The "Starship" ESCAPE

I received an e-mail from a great friend of mine, and his question was, what did you name the motorhome? It made me think pretty hard for about a week because a name is important. The name must have a meaning. Well, today I decided on a name. The "STARSHIP ESCAPE". "ESCAPE", escape from a lifestyle that was pretty predictable, escape from the known, escape from traffic, escape from everything, and on an adventure into the unknown. The other day when we went on the walk thru of the motor coach I was throughly impressed with the operating systems onboard the coach. Impressed may be a simplification of the matter. The fact is I will spend many days trying to comprehend all I was told. There is an onboard computer that monators all systems, maintenance intervals for all systems, correct proceedures for filling freshwater tanks, and on and on and on. Listening and taking notes the whole time, well the first mate was taking notes, I was trying to look like it was all common sence. Reality, I was in over my head. However the first mate was taking notes. Thank God. When all was done I thought, "Captain Kirk". Thus my name from here out will be "Captain Dean". Not only am I the captain, but the Engineer also. Now of course we all know there is an important postion to be filled, "First Mate", and we also know that the "First Mate" really runs the ship. For those friends of mine at North Island, we all know that Mary Ann, really runs the ship, Captains, come and go, but Mary Ann was always there. So, from this point on Miss Karen will be known as the "First Mate", in addition, we also know that Miss Karen has been ready to travel at a moments notice. If I said we're leaving for Utah in the morning, she would be packed in an hour. She has always been ready to move on. Thus, The "First Mate" will be known as "The Gypsy". So as I sign off on this posting, it will be as:

"Captain Dean and his Gypsy"

See ya