by kenny

Solar Mike has been in the slabs for over 15 years running a solar power business, The Sun Works. If you have solar power questions, he is the guy to ask. In fact, before I went to the Slabs, I called him up to ask some questions about installing my solar panels myself. For the advice, I paid him a beer when we got to the slabs. People come from all over, not just Slabbers, to have him install solar panels on their motorhomes.

Every year he hosts a solar potluck where Slabbers bring their own food and Mike and his gal Judy cook meat and vegetables in solar ovens. Laura made some vegetarian chili and we headed off to the potluck. The food was plentiful. The company was great. And music, with all slab city events, was played. A notable musician was Folk Hero Joe who played his own songs, John Prine, Nick Drake, Johnny Cash, etc.

We left in the afternoon with full stomachs and took it easy till the sun went down. We walked back in the evening and were invited over to Solar Mike's campfire for some conversation and some more music played by Folk Hero Joe.