Blogging in Aluminum

This lovely little lady was found in Pacific Grove under the care of a nice man named Chuck.  He bought her with the intent of restoring but then days after bringing her home, threw his back out.  Chuck has restored 40 Airstreams to date and thinks that his back has ended that hobby for now.  So, now the responsibility is in our hands and  I am delighted.  You will see from the photos that the original gauchos were removed and the front one was replaced with, as Chuck says "that couch".  We have not decided on whether we are going for a dinette or front gaucho yet.  Also, the windows have been replaced with plastic ones and need to be refitted with curved glass.  There are many other little things that will need to be addressed and I will try to take pictures as we progress. 

p.s.  Roman LOVES Chuck’s other Airstream, it is a 1964 26ft Overlander, and is begging Chuck to sell it to him… If he thinks I am letting Gloria go… well, he can scramble his own eggs!

Happy New Year , Merry Belated Christmas, hope you had a very scary Halloween, a relaxing Labour Day, a fun filled summer… yes, I know, it has been a VERY long time since my last blog entry and I am dutifully hanging my head in an almost shameful pose.  Much has happened since July. 

1.  We sold Pepsi (the 1975 Tradewind) to Gene and Carmen Baleme. They had been "un-official" members of the WBCCI-SNU for FIVE years and it was long overdue that they get into an Airstream and become official.  IMHO.  So, with a little coaxing and subltle cajoling (and  conspiring with Diane Leipper) I convinced the Balemes and Roman that  Pepsi was meant for them.  It was not an easy thing to let go of her.  Pesi is a beautiful trailer with all the amenities you could want in an Airstream.  Even has solar!  But, it was far more important to get them out of their cute little Tab and into something, well, more shiny and round.   If I had my way, every sentient bipedal would get to camp in the curved lovliness of the likes of Pepsi. 

2. Roman took the 2008 Intl on a solo trip to San Diego for two weeks… upon his departure I ran through ALL of the things one must do on a DAILY basis to keep it clean and in working order when camping (I do all of these things while he usually sits outside drinking coffee).  One of the biggies, when in a warm place like SoCal, is making sure you clean up after eating and doing your dishes unless you like to share your shiny space with critters and ants.  Weeeellll, about one week into his trip I receive a call that he has a little problem, or rather several hundered little problems.  He spilled some coffee (loaded with sugar and artificial creamer) and didn’t quite get all of the sugary bait cleaned up (probably got distracted by the shiny interior skin) and before too long had loads of new room-mates crawling al over the place.  When he called you would have thought that a nest of killer bees had invaded the trailer!  With a bit of over the phone coaching he finally rid of the pests (in the space of a week).  If he would have only listened…  ROFL.  I have decided that he needs a "bachelor trailer" for his solo trips, one that can take the abuse.

3.  We attended a couple of rallies at Obsidian Dome and Hope Valley where we "hosted" for the first time and took part in our first ever pseudo caravan.  It might be one of the only rallies in SNU history that involved an impromptu site change/caravan!

4.   Roman and I towed the Airstream to my cousin Candy’s house for Thanksgiving and had a really nice time with all the little cousins running around and family and then headed off to the redwoods for a nice two day trip up the coast.  We spent time camped out at Patrick’s Point State Campground while we explored the forests, beaches, Roosevelts Elks and of course the Giants. 

5.  Bought a 1967 Globetrotter from Chuck in Pacific Grove and picked "Gloria the Globetrotter" up over the New Year.  We took our neice Daniella to the Aquarium and to the beach for the first time!