Aishling the Airstream Update No. 047

2025 Airstream International Rally

York, Pennsylvania

There's SO MUCH I could share

about our time at International -

I'm going to try and just to give you a highlight or two from each day --

But this is still photo-heavy --

There was almost 1,000 airstreams at this event.

And we were parked TIGHT.

There was a *little* space in front of our camper,

but were back to back with friends.

[photo: be real - showing forward and backward at the same time.]

But we loved our breezy 'patio' and

could fit most of our friends in when we worked at it - HA.

Friends [and seeing different parts of the country]

are the best part of International -

There were themed parties -

... so this is us for the 60s VAC Party that was a lot of fun.

[VAC Members had a pre-party 'dinner'.]

And there was a casino night where you could gamble chips for prizes... Not as fun to me bc it was LOUD, there was only a few gaming tables and they were CROWDED...

I wish I'd thought to bring dominoes to play...

Still, we cleaned up good in our thrift store duds. lol

International is like an airstream convention - with vendors, tons of workshops -

both all-about-airstream and crafty and fun...

So it was fun to meet up with friends and attend together.

We did a screen-printed hand towel!

And this year we got a wild hair and decided to actually present one on the basics of hosting a rally at the local level - we're not experts, but we do enjoy a good rally!

We were surprised to have almost 70 people attend.

And LOVED that the convention app had a spot where attendees could look at the slides I'd uploaded [and download a copy if they wanted to keep them.]

Technology is pretty cool.

[Can you tell it's been FIVE years since I retired from training policy?]

Craig and I took a morning to go out and ride part of

The Heritage Rail Trail... so cool -

I had a little panic when we ended up downtown ON busy city streets without good signage.... But LOVED it all the same! Our bikes are perfect for us - and the bike rack Craig built for easy access is AWESOME!!!

We had to ride off [yes, we pedal - ha]

the ice cream we were eating almost daily -

[Wally berets are still a thing, 70 years later...]

There were food trucks RIGHT OUTSIDE the main meeting space, so of course we had to use our Wally Bucks [included in registration] to try the local flavors!

Friends from all over the country [and Canada!] gather at this event

so a few of us who camp together in the south gathered up for a photo!

Wish I'd noticed and interspersed the light and dark clothing...

And those with their CanOpener mugs grabbed a photo together too!

Oh the places those Foley RV cups have traveled!

The organized camp fires were GREAT - and as usual, the VAC went above and beyond - Love our [not so] little group of vintage friends!

But it was also nice to linger by our little campfire set-up and visit in front of our campers as well! Two things: it was cool enough for a blanket... and I loved that church nearby that chimed on the hour. #AishlingtheAirstream