Emma is better, thank you. She spent the afternoon in bed and didn’t want to eat or even watch a movie, so we knew she was really feeling poorly. On the other hand, it’s the only time we can snuggle her for more than a minute or so, and have adult conversations without being interrupted by a puppet show … There’s nothing like a virus to take the edge off a kid!

Now she’s back to her usual bouncy self, and off shopping with her mother. I’m left here with a lot full of new Airstreams to check out — such a tragedy. Today I poked my head into the new Airstream Base Camp. It’s a very cool thing, sort of a miniature toy hauler with a little kitchen. It can be pulled by several small SUVs and carry a pair of motorcycles, a four-wheeler, or sleep a few friends. It’s a real eye-catcher in red.

Cute little toy hauler

Tom and Donna, who are the lead salespeople in this dealership, spent part of the morning chatting with me about Airstreams and showing me some of the new models. They’ve become Airstreamers themselves, as a result of having this job, which is always a good thing. I think the best dealerships are managed by people who actually use the product themselves.

I also checked out the new Airstream 23-footer. This is a neat unit, kind of like a Bambi but more usable and with plenty of cool features. I think that one is a winner. In general Airstream has put more emphasis on the shorter trailers lately, and so there are many more floorplans 25 feet and under to choose from than there were just a few years ago.

We’ll be here on Saturday but heading south on Sunday, toward Mammoth Cave National Park.