Panhandle  Winnies                                    Local Chapter                     May 2002 Outing                                         By Jan Eichorst The Panhandle Winnies met at Wolf Bay Plantation just three miles south of Elberta, Alabama for their May campout.  Wolf Bay Plantation is a beautifully maintained RV park that is in the process of expanding their grounds by building new drive-through concrete camping spaces just for visiting clubs and chapters as well as overnighters.  They have a spacious clubhouse with enough room to handle large or small groups complemented by a large kitchen that allows several people to prepare and serve food.  The campground has a well laid out walking path along a local stream for those who desire a pleasant stroll through the South Alabama coastal woods.  You are close to the Alabama Gulf Coast beaches, several golf courses, and the Riviera Factory Stores Shopping Center for those so inclined to spread their hard earned money around the economy.  For this campout, our weekend wagon masters, Jim and Diane Guckin along with Peg and Jack Slevin, arrived early on Thursday along with three other member units to begin the campout and welcome the rest of the 10 member coaches arriving on Friday. Although we experience wind, rain, and cooler temperatures as a weather front passed through the area Friday night, our friendly gathering with warm discussions generated its own sunshine.  We spent Friday afternoon catching up on the events in our lives that had passed since our last meeting.  Liz and Earle Hedenberg told us of their special cruise up the Alaskan coast that doubled as their 50th wedding anniversary celebration.  That evening, we met at the clubhouse to enjoy a potluck meal with everyone chipping in on the menu and taking pleasure in the outcome.  After our meal, we played several games of cards with Hand and Foot being the most popular capturing two tables of players. Saturday morning the wagon masters treated our group with stacks of delicious pancakes that were light to the taste accompanied with plenty of sausage, orange juice, and piping hot coffee.  Following the morning breakfast, we held our monthly meeting and discussed the members traveling to this years GNR.  The wind and rain persisted throughout the morning and early afternoon keeping the outdoor activities to transitioning from our coaches to our cars to the clubhouse.  There were several tables of card players with loads of good conversation.  That evening, our members traveled about 5 minutes south of the campground to the Wolf Bay Lodge for dinner. The lodge is well-established restaurant having been a center of dining in that area for years.  To ensure that we got seated together, we had to arrive 15 minutes early for our 5:00 PM meal.  At 5:15, it was very understandable as to why we had to arrive and eat early.  Every table was full of friendly vacationers and local residents.  There were plenty of choices of delicious dishes on the menu that was heavily influenced by the local seafood.  Following our meal, we met back at the clubhouse for another evening of conversation and card playing.  Hand and Foot was the game of the evening again with several of our members learning the game. Our Sunday breakfast consisted of eye-opening hot coffee, orange juice, and piles of fresh biscuits to spread with assorted jellies or coat with sausage gravy.  This was followed by long good-bys and good wishes for the summer's activities.  Our chapter will not meet in the months of June, July, and August.  The next scheduled campout is September 13-15 at Luxury RV, Gulf Shores, Alabama.