Author: Mark Haskell
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Amtrak, Pelicans, Savannah & Wildlife
With our camper van in Florida and us in North Carolina, good friend Jim Thompson agreed to go on a quick trip with me to bring the van home. That allowed Beth to continue helping the Zebracorns, our favorite high school robotics team. Amtrak’s Silver Star offered overnight service from Cary, NC to St Petersburg,…
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Pleasure-Way Sun-N-Fun Rally
Sixty-eight vans gathered at Sun-N-Fun resort in Sarasota November 8-12, 2017. Great educational sessions from Pleasure-Way and Mercedes-Benz were well attended. Our sincere thanks go to Pleasure-Way and RV World for hosting the rally. In addition to running a great Q&A seminar, Phil Nickle provided one-on-one advice at our vans for any owner with questions.…
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Simple Bedding
The van converts from a couch to a bed every day. To simplify the process, Beth made a set of fitted sheets for the two ottomans. We leave these on all the time. The evening conversion is: > Slipping a fitted sheet over the couch. > Put the bed boards in > Slide the two…
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New Table Leg
With two of us in the van, the original table was more than we needed. It was hard to get around, and had a tendency to loosen in its mount when we turned it to squeeze past. Seeing a picture of a Lagun Table leg posted in the Pleasure-Way facebook group, we decided to give…
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Big Whirligigs
Good friends Earl & Karen invited us on a road trip to attend the grand opening of Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park & Museum. Not far off from I-95, this park is well worth a detour. Here’s some background on the artist. Update 19 June 2025: Nan de Andrade, my former choir director, shared more background…
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Seaplanes and Sailing
Enjoyed a long weekend at Fairfield Harbor with good friend Jim Thompson. The intent was to get his sailboat cleaned up. With a seaplane fly-in scheduled at the nearby Bridgeton Marina, the weekend became more about fun than cleaning. Discovering that crews from Temptation and Bubbles were also going to be there, it quickly became…
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