A friend asked, ”Why an exclusive Airstream park?” The best way for me to explain (so far, after only three days here at Tennessee Cumberland Plateau Campground), is to try to describe the conversations I hear as people walk together along the loop road, as they sit on each other’s porches at night, as they […]
Month: October 2022

Is It an RV Park or a Neighborhood?
On our way between two major stops—Finn in Michigan and appointments in Texas—we’re visiting our Airstreaming friends, Sherri and Mooch, whom we met two winters ago in the Florida Keys and feel a special connection with. I’ve posted this photo before when we ran into them unexpectedly at different Florida campground; it shows how much […]

What a “Bad” Travel Day Looks Like
We’re in a wonderful location right now, so no worries, but we’ve had a few rough travel days lately. And when I’ve mentioned that to friends, they’ve asked what that means. Here goes. Google Maps: You Get What You Pay For Tracy maps out our route each time we tow the trailer, using several sources. […]

Meet-up at the Mothership
We’re in the tiny town in Ohio where the one and only Airstream factory is located; truly, all Airstreams—for dealers across the country, for individuals and companies wanting custom trailers, for Europe, Australia, Japan—all Airstreams are made here at the Mothership. This is our third annual pilgrimage, partly because it happens to be on our […]

Our Flight from Sleepy Hollow’s Halloween
Since we hit the road, we seem to have a knack for staying at creepy-sounding places on Halloween. First was Tate’s Hell, with Rebel and Hook prowling Womack Creek in Florida. We spent the next Halloween in none other than Death Valley, although I remember it because we went out to eat for the first […]

Tiny Sushi Restaurant
I was especially looking forward to making this Tiny House, but, like several recently, it disappointed me through the process. Don’t get me wrong: I think it’s lovely! But, I was savoring the idea of making each piece of sushi for each little plate, and it turned out that the directions were very hard to […]