Third Trip of 2014

We took Jesse on her longest trip since the rebuild. We have a son who lives in Kansas, we all went camping at Perry State Park near Lawrence. The weather was relatively dry but hot !  This trip we remembered the forgotten items from the last trip. 

Oh...I almost forgot to mention, I did purchase the Yakima bike rack, The Swing Daddy. It is perfect for a Vanagon. I figured as the demo video on Yakima website uses a bus exactly like Jesse.Here is the link to their video;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZa-Iee_leQ

Another big advantage I hadn't realized at the time of purchase of this rack is it also doubles as a bike stand for repairs.

The new 3-way cooler working it's cool magic. The cooler worked extremely well in 90 degree heat and only used one 1 pound can of propane over three days !

I also purchased a battery operated fan. It runs on 12V, 120V, built in rechargable nickel cadmium batteries and in a pinch 6 D batteries. It is manufactured by O2 Cool.This was a life saver to have while sleeping ! Sometimes it's the little things that are so important for your comfort.

We raced a huge thunderstorm on our way back home to Chicago. We were on the forward edge of the front for a majority of the drive . Missouri has an insect problem !  :)  We had to make a pit stop to clean of the windshield.

While camping Kim and I are always wanting a form of exercise. Hiking has been our number one activity. Since our son helps run an outdoor/biking store we decided to take advantage of the opportunity. We both purchased Specialized mountain bikes.

Kim's "Fate"

My "Stumpjumper"

We will argue over who gets to make a run for more beer ! :)

No more excuses to get exercise.