Hi Chief Chaos. Thanks for the story and the reminiscences. I've heard that theory about trailer parks causing tornados. Maybe there's something to it.

We don't call ourselves "American Gypsies" because one of us isn't a US American (Jack the Sailor, my husband, is Canadian, and proudly so), and we don't travel exclusively in the US (many of our trips have been and will be taking place in Canada), so we really are "citizens of the world" Also I'm not sure that using the term "Gypsy" to describe ourselves would be particularly respectful of the Romany people, or other historically migrant peoples.

I definitely know what you mean about going crazy if you're in one place for more than four years. I start getting restless after about four or five years in the same place, too.

The squirrels have been burying acorns in our campsite lately. I would love to know how they find them again so long after burying them.

We've been noticing the names on some of the different kinds of RVs and trailers. Some of them make sense, but others have us a bit bemused. A big old RV just went by that has the name "Vagabond" on it. That makes sense to me. Some names are kind of neutral, like "Fleetwood", "Pace Arrow", and "Bluebird". And there's the ones with names that evoke a sense of escape or relaxation, like "Holiday Rambler", "Play Mor", or "Wanderlodge". But we really wonder about the ones with names like "Conquest" and (here's the real winner), INTRUDER. I've seen several of those. Hmmm...