Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Status Report

Hello Folks,

Hope all you readers are coping with this pandemic and staying healthy.  Twinkles and I are doing fine, staying very busy, but somehow not accomplishing very much.  We were suppossed to be returning from our London trip today but that trip was cancelled, maybe next year ?

I thought I should look at this blog site, see if it still existed and if I could remember how it works.  To my surprise, nothing has changed, although I kind of wished there was some improvement, but I was surprised to see quite a few views.  People are still visiting ?  As a result, I'm checking in to warn everyone that I will soon (June) be going back on the road, Twinkles has had about enough of me hanging around the house.

I have made a few modifications to the van; a solar panel to charge my house battery, a small 12V refrigerator to replace the former ice cooler (hope to works out), have raised my bed a couple of inches for added storage space.  That's not all, I have added a hand pump sink spigot connected to an under sink water bottle, (practically running water) !  I changed the spark plugs and ignition wires, the oil and filter, the rear differential lube and all is ready to go.

Now, the main question is where to go ?  Due to the pandemic, It's advisable to stay away from congested towns and cities, so I suppose I'll be doing much more boondocking.  As usual, I have no real definite plan or destination except that Montana is calling.  When I look at a map trying to plan a route, I see that I've been almost everywhere in the west before, so I'm trying to focus on places I've missed or quickly passed through.

So there you have the latest, keep watching,
Gearslip