After one year on the road I was about to call it a day. But a new RV and the possibility of the movie Almost There kept me on the road for one more year I thought. But then I started traveling with Barbara. We traveled together for two and a half years. Through her I got to do and see a lot of things I wouldn't have on my own.

Barbara was already at Slab City when I arrived my first year. She was the one who after observing me for a few hours said I wouldn't last a week. A few weeks later her then boyfriend arrived. At the morning coffee one day I joked, "Now that you've met me you realize what a mistake you've made." I was referring to the boyfriend. Turns out I called it correctly. They broke up after the season.

Meanwhile I wound up back in Seattle where I purchased my second and much better RV and went back on the road. At the LoW RV park in Deming, NM Barbara and I started dancing when the group went out. As will happen, dancing led to other things and we started traveling together though in different rigs.

When it became obvious that we were traveling together one mutual friend gave us no more than 90 days because we have very little in common. They called us Hollywood and the Hillbilly. We lasted two and a half years and are still best friends, family actually.

Traveling with Barbara and Dilly.