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 […]
bus projects
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, […]
Texas Is Big, Part 2 (Our Exit via East Texas)
Our time in Austin was jam packed with quality family time, and lots of social time. We could have easily extended our stay another few days just to enjoy some time to ourselves and attend to some errands. But it was time to move on, particularly since we had our windshield glass replacement scheduled north […]
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 […]