Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Solo Holiday 2014

I managed to sneak away by myself for a week or so for some downtime. It was quite enjoyable and relaxing. I always measure the success of these things in terms of how many nights I get to sleep in my Camper. This time it was 6, with another 2 nights of Ferry punishment and another one spent at my brother's camp/cabin. Overall a bit short, but 9 nights is better than 1 or 2. Overall, I drove about 2500 kms...
It was good to touch base with family as I had not been "home" in over 2 years. also, in spite of some minor issues, my 28 year old van was again up to the task.


Friday, August 1, 2014

Graves Island 2014

After 12+ years of Volkswagen Camper ownership, lurking on various internet forums and mail lists, I finally got an opportunity to rendezvous with 30+ other vans for a 3 day relaxing get together. It was good to rub shoulders with people who in some ways, are as strange as me...while not quite...