Our WordPress blog site records daily statistics. I often look at the stats to see how many people are visiting the site and if they were referred from another blogger, web site or Facebook. I didn’t post yesterday so I was surprised to see more than 270 visits to the site yesterday.

Then I saw the top referrer – it was Hitchitch. Hitchitch is a web site whose stated mission is “To be the best site to find RV Travel Adventures and Journals. To Keep It Simple, And Do It Well.” When I first started researching the RV lifestyle, Hitchitch is where I found most of the RV blogs I continue to follow. Now Flyingthekoop is on Hitchitch!

I am honored and humbled to see our listing there. It motivates me to continue posting. In two weeks, we’ll be leaving San Diego and starting a cross-country trek for the summer. I’m sure I’ll find plenty of material to post about along the way.

In my last post I included a picture of a travel trailer at Mission Bay RV Resort.

Cool looking travel trailer

The name “Kit and Ace” is on the door. Donna did some research and found that Kit and Ace is a clothing company featuring technical cashmere. I looked into it as well and found the travel trailer is indeed an old Airstream. It’s been remodeled inside with ash wood and the exterior is painted copper. I’m not sure of the model year, but it has an old gold-on-black California license plate. These plates were issued from 1963 to 1969. They call their trailer the copper studio. They are on a tour of the country promoting their clothing.

I blocked a couple of digits from the plate

Kit and Ace is a Wilson Family Company founded by Shannon and JJ Wilson. Shannon is married to JJ’s father, Chip Wilson. Chip is the founder of the lululemon clothing company (think yoga pants). We haven’t seen anyone at the trailer but we hope to have a chance to meet and speak with them today before they leave. Maybe Donna will buy something made from technical cashmere.

Speaking of other blogs, yesterday I read about Clarke and Elaine (Whatsnewell) getting a new printer. Their printer quit working after three years of use, presumably due to vibration and road shocks. Our printer is also kaput. The touch screen doesn’t work and we can’t link it to our network. So I followed Clarke’s lead and went to Walmart to buy an HP Envy wireless all-in-one printer, scanner, copier for just $79! The price on printers is amazing – the ink cartridges alone cost more than $25. That’s the business model – just like razor blades. Make the operating hardware inexpensive then turn a tidy profit on replacement cartridges. The printer was easy to set up and connect to our network. Thanks for the tip, Clarke.

Yesterday was a cloudy, cool day with the thermometer hovering in the mid-60s. We had a brief rain shower at sunrise, but stayed dry the rest of the day. Donna and I rode the scooter to Sardina’s on old Morena Boulevard for happy hour with great Italian appetizers. I had the Italian sliders, one with sausage and one with meatball. Donna had Italian sausage in marinara and a side dish of sauteed artichokes with mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes. The food was excellent. Sardina’s is a family-owned restaurant that opened in 1970. We give them two thumbs up. If you’re in the area and want good Italian fare, give them a try.

We have cloudy skies again this morning, but the forecast calls for clearing this afternoon. I’ll be heading back to the rec center for pickleball. My game is coming along. Tuesday at the rec center I played my best, most consistent games so far. Regular play with high-level players is improving my skills.