Central Virginia-a surprise hiatus

Long time, no blog! I had planned to spend a few days in the DC area and central Virginia for Halloween festivities and a horse race, which were fun diversions and a great time to restock, swap out clothes, and drop off items I found I did or didn’t need in the van (goodbye 2nd …

On learning that more screws is always a good idea, and other 1st week van lessons

As with most things in life, I thought I was good to go and learned early on that this was… less true than I imagined. We had a fun set up and layout in the van from the building and planning, but once I was on the road I quickly discovered that reinforcement was sorely …