Our past couple of days in Tampa have not been filled with photogenic events, and frankly I’ve been working at one thing dull thing or another. \u00a0 As a result we have little to report. \u00a0 So instead of me telling you what cereal I had for breakfast this morning, let’s hear from a few friends in the Airstream “blogosphere” who we’ve encountered lately:<\/p>\n
Bobby & Danine<\/a>, who we last saw in Tucson a couple of months ago, are up in Oregon after a snowy time<\/a> in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington. \u00a0 We were in the same area last October and got lots of rain but nice temperatures. \u00a0 It seems they got the tail end of winter on their visit, but they survived and I think had a good adventure.<\/p>\n John Irwin, who we saw in Austin just a couple of weeks ago, is back from a Chili Fest rally<\/a> in Texas, and has filed a report on that.<\/p>\n Bert and Janie Gildart, who we hosted at our home in Tucson last month, were recently at the Outdoor Writer’s Conference<\/a> in Oregon. \u00a0 I think they’re heading home to Montana now, but with them you never can be sure.<\/p>\n Rich Charpentier<\/a>, who accompanied us for several months on the road in 2006, is still settled in Prescott AZ, still living in his Airstream, and seems to be doing well overall despite the occasional health setback. \u00a0 We’re happy for him and talk on the phone often.<\/p>\n Mary and \u00a0 Rick Dotson, who we saw in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago when we visited with photographer Rick Olivier, gives her report of that visit here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jill Smith-Mott and her husband, who came over to the trailer in Austin for a cookout, are apparently still feeling the aftereffects of having met us<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jim Breitinger<\/a> is now off the road after a year of full-timing, and living in Phoenix in his Airstream. \u00a0 He’s building up a bank account so he can go out again someday, and in the meantime musing on what he’s learned. \u00a0 I last saw him in Quartzsite in January, and I bet we’ll see him again in 2009.<\/p>\n Bill Doyle and Larry Ko, friends from San Diego who we have met at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park twice, are still roaming in their Airstream regularly. \u00a0 They have some of the best and most diverse country in their area to enjoy, and they are starting to realize how lucky they are. Their latest report<\/a> has to do with Earth Day.<\/p>\n Sharon Pienak<\/a>, who we met in South Llano River State Park in Texas not long ago, is still there awaiting repair of her “Silver Snail” so she can get out on the road again soon. \u00a0 I have a feeling we’ll encounter her again this summer sometime.<\/p>\n Charon Henning and Alex Kensington<\/a>, our swordswallowing and fire-eating friends, wrote in last week but neglected to tell us where they are. \u00a0 I think they are on the east coast somewhere. \u00a0 We hope to see them \u00a0 in July at the Vintage Trailer Jam<\/a> in Saratoga Springs NY.<\/p>\n Rick and Judy Vastine<\/a>, our Tucson friends and fellow homeschoolers, recently announced that we infected them completely, and they are now owners of a used Airstream trailer! \u00a0 We are surprised, excited, and flattered that we were able to have such an affect on them. \u00a0 When we get back west this fall, you can be sure that one of our first trips out of Tucson will be with them.<\/p>\n