Exploring With Intuition

Van Camping and Sailing in North America

Author: Mark Haskell

  • Pleasure-Way Sun-N-Fun Rally

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    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.…

  • Simple Bedding

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    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…

  • New Table Leg

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    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…

  • 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…

  • Seaplanes and Sailing

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    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…

  • Back to the US and Home

    After thanking our wonderful host family in Quebec City, we headed South towards Maine on Route 73. Stopping for a rest in Sainte-Marie we enjoyed their friendly information center and clean restrooms. Just behind the center a boardwalk led to this bird viewing platform. On the way back, the trail wove through wetlands where life…