Exploring With Intuition

Van Camping and Sailing in North America

Author: Mark Haskell

  • Family Adventure

    There is a two week window between Noah’s internship and the start of his senior year, so we are off on a two week adventure to the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Canada. It will be a great loop with stops to visit colleges and relatives. We left home at 9:15 headed for Mountain…

  • Stone Mountain, NC

    From Virginia, we headed south of the border to Stone Mountain State Park in our home state of North Carolina. The campsites are less expensive in NC since we are residents with $23 for a site with electricity vs. $45 in Virginia. This campground was newer and had very open sites in a field with…

  • Grayson Highlands, VA

    Sugarlands Overlook Ready to escape from the 100º heat in Durham we packed up the camper van and headed north to Virginia and west into the mountains. Grayson Highlands State Park provided a welcome respite with cool air and great views. We stayed two nights and enjoyed hiking the Cabin Creek trail in search of…

  • Barbershop Camping

    Enjoy Yourself! When we’re home, Thursday night is a night for singing. Going to rehearsal last night I noticed there was a vintage blue and white trailer in the parking lot. We had a guest warming up with the other guys in the Heart of Carolina Chorus and his name is Josh. He and his…

  • Screen Door

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    Beth repurposed a spare screen from our defunct screen tent to work in the van. She slipped the edges behind the big door gasket and it looks like it was designed to be there. Keeping things cool and bug free will be most welcome during summer adventures.

  • Mother’s Day Projects

    We did see Noah yesterday on Mother’s day. He took the time at school to engrave a card on acrylic using a laser in the new fabrication  lab.  It shouldn’t surprise us that he would find a unique method of making a card.  On the RV front, we found a telescoping soft brush that makes…