I agree with you about the campground info. One of my missions this summer will be to enhance the info on the video pages with more links and detailed commentary.

Quebec was really fascinating, by the way. I think everyone should go there and see it firsthand.

With regard to the donuts — no doubt! As you know, I started this year with ambitious health and exercise plans, and somehow those got sidetracked by Boston creme donuts – LOL Oh well, I can report that I’ve been laying off the adult beverages in recent weeks to compensate. When we get home, I’ll spend the first week on the treadmill!

Finally, with regard to your kind offer — you bet! I would love to be a “fly on the wall” at a Hollywood shoot. I will just act like a sponge and absorb…and maybe get my hands on a camera. I love the idea of doing a blog from the set too.

I will drop you an email. We visit LA on a regular basis. I think we even have a couple of free airline tickets that need to be used. So maybe we’ll pick a suitable production, and hop on a plane. It would be fun!

Safe travels to Ontario!

Under the time limits you have set…. ya done good. Would have liked to see more of the campsite info… but, then again you can put all that info on a twitter or written blog to go along with the video. (as a suggestion)

Surprise… were headed to Ontario for a 3 day shoot on this new flick… so wave as we go by… grin… Wish we could give away the location but you know how secrets are… sort of after the fact. thing…. or you get too many showing up and making a mess… But, it would be nice to let you sit in the video camera directors chair and see how the big times do it… we can always use another camera operator.. even if we let you go handheld wild with it… I could always get my crew to film you filming to add to your collection… of experiances… and let the production staff give you pointers and a professional trailer in the end… we do that sometimes just for the fun of it…

Oh and did you ask what is in the do-nuts… surprise… in each one…IS…..

…. as we too found them quite tastful… till we found out what was in ‘em… you will be on the treadmill for 4 hours a dozen… grin… you should have checked out the shrimp and hush puppys… oooooohhhhh good… them french really know how to cook…

Well break is over.. back to work… we finish here about 2am… and then head northeast tomorrow… probably take the alcan highway across… x is driving… dog is riding shotgun so I am told… me… I’ll sleep.. and read….in the back of the truck… grin… isn’t that what x’s and dog is for??? (ouch… thats going to leave a bruse!!!!!)

With regard to NBC’s RV show, while I obviously haven’t yet seen it, here are my “off the cuff” observations… This strikes me as the type of show the networks have been liking in recent years, sort of an RV version of the Amazing Race. I suppose those shows are relatively cheap to produce and get relatively good ratings. My only issue with ‘em is the shelf life. I mean, once you know who won that season (or whatever) is there any long term interest in the show? It’s sort of like reading last week’s newspaper.

My goal for a “Long Long Honeymoon” show would be a series that has a little more longevity… kind of like Rick Steves, Anthony Bourdain, etc. … a cheap-to-produce travel show with humor that spotlights the “adventure” of RVing. We would focus on destinations and local culture, along with occasional scenes at the campsites where appropriate. Over time we would accumulate a library of episodes / footage that would be marketable in syndication, on DVD, etc. It would be like our blog, but on steroids…what our blog would be like if we had dedicated producers, camera operators, audio technicians, and editors.

Remember I told you about the meeting at the studio… where I suggested a weekly show about RV’n across the US… well sure enough someone thought that a RV show might be fun… NBC picked up on it and is going to run a 8 week trailer on KNBC ….contest of families in RV… motorhome…. traveling cross country and all the fun things that can go wrong… might want to check it out.

still thought your site might be better… and more realistic… oh well… from what I have seen its a take off of the movie RV… with a family elimination and twists… sooo its open to critics… let ‘em know your on for real… is what I say… as they are banking on pure entertainment show…

Ya we lose a few cameras now and again.. in the airstream explosion on the second one…. they lost a panaflex gold…(digital don’t work good in fire/explosion takes) won’t say how much it was but somehow the propane used in the shooting of the insides explosion…got inside it ….and poof… now little parts.. so it happens… and we needed another AS …. third time was the charm… you can’t imagine what happens inside the trailer when the propane leaks and blows… sort of like a tin can with a cherry bomb going off inside… very good exploded view of things going away… (we used 5 high speed panaflex’s to get the one shot.. so it comes out in slow mo… wish I could send you a segment of it …but I don’t own it.. sooo sorry)

I now see we have two directors and producers… nice… makes for a different take on things… as they said in twister… “change is good… grin

Well back to work… be looking for more of your adventure… oh and see what you think of the new NBC game show on RV’n… . Premiering Tuesday, July 7 , TITLE: The Great American Road Trip… game show.

Kudos to the Canadian grocery stores who cooperated! No frozen foods were harmed in the making of this video.

I also gained a better understanding of the ongoing political situation. Wow! Although I had caught bits and pieces of news about the tension, actually visiting the Province really opened my eyes. It’s remarkable and sad that these centuries-old Anglo/Franco issues still persist. The Quebec situation also seems like a cautionary tale with regard to language and the role it plays in unifying or dividing a society. The United States would be wise to take note and learn from what’s happened here.

On a lighter note, it seems our truck is strangely attracted to Tim Horton’s and makes frequent stops in their parking lots. I have not yet tried a “fruit explosion” because I usually have a chocolate Boston creme in my hand. But I will definitely check it out. It’s funny, because at home I never go to doughnut shops… but in Canada I feel it is my DUTY to sample the local cuisine…again and again…