Exploring With Intuition

Van Camping and Sailing in North America

Author: Mark Haskell

  • Madison Area Campgrounds

    If you are visiting the capitol of Wisconsin, you don’t have to stay in a hotel.  Now that our son, his wife, and two dogs live in the area, we have been trying out the nearby campgrounds. In today’s post we share three of them along with a few things to do in the area.…

  • Cary Forest and Home

    28 November 2022 posted 31 May 2023 1539  53,680  81°  Leave Largo, FL Beth had been camping near her family on the other side of the state while I stayed with mom. Beth pulled in here feeling ill, so I just threw my stuff in the van and we headed north to keep mom from…

  • Beating a Plane to Florida

    18 October 2022  –  Tuesday Heading from NC to Florida, we stop at three campgrounds along the way. Our goal is to be in Clearwater before mom flies down from New York. She’s recovering nicely from ankle surgery, but still could use some assistance. 0850  52,257  41°  Leave home for Florida 1215  52,420  58°  Florence,…

  • Three Months with the Truma Aventa

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    Truma Aventa Eco Air Conditioner Update 2025-7-27:    Truma now offers a unit that includes heat in the same footprint. Here’s a comparison of the available Aventa units: Update 2025-2-14:    The system continues to operate as it did during the test the only issue we’ve had was when birds decided to build a nest…

  • Canal Park and Home

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    15 October 2022   Saturday Sunrise at Richard’s Fruit Market, Middletown, VA 0840  51,984  43°  Thankful for another fun Harvest Hosts stop, we headed south towards home. 1203  52,100  67°  Scottsville, VA Parked at the Canal Park for lunch and walked the levee along the James River. We learned that Scottsville was a major port…