Day 13

Day 13, Friday, October 5, 2012

Had breakfast with the group at the hotel and more time to visit. Then we all headed downtown to wander around and indulge in a bit of shopping. Well, some indulged in more than a bit of shopping, but we won't reveal names. Those of you who have traveled with us in the past will know who.

Had lunch at an outdoor beer garden and then visited the Art in the Park where our intrepid shopper purchased a great photograph.

Kept running into members of the group downtown which was fun. Came back to the hotel to regroup for the main event—opening of Oktoberfest. The town runs free shuttles because parking downtown is impossible. It took 3 shuttles to transport the whole group, but we finally made it. Something of a snafu to get in, you had to get wanded, have your purse searched, show ID, and they had those of us with advance tickets in the will call line, but we finally got it sorted out.

The beer tent was a riot. Great bands, everyone singing along and dancing. Our group includes lots of guys who love to dance—I haven't danced that much in years. The polka almost gave me a heart attack. Time to get in shape. Also did the funky chicken, the YMCA, and of course the lindy. Great time.

I discovered I had charged the battery for my small camera and left it in the battery charger. The mind is gone. So I got a chance to take my iPhone's cameras for a test drive. Not sure how to get the pictures off the phone, am getting conflicting advice.

A shot of downtown Leavenworth: