A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Robotic Support Vehicle
If you know us at all, you’ve heard about the Zebracorns. They are the robotics team which has been a passion for our high school son for the last three years. The team was part of the alliance that won the North Carolina Regional last month, so has the opportunity to go to the World…
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Valve Stems
Sprinter 3500 vans have dual rear wheels for weight handling and Pleasure-way installs good looking hubcaps to improve their appearance. This combination makes it almost impossible to reach the valve stems. Polling members of the Pleasure-way Yahoo group, we found a solution named DuallyValve. You can see the valves before they were installed below: The…
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Robinson Fuso
Did a double-take and turned around after passing this unique RV parked in a local independent Land-Rover service lot. Turns out Robinson-Fuso has had many interesting adventures and the owners, Jon & Emily Turner, publish a great blog. Check it out at: http://robinsonfuso.com
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First Check-up. What’s Underneath?
All vehicles need maintenance, so we scheduled our first visit to a Mercedes-Benz service department. Even though we only had 4,868 miles, we thought it would be best to have everything gone over in the 2013 van. Took it to Leith Mercedes in Raleigh guessing that they have more experience than the new dealership closer…
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Santee and Winter
We stopped in Santee, SC last night, arriving just as the sun went down. There were plenty of spots and we found one with a lake view. We woke up to white caps on the lake and spanish moss blowing sideways in the trees. View out our Window Neighbors without an Agenda The trip home…
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Our Mentor
On the way home we called our friend Greg, who had introduced us to Pleasure-Way vans, and he suggested meeting in St Mary’s, Georgia. He and his trusty sidekick James beat us there and reserved two great spots at the end of a dead-end road in the park. Greg suggested Saint Mary’s Seafood & More…