Sadly, I couldn't use "Barth" in Klingon, as it's an epithet that means, "Your mother has a smooth forehead!"

How far is that Cajun Palms from exit 115? Is it walkable?

About 1,000 yards north. You can walk, LA is flat.

I was more worried about having to swim

Gary, Nick and Donna (and Hank), and I are here!

Wish we were too! Rusty, did you get my PM about the book? The Terrible Hours by Peter Maas. Very good book about the early days of submarines and diving. Planning on bringing it to you at Nicks. Hope you all have a great time and great weather for this weekends festivities. Give the critters a scratch behind the ears for us.

I've read it (PM replied). One of the things I did at USNA was to rewrite the U. S. Navy history section for Reef Points (the Plebe Handbook). Squalus merited a couple of paragraphs, due to the use of the diving bell, a technological triumph of the time.

I have tried to communicate using chat room but am not having any luck this computer does not have modem and I have to connect via modem to access chat. I know all of you are enjoying the GTG and I sure wish I was there, tell all hello.

Will do. N&D, Gary, and I pigged out on raw oysters tonight...we haven't decided on tomorrow's excesses.

We're now at billyt's shop, as he and his tech Gerard are rebuilding the differential. Several of the bearings were marginal, and there was a lot of noise underway.

Billy and Gerard found the culprit bearing that was sending metal fines into the other bearings; happily the gear faces were intact.

It appears that Billy and Gerard have located and are fixing the vexing shimmy issue I've been enduring for nearly 4 years.

The longer I'm here, the more impressed I am with Billy, Helen, and their staff!

I'm back at Cajun Palms. Billy and Gerard have fixed the problems in the coach, where no one else ever came close to figuring them out.

The cost was more than reasonable, and Helen and Billy were wonderful hosts while StaRV II reposed next to their Sovereign.

All-in-all, a great experience!

THIS PARK IS NICE EXCEPT WHERE THEY TREATED BILLYT AND HELEN LOST THEIR RESERVATION . THIS PARK IS FULL AND NO SPOTS TO BE FOUND .THEY FOUND THEM CLOSE TO OUR GROUPBUT IT IS STILL INCONVENIENT.WEATHER HAS BEEN THE BEST SINCE WE HAVE BEEN TO THESE EVENTS . LENNY

i don't care about cap locks hard enough to type and yes i am a bad speller end only had a lesser education.some times i as if you know how i feel about that. all ways wanted to be a diemaker or truck driver.now i are one.
lenny

Too bad about Billy. Hope they made it up to him somehow. Ugly Betty is a little uglier, but it looks like no serious body work. Glad the weather is cooperating for you folks. How were the love bugs going up Lennie? Pretty bad around here but worse toward mid-state. Let's see some pix!! [bent bumpers don't count ]