Our first week back on site in Elkhart, went pretty well. Our second week however, was a bit more of a roller coaster. Despite some set backs and continued delays, in the end lots of progress was made – and we’re happy to report, that Zephyr is currently back in the paint booth getting prepped! […]
Bus Projects
Bus Renovation Progress Report #2: Week of August 17
Earlier this week we relocated back to Elkhart, IN to Master Tech RV to be onsite to keep on top of all of the projects ongoing with our bus renovations. We are incredibly thankful that a kind local supporter has loaned us their RV so that we have a place to live on site and have a comfortable […]
Bus Renovation Progress Report: A Riveting Tale of Why We’re Way Behind Schedule
We’ve been giving mini-updates in our Alaskan travelogues about the progress on the bus projects going on back in Elkhart. But it’s time to catch you all up on the full story. We had a grand plan for the summer of 2015 – we plotted to leave our bus at a shop we thought we could […]
Zephyr’s Summer 2015 Renovation Hit List
On Saturday morning, we left Zephyr in our rear view mirror as we departed Elkhart in our Mini Cooper, like nervous parents dropping our kid off for summer camp. This summer, Zephyr will be attending Camp Master Tech where she will be whipped back into shape. Four years ago our GM 4106 vintage bus conversion […]
It’s CRUNCH Time! Wrapping up Bus Project Planning
We have hit the ground running here in Elkhart. There are so many details that have to come together this week before we leave off by rail and sea for Alaska at the END OF THIS WEEK!! AHHHH. Ok.. deep breaths. We can do this! No matter how much planning and preparations you do upfront, […]
Smashed RV Windshield – What to Do if a Rock Cracks your Motorhome’s Glass
KA-BANG!!! That’s the sound that startled me out of a the near daze I was in, zoned out in the passenger seat trying to cope with the traffic chaos. We were navigating the roads through the oil fields of Texas just south of the Odessa/Midland area, anxious to escape the endless miles of big trucks, torn […]
Our Summer 2015 Travel Plans Revealed (Your input requested!)
We’ve been considering several options for our upcoming summer – from RVing to Alaska, boondocking in the mountains of Colorado, crossing through Canada or exploring the Northeast of the US. And we’ve picked a path.. that is really none of those. For the past several weeks we have been putting together details of our summer travel […]
RV Home Improvement Time
In our hyper-mobile periods of travel, we’re generally changing up our location every few days and ‘on our way’ somewhere. We love those times. The constant discovery of new locations, new scenery, new climates, new friends and new hikes. We’re roaming, moving a couple hours between each stop at most, making miles and balancing life […]
Zephyr is Solar Powered! – 800 Watt RV Bus Roof Solar Install
For those of you who have been paying close attention, you might have seen a little extra something perched on our roof in the last few photos we’ve shared online. Or you may have noticed that Cherie teased about leaving me behind visiting friends at AM Solar while she headed off to visit her mom in […]
Three Years in a Vintage Bus
Has it really been three years already?!? It seems like just yesterday we were roaming around the country on a month long Amtrak pass searching for a vintage bus to become our next home on wheels. After 4 years of traveling in smaller travel trailers and having just spent a winter living in the US Virgin Islands, […]
