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Tag Archives: camping
Day 8 story and final pictures
Starting at Sweetwater TN, which was a lovely KOA site, all the right things for the boys to do, jump pad, swim pool, rec room, games room, plenty of shade – yay we think this will be a success. Must … Continue reading
Day 7 pictures and stories
Well, having needed 2 jump starts last night we lashed up a battery charging method and were sure we had the battery problem licked. Hmm. Also AL changed out the brushes in the generator for added luck. We were gambling. So all packed up in the … Continue reading
Day 6 pictures and stories
Well we started off well enough in Checotah (OK), the morning chorus this time was the road – not any old road but the I40 – the main east west interstate. So it was trucks and cars etc all night … Continue reading
Day 5 pictures
Today was long drive - about 400 miles all in with a small diversion to a winery. Amarillo KOA had a wealth of activities going on, from helicoptors to trains and then then the very tuneful birds. Despite all this we … Continue reading
Day 4 pictures
So this morning we awoke to a tran singing happily as if it was the proudest thing it did all day – just like a cockerel. So today was pre dawn awake – something hideous like 5:30 which is ok … Continue reading
Day 3 pictures – Lake Havasu trip
Special thanks goes out to Eric this time for waking us early (5:30am) – his excuse was he did not realise the time difference – right. Thanks Eric. The Sears blanket (its not that kind of shop) worked an treat … Continue reading
Day two pictures – Lake Havasu trip
Well after the breakdown(s) last night we were thinking we would have to spend another night on route 66 in Seligman, so heres the story.. the points in the distributor broke, and being imaginative we thought we could fix it with … Continue reading
Day one pictures – Havasu trip
What a day, started in Vegas, ended in a RV park somewhere on route 66, saw some awesome man made stuff, collected another VW, the guy had a goatee beard like AL, turned in the very reliable Ford Focus, went … Continue reading
VW bus at the drag strip
Family outing to Farmington ‘fast times’ VW show, we took the drag bus and made 3 passses – fun fun fun. All smiles (mostly), it was cold during the night but the sun eventually came out and warmed us up. … Continue reading
VW 1971 westfalia
Bought this from Bustoration out in Lake Havasu through ebay. Sight unseen Ronnie said it was a sound vehicle and when pressed to see if it would make the cross country trip to Charlotte he said “sure why not”. A … Continue reading