Catch-up: Scenes from the Amargosa Opera House, Spaceport, Hot Springs trip

One reason I've been busy is that Web2.0Expo was last week, and Six Apart had a booth as well as threw a party for attendees. It was a lot of work, and although I usually don't handle an entire event like this, it needed to be done. Coming right after our Argentina/Peru trip was a bit intense for me, but overall, I'm pleased with the results. I feel energized by what was accomplished, and touched by everyone who chipped in without a complaint and worked super hard too. A lot of Six Aparters were involved and I felt a true team effort.

Anyhow, that's why I haven't bothered blogging, and have some catching up to do. Below is from our recent road/camp trip with Chicken John.

These are old airplanes left in the airplane graveyard we visited. Tesla learned to say "hikoko" which is airplane in Japanese. We had a tour guide on the bus with us, but I was in the back with Tesla and couldn't hear a thing. Audience at the Amargosa Opera House, and the walls Marta painted herself. Quite an amazing, one-of-a-kind story. She just found her spot and thing to do, and has been at it ever since. Two cooked meals were provided which made this "road trip" fun and communal. It was healthy and delicious. Tesla covered herself in dirt/dust right after I took her to the hot springs. Of course, she initially just played with the dirt, but as soon as I begged her to stop since she was nice and clean, she dumped some on her head, down her shirt, and all over her legs... Scenes from the bus ride. Unfortunately, I get motion sickness easily, so I spent a lot of time during the trip lying down resting. Luckily, everyone was super easy-going and loved Tesla. The back of the bus was a giant lounging/sleeping area, and Tesla had much fun climbing over everyone and exploring. Since everyone was so nice, I could relax and let her do as she pleased while I rested. She quickly adopted a few other adults as her buddies, and would spend chunks of time sitting on their lap, or lying on their bellies as they slept. Last 3 pictures are Tesla watching a Baraka on Dav's iPod. She was fascinated!