Wait, did I say July was the next trip? 😀 We decided to get away and do a lithium test. It wasn’t easy to find, but I finally located a “nearby” BLM campground north of Sonoma and got lucky with a bloom. Not a SUPER bloom, but a bloom nonetheless. We were absolutely tickled that we […]
Super cool! The van now has full off-grid lithium batteries paired with a 3000w inverter and a spanking new more efficient thermostat controlled quieter air conditioner that also runs off the batteries. The app with the new system also shows how much is charging from shore/solar, how much it’s consuming and under load will show […]
Woo! The van propane system is fixed! L.P. Gas Tank – F 🙂 Everything works! Now to decide if I’ll continue hauling the grill tanks around with me because they actually hold a lot more propane than the onboard system does.Â
A month of no van travel saw me continuing to settle back into the daily pattern of commuting and HMB life. But guess who turned TWO?! We flew the kids out for NT’s 2nd birthday this weekend. We kicked it off by taking her to Chabot Space and Science. She was a little young for […]
Took a short trip to Ventura, CA. I had no idea where I was going to stay that night, but found a promising looking place in Emma Wood State Beach. Reviews said part of the campground was closed due to erosion, but it sounded like some of it was still open. I got lucky – […]
House shopping 😀 j/k I wanted to see what the inside of a Class B+ was like compared to the van. This is the only model that has the option for a washer/dryer (something we have regularly wished we had). We really liked the layout, but the build quality inside the coach was absolute crap. […]
We walked out to the point – let’s just say it got quite a shave. New waterfalls formed off the bluff and the end looked completely different – all those rocks were a slide (most of it washed away with the waves/high tides we’ve had). The Danger sign was elevated on a now flattened mound. […]
Riley and I took a stroll on overcast Hermosa Beach in the morning, and as I was snapping photos of the waves breaking behind the lifeguard stand, we were treated to an emerging double rainbow. Nice send off. Despite all the warning signs along the way saying severe storms, stay home, I had no issues […]
I awoke to a stunning sunrise over Oceanside beach. I worked from the beach lot in Oceanside all day (which was fabulous), then packed up and headed a little bit north. What should have been a 1.5 hour drive turned into a 2.5 hour drive, because LA traffic. Ugh! But very happy to have finally […]
Packed up in Dos Picos County Park for last day in San Diego before finishing the trek home. But first, a night on the beach! Oceanside is the best and probably my favorite stop in the Southern California area. It’s one of the rare places I keep returning to. There are two parallel parking sites […]