First 100 miles on the RV and, mechanically, all is well. We still have a few items to test - and we are adding hoses, fuses, replacement parts and tools to our growing on-the-road emergency box - but so far, so good.
(And since we received word that my tugboat captain brother-in-law has been laid off and is stuck in New Jersey with a broken car, we might just have a handy test run happening this weekend! Fngers crossed!)
Renovations have begun in earnest, though, thanks to carpenter friend Steve Pfleging. Classic RV enthusiasts are gonna cringe, but we got some pieces ripped apart yesterday, and the bunk bed frame completed. Thanks to Steve, it is safe and seems like it can withstand the antics of my crazy tribe.
Foam mattress cover will get ordered today, and plywood completes the frames tomorrow. Zaria and I are planning to camp out in the hardware store parking lot until we get it looking attractive again.
We've also got our sanding hands ready to repaint cabinetry. More importantly, we have a few spots picked out that are 3yr old height for chalkboard painting. (Did you know you can tint chalkboard paint now - such amazing ingenuity.) And we are sewing some basic curtains for bunk enclosures.
We have a 200-300 miles road trip planned for the middle of next week, barring any calamities between then and now. Then it's packing and food prep.
A bigger question is our route. I am still mapping out a general Google map - and planning to boondock down the east coast. (Loving that we found boondockerswelcome.com - while it seems to freak our family out a bit, we are looking forward to making some new friends - and smuggling along some Lady Bug soaps and local maple syrup to give away!) We have meetings planned with someone from the Transition movement in northern California, and someone from New Stories in Washington state. An amazing friend of mine in Oregon has offered her help with sites and contacts there.
Meanwhile I am sending out emails like crazy person, trying to uncover he places where rural resilience is happening. If you have heard of somewhere that we should visit, give me a shout - times running out!
PS: Please share our fundraising campaign around, would you?
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/determined-to-thrive-a-pilgrimage-to-find-america/x/6898573
(And since we received word that my tugboat captain brother-in-law has been laid off and is stuck in New Jersey with a broken car, we might just have a handy test run happening this weekend! Fngers crossed!)
Renovations have begun in earnest, though, thanks to carpenter friend Steve Pfleging. Classic RV enthusiasts are gonna cringe, but we got some pieces ripped apart yesterday, and the bunk bed frame completed. Thanks to Steve, it is safe and seems like it can withstand the antics of my crazy tribe.
We've also got our sanding hands ready to repaint cabinetry. More importantly, we have a few spots picked out that are 3yr old height for chalkboard painting. (Did you know you can tint chalkboard paint now - such amazing ingenuity.) And we are sewing some basic curtains for bunk enclosures.
We have a 200-300 miles road trip planned for the middle of next week, barring any calamities between then and now. Then it's packing and food prep.
A bigger question is our route. I am still mapping out a general Google map - and planning to boondock down the east coast. (Loving that we found boondockerswelcome.com - while it seems to freak our family out a bit, we are looking forward to making some new friends - and smuggling along some Lady Bug soaps and local maple syrup to give away!) We have meetings planned with someone from the Transition movement in northern California, and someone from New Stories in Washington state. An amazing friend of mine in Oregon has offered her help with sites and contacts there.
Meanwhile I am sending out emails like crazy person, trying to uncover he places where rural resilience is happening. If you have heard of somewhere that we should visit, give me a shout - times running out!
PS: Please share our fundraising campaign around, would you?
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/determined-to-thrive-a-pilgrimage-to-find-america/x/6898573
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