Write-up: Madonna Fellows
Leader: Madonna Fellows
Co-leader: Don Fellows

This year the weekend was off to a bad start.  The leader (Bobbie Scarpino) was in Pennsylvania recovering from a shoulder injury and the co-leader (Mike Huss) was with Janice as she was undergoing surgery to repair her shoulder. Our last report is that they are recovering well and luckily Don and I were able to step in and hope to keep things running smoothly. The only major issue was when the ceiling caved in on Meg’s bed. Luckily she was not occupying it at that time and we were able to move her to another room.

We had a wonderful group of fun loving tramps ready to start the weekend with dinner on Friday evening. After dinner some of us headed out for a walk while others enjoyed the comfort of the fire and conversation.

Following breakfast on Saturday we headed for the lake. Most of the group skied and a few snowshoed. We had to break through the icy crust but it was a beautiful day and no complaints were heard.

After lunch some snowshoed Oak Mountain, some went tubing on Oak Mountain and others chose to ski in different areas.  At the end of the day all shared their experiences and it appeared it was a good day overall.

Following our evening meal the normal laughing, storytelling, teasing, card playing, and shuffleboard was enjoyed by all. Sir Tom and Mike H. got real serious with ping pong rules. It appears they must have been champs at some time.

We woke up Sunday morning to a thick coating of ice blanketing every surface outside. Most folks decided after scraping ice from their windsheilds that they had had enough and were ready to head home. So 10 of us braved the crunchy, icy conditions and did a short snowshoe before calling it a day.

All in all a great weekend.