Well we have been hanging around San Diego for awhile as Penny heals from her rodeo accident and now it is time to get on the road again. That in itself is another story for another time. You may have noticed that the boat picture is now our 1956 Airstream Safari. It is 22' long and only 7.5' wide but is light weight and a ball to camp in. We have owned her for about 8 years now and love it when we get out. As Tapatai is in Catalina with our partner we are headed out to Colorado for about 3 weeks.

We will head to Gunnison, CO where we will participate in an Airstream rally with 85 other trailers for 3 days. We will leave SD this Saturday and stop in Phoenix for the night and then in Flagstaff the next night staying at Black Barts RV park, also known for its saloon, dance hall and steak house. Should be fun. Then the next morning we head to Mesa Verde National Park where we will stay for 3 days and nights and tour the cliff dwellings dating back some 700 years, so stay tuned for some photos.

Then on to Gunnison with some short stops in Durango, Silverton and Ouray but we need to arrive in Gunnison in the afternoon so we can wash the trailer and report in to the campground where we will circle the wagons. This should be lots of fun with old friends and meeting new ones. Much like cruising, its the people that you meet on the way.

There will be seminars on trailer restoration, swap meet, chili dump (more on that later) and general messing around in trailers and happy hour. Western dress is required for the dinner so I finally get to wear my boots, hat, and my new western shirt that I have had for over a year.

After Gunnison we will go up to Crested Butte which is only about 20 minutes away and visit our daughter Michelle, her husband John and our granddaughter Maile who is 13. We are looking forward to that visit.

Afterwards we will work our way back home leisurly with a stop at the Grand Canyon that neither Penny or I have ever seen. Again looking forward to that stop.

So stay tuned and follow our adventures with Skippy, our 1956 Airstream Safari which has been completly restored. In fact all day today and tommorow I am working on it to get it ready for the road.

Till then, see you down the road!