tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263344244356526863.post-6771101071881643052008-07-09T18:18:00.003-04:002008-07-09T18:44:01.622-04:00Hey, you know how a while ago the Man of Science and I were planning to go on a breathtakingly lovely <a href="http://alsoatalker.blogspot.com/2008/03/isnt-this-pretty-its-south-devon-coast.html">walking tour in England</a>? Perhaps you noticed that we didn't go. First, we postponed it because the Man of Science suddenly got embroiled in fish-related political insanity at his work. He simply couldn't leave the country until the summer. But when the summer rolled around, we checked the airfares and the prices made me want to lie down on the floor and die. I was very, very sad. Which is why I didn't blog about it. Those who know me well know that I never shut up about, oh, everything, except when I am really, seriously bummed. And then I don't talk about it at all.<br /><br />So after much deliberation and brainstorming and a little bit of <em>what-if-we-don't-go-anywhere?</em> anxiety on my part, we decided to go on a road trip through the States for a couple of weeks. And the absolute best part of this plan is that we will be driving west until we end up here:<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.bygonebyways.com/80-AZ-Bisbee-Shady_Dell_Airstream_Motel.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p>What is <a href="http://www.theshadydell.com/">The Shady Dell</a>, you might ask? And why would I be so excited to travel thousands of miles to visit it? </p><p>The Shady Dell is a campground. I hate camping. But you know what I don't hate? Airstream trailers. In fact, I have an obsessive love for Airstream trailers. Especially vintage ones. And the Shady Dell happens to have a whole bunch of them waiting for travellers just like us. </p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.bygonebyways.com/80-AZ-Bisbee-Shady_Dell_Rooms.jpg" border="0" />The interior of each trailer is decorated in an appropriately vintage manner. There are records. And movies to watch on old TVs. And martini shakers! </p><p>I think that perhaps this is what my own personal heaven will be like. </p><p>I have now booked us into The Shady Dell for three blissful nights in late July. And I am finally starting to get legitimately excited about our vacation. </p><p>J.</p><p> </p><p>(the photos are from a great site called <a href="http://www.bygonebyways.com/">Bygone Byways</a>.)<br /></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6263344244356526863-677110107188164305?l=alsoatalker.blogspot.com'/></div>J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12260580747334230342noreply@blogger.com5