going on a caravan, where the camping reservations were booked by the leader, more appealing.

The next issue was about what to do while in Michigan. Sure, we could probably find the big "tourist trap" type things, but would we be able to locate the unique things that define the area?

The more we worked on planning our Michigan trip, the more we realized the value of the WBCCI caravans. And this goes beyond the fact that our route through Cajun Country was worked out by the caravan leaders and we had camping reservations for the entire time; it included that we were going to visit some places that we would have never thought of if we were left to plan the trip ourselves.
For example, most people would think of including a swamp tour when visiting Louisiana's Cajun country. How many people would also include visiting a crawfish farm and riding along while harvesting them? That turned out to be one of the unexpected highlights of our caravan.

WBCCI Cajun Country Caravan group at the crawfish farm

Larry Boudreaux, our caravan leader, with a crawfish

Harvesting crawfish

 Another example was going to Cajun music places. It is easy to find lots of Cajun music, both good and bad, in Louisiana. How do you find the better places? I'm sure that I would have missed some of the great places that our caravan leaders found.

Dancing to some Cajun music

Our failed attempt to schedule a trip to Michigan on our own helped us realize one of the strong values of WBCCI caravans is that the leaders did the hard work of putting it together.
It was easy to see once we joined the Cajun Country Caravan that there was a mix of seasoned caravaners and rookies, like us, in the group. Once we pulled into our first campsite, we discovered that our table leg inside Rosie was bent. Yes, some of the roads in Louisiana are very bumpy! Our caravan leader quickly came to our rescue and helped up straighten the leg so that we could continue using it during the caravan. This would have been a big problem without the help of our leader.

Rosie at one of the parks we visited on the WBCCI Cajun Country Caravan

There were two other times during the caravan that we had small maintenance issues. We needed to replace the cotter pin on the safety chain at one park and we needed a washer for our water hose at another. Our fellow caravaners came to our rescue both times.

The veteran caravaners shared tips with us that helped speed up our hitching and unhitching process. We were concerned because we tend to spend too much time getting Rosie ready to roll. It you had a question or a problem, someone in the group was there to help.

Another thing I found interesting was how quickly the campers in caravan formed a group. I was amazed to find one couple on our caravan who went to the same elementary, junior high and high school as me. In fact, they grew up only a couple of blocks from my childhood home. Amazing.

During our caravan, we all parked next to each other, we carpooled to our events and we ended up eating many of our meals together. In short, we made many new friends from the 25 units in our caravan.

One of the meals we enjoyed on the WBCCI Cajun Country Caravan

Visiting an interesting home while on the WBCCI Cajun Country Caravan

Becky meets Bevo

More Cajun food on the WBCCI Cajun Country Caravan

What do you do after harvesting crawfish? Eat!

Becky holds an alligator

Steve holds an alligator

I am not going to talk about the individual things we did on our caravan. Judy and Larry Boudreaux, our leaders, put together a great itinerary and it would be wrong to take their hard work and share it here. I will say that we discovered that caravans are a strong benefit of the Wally Byam Caravan Club and one we will be taking advantage of in the future.

We have moved from being caravan skeptics to talking to other Airstreamers we see along the way about the fun and the fellowship we had on our first WBCCI caravan.

As the pictures show, we had a wonderful time on the Cajun Country Caravan and we highly recommend it to all WBCCI members. We are also grateful to Larry and Judy Boudreaux, the caravan leaders, for putting this together, scouting out the best sights along the way and making sure we all had an amazing adventure in Cajun Country.

Visiting a Cajun home

Leaving on the swamp tour

A couple of non-Airstreamers camping at a Cajun swamp

A couple of Airstreamers camping while on the WBCCI Cajun Country Caravan

Lunch time!

Judy and Larry Boudreaux at the farewell dinner

If you are thinking about signing up for your first or for another WBCCI caravan, you will enjoy joining the next Cajun Country Caravan. You will learn about the Cajun way of life, experience their culture and participate in the fun and fellowship of being a part of this wonderful caravan.

Becky's watercolor painting from the WBCCI Cajun Country Caravan

Bay Wilderness RV Resort - Carencro, Louisiana

Having grown up in Florida, I know that the word "resort" carries a lot of baggage. Resorts have amazing amenities and accommodations. Evidently, the word "resort" means something else to the RV community.

Bay Wilderness RV Resort

We arrived in Rosie, our 25 foot Airstream trailer, at the Bay Wilderness RV Resort near Lafayette, Louisiana. Someone from the park led us to our campsite, which was a pull-thru. In fact, all of the sites in this park were pull-thrus and that made it easy to park.

Pull-thru parking at Bay Wilderness RV Resort

During Rosie's set-up, our fresh water hose decided to start leaking. One of the park's workers noticed my problem as he was driving by in a golf cart. After a quick look at my hose, he said that the washer was bad and he would return with a replacement washer in a few minutes. I guess things got busy because I did not see that worker again and ended up getting a washer from one of my fellow campers and that cured my problem.

My neighbor had better luck with the campground staff. His site had only 50 amp electrical service and his motorhome was wired for 30 amps. Another campground worker stopped by to help and said that the campground had some 50 to 30 amp adapter plugs and he would get one for our neighbor. The worker returned with the adapter in a few minutes and our neighbor was up and running on the park's electrical power.

Rosie in the campground

Lots of Airstream campers in this campground

There are a couple of "art" objects in the park. There is an old tractor that is on display and some large vases near the park's entrance that were probably part of a fountain at one time. But the best feature was at the cypress pond at the rear of the park. We loved the beautiful cypress trees and the many cypress knees in that pond.

Cypress pond in this campground

Here are some specifics about this park:

• Sites have water, electrical and sewer connections. Our site had 20 and 30 amp electrical service. Our neighbor's site had 20 and 50 amp service. You need to let the park's staff know your camper's electrical needs when you check in.
  
• Our site had a TV cable connection. It provided marginal service when we first arrived. After a few hours, a campground worker dropped by and asked if we were having trouble with the cable-TV signal. I guess we were not the only campers having that issue. He returned after about 20 minutes and said that he found the trouble and our cable-TV feed should be working. He was correct and we had solid cable-TV service while in this park.
• We were able to watch ABC, CBS, Fox, PBS and NBC from either the cable-TV service or from Rosie's TV antenna. We also saw Antenna-TV, CW, ME-TV and THiS on the digital channels found over-the-air while in this park.
• The park has Wi-Fi service. Unlike most parks we visit, this park had really good Wi-Fi service. We had no trouble getting online and completing normal online things. We didn't try to watch online videos through the park's Wi-Fi service because we didn't want to use more than our fair share of the bandwidth.
• AT&T provided strong 4G service for both voice and data.
• The park has very nice restrooms and showers. You have to get used to the bathouse lights being on timers. The lights clicked off twice while I was in the restroom. I reset the timer once while exiting and heard someone yell "thank you" from the showers. I imagine that it can get very dark back in the shower area if the timer unexpectedly clicks the lights off.
• There is a large and nice laundry room at this park.
• There is a good clubhouse at this park. Our Wally Byam Cajun Country Caravan was able to use this clubhouse for several events.
• There is a camp store that has some of the necessities you may need while camping.
• There are several park workers who seem to drive through the park in their golf carts during the day. They seem to be proactive in that they will stop to help if it appears that you are having some issues while in the park.

Overall, this is a nice park. While it has some "parking lot" tendencies and it may fall a little short of some of Florida's famous resorts, it is a good place to spend a few days while exploring the Lafayette area of Louisiana and it is a cut above most of the commercial campgrounds we have visited.

Northwest Community Center-Eunice, Louisiana

One of the benefits of the RV lifestyle is that you can camp in some amazing locations. Rosie, our 25 foot Airstream trailer, has allowed us to camp along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. We have also camped along mountain streams and in beautiful wooded campgrounds. If you love sharing nature with similar minded campers, the RV lifestyle may be for you.
Sometimes you camp in a location not for the natural beauty but for the local culture. Such was our experience when we stayed at the Northwest Community Center in Eunice, Louisiana.

Rosie parked in the shed

Some of the Airstreams in the shed

This place is not a normal campground. It appears that the town allows RVs to park at this center for special events.
This was a brief stop on our Wally Byam Cajun Country Caravan. It was the stop I had many reservations about before we arrived.
The 25 Airstream trailers and motorhomes participating in this caravan were supposed to park between the steel beams supporting a large open shed. My anxiety level increased when I learned that I was going to help as a "parker" for the caravan. We had a two-hour window to get all of the units safely inside the shed before a predicted rain shower.
Our caravan leader accomodated my known lack of skills in parking trailers and positioned me on the road as caravaners were arriving. I would radio to the "real" parkers the length of the incoming unit. They would assign that trailer or motorhome an appropriate parking position.
In short order, all members of the caravan were parked in the shed. It didn't take long for the campers to pull out their lawn chairs and start forming a large circle in the middle of the building. A guitar, mandolin and dulcimer appeared along with some Cajun food and we were having a spontaneous gathering. Needless to say, the close proximity of our trailers allowed us to easily visit with our fellow caravaners.

Members of the caravan having a spontaneous social event

Bevo, peeking out his owner's Airstream (photo by Jim Broedlow. Used by permission.)

The lights in the shed at night

Why stop in Eunice? Cajun music seems to be very special to the people of this community and we appreciated them sharing their love of music with us.
Here are some specifics about camping at the Northwest Communiity Center in Eunice, Lousiana:

• You can squeeze two Airstream trailers between each of the support beams in the shed, but the distance between trailers will be tight.
• The camping area has 30 amp electrical service and water connections.
• There are no sewer connections for your RV.
• There are no restrooms and no showers available to the campers.
• Watch where you park your tow vechicle because there are lots of ants in the grassy area around the shed.
• Rain is another potential hazard for tow vehicles. If it rains, the grass will be slick and soft.
• Did I mention the trains? The camping area is next to some frequently used railroad tracks. You will both hear and feel the trains rolling by all day and night.
• Did I mention the lights in the shed? You will need some additional window shades to block out the many shed lights left on all night.
• WiFi does not exist at this camping area.
• AT&T provides good voice service and mediocre data service at this camping area. I had to travel to a nearby fast food restaurant to log on to the Internet.
• We were able to watch ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and PBS off Rosie's antenna. We also saw Antenna-TV, CW, ME-TV and THiS on digital channels.

What started out being a location I was dreading turned out to be a special place because we were able to get to know our fellow caravaners. While I would never stop at this place on our own, I am glad the WBCCI Cajun Country Caravan had this place on its agenda.

Abbeville RV Park - Abbeville, Louisiana

There was a night and day difference between the Abbeville RV Park and the previous park that Rosie, our 25 foot Airstream trailer, camped in. It was a pleasant and welcome change.
The Abbeville RV Park is owned by the city and you drive about one mile through the woods after turning off the highway to get to the campground. The ride through the woods was calming and gave the park the look and feel of a state park.

Rosie at Abbeville RV Park

One of the first features we noticed about this park was the shade. Most sites were large and there were many trees throughout this park.
Another feature was that the park was quiet. Being a mile off the main road, we didn't hear the sounds of the city nor did we hear traffic noises. The peace and quiet was very much appreciated.

Lots of Airstream RVs at Abbeville RV Park

A family of owls added some excitement to our stay in this park. It was easy to spot the parents watching over their baby owls in the nest.

Owls at Abbeville RV Park (Photo by Tim Bush, used by permission.)

There were a few things missing at this park. The lack of showers and restrooms will keep some campers out of this park. That is probably why the park does not accept tent campers.
Here are some specifics about the Abbeville RV Park:

• The park offered 20, 30 and 50 amp electrical service.
• Each site also had water and sewer service.
• The park does not have showers nor does it have restrooms. You have to use the facilities in your RV or be willing to find a restaurant that is open at your moment of need.
• What I thought was a TV cable connection turned out to be a telepone box. That was OK because there were several TV signals available over the air.
• We were able to watch ABC, CBS, Fox and PBS from Rosie's antenna. We also saw digital signals from Antenna, CW, ME-TV and THiS.
• WiFi was available in the park. The service tended to be slow when people were active and checking things online.
• AT&T provided solid phone and moderate 4G service over the park.
• Lots of shopping can be found outside the park.

People around Abbeville like to say that their community is the most cajun in Lousiana. While it would be hard to prove that claim, it is just as hard to dispute it. There are many places with deep Cajun heritages in and around Abbeville worth visiting.

KOC Kampground - New Iberia, Louisiana

There used to be a chain of restaurants in the south called Po Folks. Less than ten survive today. If you ate there, you know that the menu was full of country cooking and spelling errors.
That gimmick was cute the first time you visited a Po Folks restaurant. It started to grow old the second time you went there. I discovered that I prefer menus that passed a spelling check.
There was a "cringe" factor when we pulled Rosie, our 25 foot Airstream trailer, up to the KOC Kampground in New Iberia, Lousiana. The faded sign along the road clearly proclaimed that we were entering a "kampground." Memories of drinking from mason jars at Po Folks started flashing through my mind.

Campground sign at entrance

We arrived with a group of 25 Airstreamers as part of a Wally Byam caravan. We joined the group a few days late because of a medical issue. As we pulled into the park, our caravan group was leaving for a special event. The campground staff person escorting us to our assigned site apologized for it being so muddy by saying it had rained for four days before we arrived. Our small site was a mud pit and I was certain that our truck would get stuck in the parking process.
After asking if that site was the best the park had to offer, the park host gave us a quick tour of several open sites there. It appeared that some people stored their RVs in that park and probably abandoned them years ago. Fortunately, there was one dry site surrounded by active campers. We took it.

Rosie among the WBCCI caravan units

Another thing at this park reminded me of Po Folks. Both places loved to put signs on everything. The front door to the campground office was covered with signs mostly declaring what we could not do while in the park. The signs took an ugly turn in the restroom as some were addressed to "You Monkeys." I guess they know their normal clientele.
This park is not a destination, but a stop on the way to somewhere else.
If you are asking why we stopped at this place, the answer is simple--it was part of a WBCCI caravan. We were not there to enjoy the park, but to visit some interesting places in that area. In that context, the campground was OK. There were some amazing places our caravan visited while camped at this park.
While the park may not be on our "A" list, it appeared that the park's staff tried very hard to be helpful to us while we were there.
Here are some specifics about this park:

• Sites have water, electrical and sewer connections. Our site had 20, 30 and 50 amp service.
• Our site also had a cable TV connection. We didn't use it because an army of ants were roaming around in the cable-TV connection box and I didn't want to provide them with a quick path to our trailer by hooking-up the coax.
• We were able to watch ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC. We also saw Antenna-TV, CW, ME-TV and THiS digital signals at this park.
• The park has WiFi--sort of. It was a challenge to get Google's main page to load over the park's WiFi. I could not help but think that my old 300 baud modem I used 30 years ago was faster than KOC's WiFi.
• AT&T provided strong 4G service over the park for voice. For some reason, the 4G data service tended to lag. You can lower your frustration level a little by skipping the park's WiFi and creating a smartphone hotspot.
• Some sites are tiny while others are not. While our site wasn't the smallest, the view out our back window was of the camper less than 10 feet away.
• Maybe we were a little too paranoid, but we left nothing outside at this park. That feeling may have been shared because we didn't see many chairs or other normal things you would see at campgrounds.
• Sites do not have picnic tables nor fire rings. That is OK because I doubt many people want to spend time outside their RVs in this park.

There are several state parks in this area and anyone of them must be a better choice than this park.

Grayton Beach State Park (Florida) - Winter Camping

It was too soon to head home after the 2015 Canopener, so we hitched up Rosie, our 25 foot Airstream trailer and moved 17 miles east to Grayton Beach State Park. This would give us time for more adventures.

Grayton Beach State Park, Florida

There are many contrasting things between Topsail and Grayton Beach state parks. Topsail is listed as a resort RV park and it is very evident that the park is meticulously manicured by its staff. Grayton is a state park and it is well maintained by its staff. Every site at Topsail has a level concrete pad for your RV. There are concrete pads in one of Grayton's loops, but the loop we prefer is mostly beach sand and gravel with a few sea shells worked in for stability. In other words, you get a better feel for the natural beach setting at Grayton.

Rosie at Grayton Beach State Park

Although we had camped at Grayton several times before, this was our first time there during January. You should also know that we are rookies at winter camping.

Because it was January and the temperatures were predicted to be below freezing during our stay, several sites that we would rate as "premium" were available. The premium sites in our opinion are the more rustic ones along the water. The ranger checking us in said that it was unusual for the site we reserved to be open.

The view outside Rosie's rear window was of the lake separating the camping area from the Gulf beach. We thought our site was one of the two best in the park and a park ranger agreed.

Selfie taken behind Rosie

This trip was different from our previous spring and fall visits. We had to run Rosie's heater to stay comfortable and it rained several days, limiting our activities. Having camped many years in tents prior to the days of Rosie, we appreciated being able to move around and stay dry during rain showers.

Annie wanting something while inside Rosie

We took advantage of the clear days by riding our bikes into Seaside. There are excellent bicycle paths along the roads giving you many places to explore. One of our few disappointments was that our favorite restaurant near the park was closed for the month of January.

Seaside, Florida

Park in Seaside, Florida

 
Beach access at Grayton is a short bike ride away. We noticed that some campers seemed to enjoy walking along the beach road and others drove there. Grayton's beach is excellent and is what draws many people to the park. We always enjoy walking along the beach and watching the clear surf of the Florida Gulf coast.

Beach at Grayton Beach State Park

Path to the beach

Here is some specific information about Grayton Beach State Park:

• Sites have water and electrical service. Our site had 20 and 30 amp service.
  
• The newer loop has sewer connections and and concrete pads. The older loop is nearer the water and it doesn't have sewer connections and the sites are dirt and gravel.
  
• There is a dump station in the park. It is not very conveniently located and you are guaranteed to have to circle around the loop twice to use it.
• AT&T provided strong 4G service over the campground for both voice and data.
• There is no WiFi service in the park.
• There is no WiFi service near the park. If you need WiFi, plan on creating a hotspot with your iPhone or Android or you will have to drive about 20 minutes to find a restaurant with free WiFi.
• We were able to watch ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS TV stations using Rosie's antenna. We also saw ME-TV, CW, Bounce and Grit digital channels while at the park.
• There is lots of shopping near Grayton Beach State Park. There is a Publix grocery story a few miles away and a factory outlet mall about 10 miles down the road.

While we enjoyed our winter visit to Grayton Beach State Park, spring and fall are times with much better weather and that gives visitors more opportunities to enjoy the park and community. Yes, we will return and we may even come back in the winter. We will definitely be back next spring.

Western Lake "trees"

A heron resting along the road

Sunset

Along the dunes at Grayton Beach

One of the trails at Grayton Beach State Park

Canopener 2015 - Topsail Hill Preserve State Park

We first heard about the Canopener while attending our local WBCCI (Wally Byam Caravan Club International) meeting. One of the group's members said he made reservations to attend something called the Canopener. That sounded interesting and I wanted to know more about this Airstream rally.

At that time, our problem with the Canopener was that it was in January and my work schedule made it impossible for us to attend. We knew that the Canopener would have to wait until another day.

Fast forward to 2015, our first real opportunity to attend and we made our reservations.

The Canopener is held at the Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Florida. Our previous trip to this park did not end on a positive note, so we were curious to see how this trip to the park would turn out.

Topsail Hill State Park in Florida

We were unable to reserve a site in the main loop housing the rally. Using the knowledge gained from our first visit, we booked a site that backed up to one of the small ponds in the park. This turned out to be a much better site than the one we had during our first visit.

Our site at Topsail

View of Rosie from the pond

Our first day at the Canopener was marked by some very cold temperatures. The heating systems in Rosie, our 25 foot Airstream trailer, kept us nice and warm and we enjoyed our evening together and played Mexican Train Dominoes.

As we walked through the park the next morning, we were able to see what was taking place that weekend. More than 100 Airstream trailers and motorhomes were there. You saw aluminum everywhere you looked and Airstreamers outside talking to one another. It turned out that the event was very similar to the mental picture I created for it.

Some of the Airstream trailers at the 2015 Canopener

We quickly learned that this was a great place to learn more about our trailer. I had a question about Rosie's hot water heater. I simply asked our neighbor and he shared his knowledge about that subject with me and answered my questions.

We tested Rosie's new bicycle rack we recently installed on this trip. We learned that we needed to make a few adjustments to make it easier to load our bikes. We didn't unload the bikes until the last day because it was too cold to ride them.

Bike rack on Rosie

Topsail park is near the beach, but not on it. You have to hike, ride a tram or your bikes to get to the water. On our last day in the park, we rode our bikes and discovered that Topsail has a great beach area. Be sure you don't miss it.

The beach at Topsail

Selfie at the beach

Saturday was the big day for the Canopener. It started with breakfast with the Ranger and the Airstream open house was next. We enjoyed looking at the different Airstreams and talking with their owners.

People talking with each other at the Canopener

The potluck dinner was later that afternoon followed by dancing in the street. We fared well with the potluck because Airstreamers know how to prepare great food while on the road.

The potluck dinner

At the potluck dinner

We didn't fare as well in the street dance. It seems that a public display of my questionable abilities to move in sync with musical rhythms was a bad idea. Thus, the time spent making a fool of myself was short. We moved to the sidelines to allow real dancers unimpeded access to the road, which was the dance floor.

The evening was lots of fun and the Canopener turned out to be a great way to start the new year of camping.

Some specifics about Topsail Hill Preserve State Park:

• There are two main camping loops for RVs in this park. The central loop is where the Canopener events took place and where most people tried to get their site reservations. The other loop is everything outside that primary loop.
• Some of the sites were very shallow and would not support big rigs.
• There are two bath houses in this park. The one supporting the center loop is better maintained and appears to have been updated more recently than the other bath house.
• There is a nice laundry facility at Topsail.
• You will want to bring your bicycles to get to the park's beach area. While you can ride the tram, it is more fun to ride your bikes along that path.
• Most sites have 20, 30 and 50 amp electrical service.
• The park has sewer connections for all RV sites.
• There is a dump station at the park, but you probably will not need to use it since each site has sewer connections.
• There is a camp store in the park. It contains minimal supplies.
• There is a Publix grocery store a couple of miles down the road from Topsail.
• AT&T covered the park with a good 4G signal.
• Wifi service was available in this park. We didn't have any trouble connecting to the Internet through the park's wifi.
• The sites come with cable TV connections. Our connection didn't work. (Our cable connection didn't work on our first visit, either.) Our neighbor said that he complained to a ranger and the park's staff quickly fixed his cable connection. Maybe we need to complain more to the right people.
• We were able to watch CBS, NBC and ME-TV from Rosie's antenna.

The Canopener turned out to be lots of fun and informative. We plan to add the Canopener to our "must do" list for next year. Maybe we can get in the main loop next time.