WAM,
I think you may have mistook my "gesture." I'm
not exactly packing my bags for the next boat
Europe. I realize what the point of the exercise
is - it's simply to share ideas. My original idea
several days ago was to find out if anyone had
taken their Airstream overseas recently (this I'm
still curious about) so I could learn from their
experience... MY plan was to go ALONE in a couple
years and stay for a year or two as I have
relatives in France & Germany and can obtain a
work VISA. I had no idea people were already
talking about an anniversary caravan. I'm doing
an Airstream Web site anyway (I'm a digital
graphic & Web designer). I sensed a lot of
interest that might be better supported off-list.
The fact that Toby already has a site and quickly
popped a link up thrills me - Thanks Toby! I plan
to check out his site AND continue to do my own
research to travel to Europe alone as planned.
I have an alternate view on the bottom line...
> The bottom line is, if there is any foreign
> caravan interest, creativity
> and drive will follow and find a way to make it
> happen.
If it's a caravan we're talking about I would
think people working together as a team "make it
happen." Without a team a caravan does not exist.
My Web page and planning to go abroad happily
continue.
Jill
--- "Wayne A. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Jill,
>
> Thanks but I believe Toby has a good start
> in this area. I also believe
> the whole point of this exercise is to generate
> interest or discover our
> folly. It seems that opinions are abundant.
> Lets not forget that the 50's and 60's
> caravans were Wally Byam
> Airstream Advertising Excursions. They had to
> finish these
> "impossible"caravans with as many trailers and
> people as possible.
> This is part of the mystique that we have all
> bought into
> "Airstreams are The Best". They have out lived
> their competition!
> They were built light & rugged and the factory
> learned how to make them
> better with each new Caravan. In a sense the
> early caravans were test
> laboratories for what worked and what didn't.
> The more caravans the more
> creative the ideas.
> The Airstream Company of today would not
> reap the same benefits from
> these new caravans that Wally's Airstream
> Company did from its support
> of the Old Ones. Their present Market is not
> aimed at the individualist or
> family seeking a measure of solitude and self
> sufficiency.A 34 foot Triple
> Axle Trailer or a 48 foot Motor Home wont cut
> it in most of the locations
> where I want to camp! They certainly wont make
> it down those small
> French and Italian byways. However there does
> appear to be some
> corporate interest in this type of market as
> the Company experiments with
> smaller trailers. Let me just say, I have seen
> what they have and it is a
> good start in the right direction.
>
>
> Thanks for reading and responding!
>
> WAM
>
=====
Even after all this time
The Sun never says to the Earth,
"You owe me"
Look what happens with a love like that...
It lights the whole sky. ---Hafiz
JillyWon Is Outie...
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