Sunday

Just a few lines to let the Maddening Crowd know that life is good in Incline Village. I can't remember the time that I would have been here without a visit to the beach or a ride on a bike. Total Wine has enabled us to get by with this less-planned schedule.

We were a little disappointed in the auction on Friday afternoon. The number of cars seemed down, and those that they sold while we were there were not overly special. I wonder if the number of auctions hurts the inventory for Reno. The one in Scottsdale in January was much bigger. I know Barrett-Jackson does several throughout the country during the year.

For those in the fam, I can report that little has changed in Incline/Tahoe. Same Starbucks, same Raley's, same cars along the roads to Sand Harbor. No difference over in South Shore for Wally beers, although they had little action at the outside seating area. We bought our Coors Lights inside and planted ourselves at a table on the deck.


One thing that has changed is that they have put up new tourist-trap shops immediately across from the hotel. The big development on that site that was stopped in the 2008-2009 financial crisis with just the pilings showing has never found a new money-man. So to cover the gloom, they have put up a long, single story retail building with several t-shirt/trinket shops. What was once old and trashy, is new again. I wasn't even tempted to go over to see what their 4-for-$10 deal was.

Pat and Anna (and Lindsay) came up from Reno for the evening, pulling their new Hood River trailer. I have no interest in that kind of "camping", but this thing is set up with virtually all of the amenities. He hooks it up with an electrical cord to a regular outlet and they're good to go. They slept in it last night.






Props to RevKev for doing his frontier-man duty yesterday...early to the lake for fishing...and bringing home the goods for dinner. Lake trout of some sort...which he then cooked on the bar-b-que. I don't think I have ever previously dined on Tahoe-raised fish. Potatoes, asparagus and salad. Very good.

RevKev is now in the truck business. He has one of those new aluminum Ford F-150's...very sharp. Of course, the way they build out new trucks, the interior is almost like a luxury sedan. Still, it has a good feel, and makes me think of the good old days when I had a truck. That said, the entry cost for these things is over the Maplecrest budget.















It looks like there will not be an extended family reunion in 2016. Both Tahoe Phil and SF Margaret have their 50-year wedding anniversary's next year, and their big 2016 trips will be to celebrate that milestone with their families. No worries. That just means that our FFF trip to Tahoe will be similar to 2014 where we will be on our own. Bring on the Forest Pines condos!!



All for now. More from the road tomorrow.

BCOT



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