Exploring With Intuition

Van Camping and Sailing in North America

Author: Mark

  • Flotsam Circus on the Erie Canal

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    Traveled from the Adirondacks to the Erie Canal in time to meet a floating circus in Rome as part of the canal’s bicentennial celebration. Spent the night at Copper City Brewing as part of the Harvest Hosts program.

  • Aqua Magic Toilet Ball Seal

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    After seven years, our Thetford Aquamagic II toilet stopped holding water in the bowl. I tried cleaning and lubricating the seal, but that didn’t solve the issue. It was time to replace the seal. Found a very helpful video by Mobile RV TechServices on YouTube aptly named: Fix Leaking Aqua Magic II RV Toilet: Valve…

  • Van Friends

    09 August 2025 – Saturday Based on a post that we were in Maine, we were surprised and happy to get a message from fellow Lexor owners inviting us to get together. We picked up some Thai food and headed to the coast to enjoy a picnic on Mike and Alison’s dock. They have a…

  • Crossing Vermont and Lake Champlain

    13 August 2025 – Wednesday Day 2 of a 2 day trip on route 2 from coastal Maine to Northern New York. We start at the NH/VT border, visit Vermont’s capitol city, and take the van on a ferry ride to New York. Awoke to fog at Riverside Campground and RV Resort in Lebanon, New…

  • Bucksport, ME to Lancaster, NH

    12 August 2025 – Tuesday Today we head west, on day one of a two day drive, to northern New York. 0819 72,537 74°F Bucksport, MaineLeft our kind Harvest Host at Bucksport Trading Company 0921 72,557 79°F Newport, MELeft I-95 and headed west on route 2. 1118 72,660 97°F Rumford, ME The Androscoggin River drops…

  • Rockland to Bucksport

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    11 August 2025 – Monday Today we plan to follow route 1 up the west side of Penobscot Bay. 1015 72,486 73°F Leave Pepper Hill Farm 1053 72,491 74°F Rockland There was plenty of good, level parking available at the Harbor Good parking is also available for dinghies! What drew us to Rockland, aside from…