Three Weeks to X-Country Launch

Venice Beach, Calif. -- The home is in decent shape. We're in decent shape. With the cross-country portion of the Tour launching in just three weeks we've got just enough time to get fully ready. We're keeping busy by training, finalizing sponsor deals, and preping the '83 Airstream ready for a summer of maintenance-free service.

Thanks to a California-heavy AVP May schedule, we've still managed to compete each of the past few weekends. An easy drive last Thursday brought us to Huntington Beach for a competitive AVP Qualifier. After a short but fun stay we took the rest of our weekend in Hermosa Beach where thousands of people were out enjoying the Memorial Day Fair.

Parked alongside Pier Avenue, our HeadBlade -adorned RV got plenty of attention from the estimated 120,000 attendees. Many Fair-goers also took in the action of a 41-team CBVA (California beach volleyball Association) Men's Open at the Pier. After a windy Saturday and a perfect Sunday we finished at 4th and renewed our AAA ratings. The tournament was great training, but so was the 4-man throw-ball played on Memorial Day. No refs, no warming up, and of course no beer drinking... See you in Hermosa for the AVP Open