The Green Pickle has arrived!!!

Rob Baker's Tow Vehicle....

The Bash Birthday T-Shirt...

More pictures to follow when I come home.

Custom T-Shirts for sale by Mike Depraida

How many Flamingos do you need

Here they come!!

The Parkers are ready....

Conserve water Please...We are boondocking!!

Here we are another day..50 some rigs today.Total 72 on site so far. We started parking at 8 am and worked till dark. A rig just came in at 10pm. Lots of kids,dogs and smilin'faces. So many friends so little time to meet and greet them all. We filled 3 wagon wheels and started 4 & 5 more to come tomorrow. Happy hour started at 4pm, so much food and snacks to try. A little rain never hurt anyone. Tonight the stars are out and full moon too!!

We are listening to the VAP.com and also are here being a part of it while they tape it live. More fun Tomorrow...

God Bless..AirstreamHobo & Carol and grandkids

New friends are made everyday!!! Stanton Baker & Mason Ober

500 feet and no gas?? I finally Arrived!! Check out the tow vehicle

But Grandpa..How do I know when it is filled??? Look up Nicholas...(when the rain comes)

The Airstreamers Club ..Official T-Shirt!!!

June 23,2010... Here we are at the Birthday Bash, working hard as volunteers getting ready!!! We moved the tables and chairs to the tent area, the tent will arrive wed or thurs. The Iceman came with 500 bags of ice and a freezer. Ice for sale only $1.50/bag, gotta keep the drinks cold.
It rained on tuesday but everyone was parked for the day. A cool night to sleep ,now on wed it is 75-80* and airy too....Beautiful. The new kids made friends right away and are off swimming and playing games. We are even flying kites too..lost one too!! We are now filling the big tanks with water for the rest of the week.
Remember to arrive full of water and empty sewer tanks. There are about 20 rigs here now, Just a note...The guy that came only 500 feet ran out of gas pulling his trailer here??? I won't mention names but he lives on the farm!! Well I hope most of you are on the road by now heading for S. Plymouth NY. Drive safe and arrive Happy!!!
God Bless...AirstreamHobo & Carol

Steve Klohn has Arrived....

Frank the Amishman is working hard....

Where do I Park???

A Picnic under the Flying J ...Just watching the trucks coming and going..

June 21,2010 on the road to New York, The Birthday Bash

AirstreamHobo is on the road again!!! Yeah!!! This time Mom and me are traveling with 2 of our grandkids, Mason & Addy. We hit the road at 9am and arrived at South Plymouth,NY. at 3pm, total of 225 miles. We arrived to see Frank Yansen and Steve Klohn laying out the field. I parked at the side and started to help with the 2nd wagon wheel and then 3 &4 wheel was laid-out. A total of 87 flags were placed and ready for the gang coming this week.
Hot..Hot..Hot on the hill what a view of the valley, beautiful farm owned by Rob & Zoe Baker our Hosts. Ater we were all marked off, I picked a spot and parked for the week. We are level, awnings out, rug and chairs are placed. We have a beautiful view of the mountain side.
The Kids and Mom went to the Baker pool while Frank, Steve & I worked. After a taco salad supper the kids and I went to pool. Refreshing is an understatement...good..good..cool feeling. The Baker kids and us played water tag for a while, till we were all played out.
Now we are just sitting under the awning listening to the birds..crickets and some other unknown noises, awesome is the countryside. So Peaceful and noise free of the big city buzz, give me the farm anytime. Well the Birthday Bash will start in a few days with a few coming each day.

The official start day is thursday. 85 rigs are planned so far from 32 states, this is the greatest way to meet travelers from all over the USA and Canada. Well time to rest some more and enjoy the peaceful noise.Why don't you join us??
God Bless, AirstreamHobo and Carol and Mason and Addy.

Our Campsite at Indian Rock Campground

Entrance Rock Sign at the Camp......

April 8,2010....Finally this spring day has COME!!! We loaded the airstream for York,Pa. not far,but a gettaway for a few days. This is our unit's first rally of 2010. we are looking forward to seeing friends that were absent over the winter(some went to Florida???). It takes about an hour to arrive at Indian Rock Campground off Rt 83 at exit 14 south of York. It is Hot!! We have shorts on and enjoying the spring(summer 86*) day. Bates and Koreny are already there. We set up in short order, I have to remember the steps again to set up,it's been awhile, 5 months since we were out on the road. Oh how I miss this open road and leisure time, but Carol is feeling better and we are hitting the road once more!!!! Yeah !!!!

Well we are set up and waiting for the rest to arrive on friday. We sit around and enjoy area and just chat. Friday comes and some more arrive around noon, Jacobs,Lights,Buchers,Wibles,Merediths,Sanders, and Richwines arrive after supper.

Jackie Meredith and Sue Bates are in charge of the weekend feasts. Friday nite,Bar-B-Que & Bake Beans, Sat Breakfast,Pancakes & Sausage links, Sunday Hot Dogs and all the fixins' and homemade Macaroni Salad(yum..yum..) We didn't starve this weekend. We even went to Dallastown American Legion on sat nite for 6oz Filet Mignon for $6.50 with 2 sides. 18 of us went and enjoyed the meal. Then back to camp to have a campfire. Bates is the "Master Fire Maker"!!!

Saturday, after breakfast, some went for a local walk on the trail and some road bikes for 10-20 miles several days this weekend. Carol and I went with Lou & Stephanie Jacobs to an Amish Mall Market to browse and snack on lunch and see the amish wood projects...barns,swings,picnic tables, etc. also the amish food inside for sale. Then we went to a flea market in Thomasville. This was lots of permament barns and stalls in the long barns for the regulars. There was a small area in the back hill for day yard sales...mostly JUNK!!! After an hour of this I seen enough, so we went back to camp to relax.

After sunday lunch of hot dogs etc. most hitched up and left. Carol and I decided to stay and also the Korenys did too till monday. Bates even made a ready fire for us to enjoy sunday night. All the kindle wood and paper stacked up ready to strike a match and add fire logs as the fire got hotter. Korenys and son joined us for a while then it was just Carol and I (romantic??) for the rest of the night.

Just a story ...at the beginning of the campfire I saw a young girl(20's) and a 2 year old pass by and I waved to the little child. They came over and talked awhile. The girl told us they lived in the old motorhome across the way for the last 2 years. She said they paid $2,500 for it and her dad,mom,brother and daughter lived in it moving time to time. The little girl was digging in the charcoal grill on a pole and getting blacker and blacker hands,clothes and face as the time went on. The girl lit up another cigarette and told us how they look for jobs along the way. Then Brother and dad stopped by, brother had a cap with a fish hook on the brim just like "Larry the Cable Guy". Dad had a nascar shirt on and just sat down and started talking too about his life. His mom had cancer,he took care of her till the end, then he lost his home, job and ended up in this old motorhome. His wife is disabled. Right now they are finding old scrap metal and collecting it for cash. I felt sorry for them, but they seemed alright with this way of life. They had an old 79 dodge pickup that they used for collecting scrap. The next day I saw them in the storage lot breaking up stoves, etc. for the metal to take to recycle I guess? They waved as we passed them by when leaving. I guess I am Lucky to have what I have ...But....They were just as happy with less. I hope their future has a better ending, what a nice friendly family!!! We arrived home at 4pm on monday.
With that I will just say God Bless......AirstreamHobo and Carol

See Picture Album:

http://picasaweb.google.com/AirstreamHobo/IndianRockCampground

Here are my grandchildren Addy & Mason singing and playing the Banjo for a special tape for their Mom & Dad.

What a Summer!!! Look at Mom Smilin'!!!!


Sept 6,Sunday......100 Days on the Road!!! Yes..Can you believe it is 100 days already?It seems like yesterday that we left town!! We have traveled over 9,000 miles (total will be announced later). We have met alot of friendly nice people all over America. We have seen less than 8 hours of TV since June 7th..Did you know Michael Jackson Died??? America has alot to see and we haven't begun to see it. We tried to travel the backroads whenever possible. The unknown roads have more to see and we can do it without being run over by high speed traffic.

We enjoyed the leisure pace that we covered. We recieved alot of e-mails that we were seeing many of your old travels and Thanked Us for reliving those sights. Somedays were alot of driving to get over the long boring highways but for the most part we had some short mileage days. I was amazed by how many abandoned buildings were along the way. Just thinking about what those people did in the past and why they left their homestead and businesses vacant. I guess $$$$ was the main problem.

I did see alot of hard working Americans trying to provide for their familys and have nice places to live. There was no special place better than the rest. But knowning each area was proud of their neighborhood and glad to live there. I talked to lot of full-timers that live and work all over the place and would not go back to a stick&brick house. They loved the simple life and the less worry of upkeep of their old houses. All seemed very Happy and Healthy and glad to be on the road..north in summer then head south in winter.

What a Life!!! Believe it or not..it was the wife that loved full-timing...No Big House Keeping!! was their answer to Happiness and keep on moving at their pace. As this trip comes to a close in a few days and we will be back home, we are Thankful for the Great Summer we had ..3 days of rain!! Can you believe that..15,000 pictures ..ok maybe a few more..grin... We will see how long we will be at home before we want to go again!! We did manage to survive living in 29 foot Airstream all this time. So Thanks for following along and I hope I (we) brought you some laughs and pictures of our travels along the way. Here is the last Photo album ..enjoy.. http://picasaweb.google.com/AirstreamHobo/MichiganToPennaBackroads#
Any Comments would be appreciated... E-mail us .. obclown@ptd.net
God Bless and Thank-You AirstreamHobo & Carol