I have arrived back in Colorado where I will be staying for 5-6 weeks. Timmy has Spring Break from school at the beginning of April, his Birthday in early May, and the end of his school year in the middle of May all are reasons to return even though the...
After leaving Lake Mead Moose and I have done little but drive. It is about 480 miles between Lake Mead and Moab (my destination) but those that know me also know that 100 miles per day of driving is a long way for me. Obviously we did a few nights...
I’ve come to a crossroads. I am both out of clean underwear and everyday-pants. I could go back to the old cargo pants from years past, but I don’t think I could handle all that amount of dangling freedom unrestrained. So, I am forced to wear my sexy-pants, commando style....
Mission accomplished! It only took an hour and when all was said and done I had a tooth extracted and a filling added… easy as van-cooked apple pie. I found it odd to be the one speaking a foreign language as the Oral Surgeon, Dentist, and Assistants spoke Spanish while...
On Thursday I crossed into Mexico to have a tooth extracted before it turned into a much larger ordeal (I’ve been there before, and it isn’t pretty). Crossing the border at Naco, AZ was simple enough. In fact, I’ve stated since that it may be easier to cross the border...
Getting cleaned up and ready to haul out I sat on my bed only to be met with minor resistance. I happened to be the power cord for my Verizon MiFi Hotspot which when stretched to it’s limit tore the cord out of the Hotspot. Sounds simple enough, but combined...
I’ve spent the past few days packing, restocking, and organizing the van to it’s new travel configuration. Free from having to tow, I can take on some other items while leaving others behind. My new Microwave and slow-cooker continue to sit pretty, but have gone unused. I suspect that will...
As I near my departure date (still not known exactly) my enthusiasm begins to increase. That added enthusiasm influences me to tinker with ideas that have remained only a thought in the past. The big project was to add a partition wall between the sleeping and living spaces in the...
After 40 days (and nights) of sleeping indoors, I spent my first night back in the van last night. Thanks to a tooth-ache, I took a Vicodin and was out cold by 10pm. Moose also attended; choosing to go to his “place” (crate) at 9pm on his own and sleeping...
It’s not like I have an abundance of space in the van for luxuries, but with the giving away of my $5 microwave in December and my new found fondness of slow-cooking, I had to spend a few dollars to catch back up with my appliances. It was easy to...
