Will be leaving Oklahoma soon. While I am here and have the skills of my brother Keith, trying to get many things done on the airstream. One issue is the closet. The main hall closet is the main storage inside. The doors, if youcall it that, are accordion pleated sliding lousy doors. The problem is when driving down the road, things fall out of the closet and tears the doors.

Had the idea to have wood doors that would stay closed.

Before

After

Before                                                                                          After

I’ve been terrified to make this trip. My worse fear is that I will have a flat tire, and creepy men stop and I’s alone.

Can’t think like that, I’ve gotta conquer my fears. Through my life, I’ve learned that I can do anything I really am determined to do.

Randy said, ” With Ann, you’ve either gotta lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Although I was scared, that morning as I left the RV park… all the men out messing with their RV,  were kinda amazed that it was me solo, doing all the hook ups and unhooking. Guess I won some street cred.

Mike looked at the AS tires, seemed to have plenty of tred but the noticed  some small cracks in the tire sidewall. My first stop was Discount Tires and $270.00 later, I was on my way. With it for peace of mind.

Off we go, Luna my faithful dog and I on that old lonesome highway

Off on another trip, not a big destination, Oklahoma. I have multi reasons to go but the most important is how I will get there. Being an RVer for many years, beginning with a motor home, Fifth Wheel and for the last 5 years an Airstream.

Since Randy my husband, died 3 yrs ago, I have hardly taken it out for many reasons. I am so intimidated to drive it and no camping buddy. I I love the Airstream (AS). It contains so many fond memories of traveling with Randy, especially the 8 month trip that we took before he died to the Pacific NW.

This year I am conquering my fear and learn to be proficient in Driving and hooking the AS up. All the years we had an RV, I never learned, yes partly my fault.

Another reason that I am going to do it, because I want to make a mobile recording studio for interviews for my radio show.
For example for the last several years, I’ve covered SXSW (South By Southwest) for KSYM radio. I go there, do interviews, go back to the station the next week and edit. But the time it gets to air, the excitement and momentum is gone. My plan is to go to a site, do the interview, edit right there and steam to the station. It won’t be in real time, but close.

I went to Oklahoma to get my brother, Keith to ‘help me”, but really I’m not much help except to keep him company while he works, entrain him and make him laugh.

The plan was to get the AS ready, leave home, but stay quite locally in New Braunfels ( NB) only 30 min from San Antonio. It gave me the opportunity to check things out.

Landa RV Park in NB is right on the Comal river. We’ve been going there for over 30 yrs. We affectionately called it Hippy Hollow (not to be confused with the nude beach in Austin) because it was owned by this hippy guy that ran around in  golf cart with a big peace sign on it. On Saturday nights, his band played in a pavilion on top of the hill overlooking the river. Sounds of old rock and roll wafting through the RV park as we drank fine wine and some indulged in 420.  It was later sold. Although the prices have  gone up, its pretty much remainded the same, very rustic but beautiful to me.

I was in NB for 5 days, each day a different group of friends came out for the day. We cooked out and swam or toobed in the water.

Long time friends, Denise and Mike                                 Friends from KSYM radio