A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Saleing
Circumstances change and the time had come for a good friend to sell his sailboat, a beautiful Landfall 38. Always up for an opportunity to mess about on boats, we accompanied Jim to the shores of the Neuse River to prep his boat for sale. Beth drove our new van, while Jim and I brought…
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New Beginning
Friday was an exciting day for us as we picked up our new 2018 Pleasure-Way Lexor TS camper van. Two feet shorter than our old Plateau TS, it is easier to park, but has less storage space. New tech features, the best of which is capturing energy from the sun with three solar panels, should…
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Sprinter Sold
2014 Pleasure-Way Plateau TS (Sold) 2014 Pleasure-Way Plateau TS $xx,xxx Posting this as an example of how to advertise a camper van for sale. This is not our current van and we are still enjoying exploring in the new van. ~ 42,109 Miles Balance of Cornerstone RV 7 year or 75,000 mile warranty on chassis…
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Spring Update: Robots, Birds, Deck, and Van Gone
It has been a while with no exploring, so thought we should post an update. After retrieving the van from Florida, we turned it in to a dealer and ordered a new one. This will have a smaller footprint, solar panels and lithium ion batteries to facilitate off grid adventures in the future. They are…
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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.…