Originally appeared in the River News Herald 4-24-02
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The J-Mac Ferry is unusually
busy today carrying cars, trucks and Airstream trailers
across Steamboat Slough to Ryer Island. Although Ryer Island is mainly comprised of farmland, many of us are on our way to Snug Harbor Resort, a beautiful little RV Park and Marina tucked away in the heart of the California Delta. Voted “Best Small Park” in 2001 by the California Travel Parks Association was a well deserved award for its hard working owner, Nicky Suard. |
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Surrounded by 1,000 miles
of navigable waterways this is the perfect place
to be if you | love to fish, water ski, swim or just drift with the tide relaxing in your boat or one of the many rental boats available here. |
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The California Delta offers
many other attractions as well. Some of the
historic towns which encompass the area have buildings standing which date back to the mid 1800’s. A variety of restaurants, shops, museums, wineries and local attractions make this a great place for family vacations or just a quiet weekend get away. |
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It’s a quiet spring time
day here at Snug Harbor Resort. The weather
is mild and the sky is filled with white fluffy clouds on a background of deep blue. The absolute silence here is broken by the honking and squawking of hundreds of migrating geese as they fly over head in almost perfect geometric patterns. I can hear the sounds of a noisy woodpecker doing damage to a nearby tree, and the “putt putting” of a small boat slowly making it’s way up the still waters of Steamboat Slough. |
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The park is coming alive
now and you can hear the hum of RV’s coming and
going, people laughing and children playing. The park is dotted with what looks like gigantic silver gumdrops. The Vintage Airstream Club has come here for their annual Spring Rally. |
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What began in the winter
of 1952, with a small caravan of Airstream trailers
to Central America, led by Wally Byam, Airstreams inventor and founder, has become the international “Wally Byam Caravan Club”. The WBCC boasts a membership in excess of 18,000 today. An appendage of that club is the Vintage Airstream Club. Any Airstream trailer greater than 25 years of age is considered “vintage”. Most of the members have purchased these trailers and completed restored them to their original condition. This restoration for most is a project that can take up to 2 or 3 years to complete. Members in the Western Region of the U.S. began their rallies 4 years ago and have continued to have both a spring and fall rally each year since then. All rallies are spent at different areas each time they meet. For more information on the vintage Airstreams, check out their web site at http://vintageairstream.com |
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