My sister has her van. My brother Tom’s building a “Teardrop” trailer. Guess we have the vagabond blood in us. Teardrop trailers are very small camping trailers. Most are homemade, apparently some can be bought ready-made. My brother is building his from scratch. The back hatch will flip open to expose an outdoor kitchen counter [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Roadtrip’
Teardrop Trailer
Posted in Roadtrip, tagged Roadtrip on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lompoc … who knew?
Posted in Roadtrip, Travel, tagged Roadtrip, Travel on December 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After a rainy night and drenching wet morning in Pismo Beach we headed for Lompoc. A colleague of my sister grew up there and Nancy promised to photograph their old home. We performed our errand and then wound through town searching for Hwy 246 to Solvang and eventually Hwy 154 via the San Marcos Pass [...]
On the Road
Posted in Roadtrip, Travel, tagged Roadtrip, Travel on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The first leg of our sojourn together was from the Oakland airport to Scotts Valley with lunch in Los Gatos on Friday, Dec. 4. We visited relatives in Santa Cruz and had a wonderful time. We got a kick out of this roadside sign in the nearby town of Soquel. Soquel also sports my favorite [...]
The Van
Posted in Excursions, Roadtrip, Travel, tagged Roadtrip, Travel on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I spent the last 10 days on a road trip / family visit in California. My sister, Nancy, converted a Chevy 350 “high-boy” cargo van into a travel van. I’ll catch up on our travels in subsequent posts, but wanted to show off our lodgings. Nancy’s not a cook, so all she wanted was a [...]