Greetings from Missouri! Wow, what a way to start off 2021! Our plan was to escape the Missouri winter and head south. Go to Texas they said, become Winter Texans they said; so we did. To paraphrase Robert Burns: “…the best laid plans of mice and men…” or in this case Barb & Dave. Seems like Mother Nature was saying not so fast.

We made it to Texas with no drama, stayed at Tropical Trails RV Resort in Brownsville. It’s a great place and the owners and staff are super helpful people. But the wind, oh the wind. We were ready for the normal 15MPH “breezes”, but 30+MPH gale force winds every 3rd or 4th day was not fun.

And then about that “warmer” weather. We were there during Texas’s coldest winter on record, 24° in Brownsville two mornings in a row! And most of the state was without power for as much as nearly a week. Fortunately, a Newmar is well insulated and completely self-contained so we survived that historic little event in comfort. We felt very blessed to have what we did, millions of others in Texas were much less fortunate. A positive note to end the story, we were able to get our COVID vaccination while in Texas.

Activity wise, we have announced the Missouri State Rally to be held May 19-23 in Branson at America’s Best campground. You can check out the details and signup on the Newmar Kountry Klub events calendar. We’ve had several sign up but always welcome more. We are also planning a caravan from Missouri to the International Rally, and we’re also looking for people to host additional rallies in Missouri this year. We’re hoping by summer, COVID will be in the rear view mirror and we’ll be able to get back to camping/rallies. So, until the next time, stay safe and enjoy what you can whenever you can.

We can be reached at: Dave, starmaster145@gmail.com or 417-224-3814

Barbara, bb6991@gmail.com or 417-224-1082.

Dave & Barb Burtrum (22047)
Missouri State Directors