May 2, Thursday Moving Day dawned with the silver trailers engulfed in heavy fog at the Fairgrounds. As it lifted, the parking committee formulated a plan to park our NOVA faction first and as close together as possible, a challenging proposition with over 20 in the group! The fog lifted, and the move started. A washing/waxing service was available for a fee, and some lined up for the clean-up before heading downtown. The parking committee worked efficiently and quickly and over 100 trailers were parked before 2:00 p.m. Main Street and some side streets were closed to traffic and our trailers pulled in with doors opening to the street, down both sides of the street. No parallel parking was involved as the Airstream was pulled forward and over to the curb and straightened out and then just backed up to the trailer behind. It took lots of boards to level the trailers on the curb side. The parking committee members are HEROES! Thursday was mostly a day of setting up and settling in. It took awhile to get electricity routed to the ‘streams, and with temperatures in the 80’s we warmed up a little bit before we were able to get the fans running. All up and down the streets the Airstreams were settling in for a long weekend in the downtown atmosphere. At 5:00 a thunderstorm moved in causing a scurry as people packed away chairs and outdoor rugs and put the awnings away. It was a very hard shower that lasted about 40 minutes, and then trickled off as the pot-luck dinner approached. The large round dining tables in our large indoors headquarters allowed for a great gathering for this first evening of Urban Air. When we emerged from the pot-luck – the sun was shining and the temperature was 68 degrees and dropping. Circle groups started appearing, the fire pits came out, and everyone settled into a social evening. Tom and I made it a little past dark, and then came to the trailer – me for a shower!
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October 2021
We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
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