yeah, but we didn't give the 3 yo the beer to keep him compliant...lol

b

On Friday, May 24, 2002, at 03:13 , Aristotle Sagan wrote:

>
> Hell, I did that in a SAAB 9000 Turbo hatchback. 20 days up to Glacier
> and back with a 2 YO, the ex, a tent, propane, stove, lamp, and a lot
> of beer.
>
> Of course, I got there a lot faster than you did. *L*
>
> tim in san jose
>
>> we did three weeks last summer (ok, 20 days), in and around oregon and
>> northern california.  with our (then) 3-year old.  by the last day it
>> was pedal to the metal to get home, home, home.
>>
>> i think it would be easier, now that he's 4.  maybe.
>>
>> we used motels and friends' showers.  swimming in streams (sans soap)
>> was also a good way to keep the stink down.
>>
>> b
>>
>>
>> On Friday, May 24, 2002, at 02:45 , Karl Wolz wrote:
>>
>>> Our max has been three weeks, and our experience pretty much parallels
>>> Stu's, except for the part about eating dead animals.
>>>
>>> Cheap motel every 5 - 6 days and a good shower every other.  Sponge
>>> baths
>>> only go so far.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Stu Schwartz" <sschwartz@OS2BBS.COM>
>>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:42 PM
>>> Subject: Re: living in a westy or weekender for a few months while
>>> travelling
>>>
>>>
>>>> We drove cross country for 2 months last summer...with a small dog
>>>> (wife
>>> and me).  We had a good time but it did get small.
>>>>
>>>> We found it important to shake the bedlinens almost daily as well as
>>>> sweep
>>> the main area.
>>>>
>>>> We used 2-3 post max (in fact after about a week we sent a great deal
>>>> of
>>> stuff back home).
>>>>
>>>> The fridge wasn't really adequate (we traveled through 90 degrees
>>>> most
>>>> of
>>> the time) so we had 2 coolers and purchased 2-3 days of food at a
>>> time.  Ice
>>> 2x per
>>>> day was a must.  Since we are vegetarians most of our food didn't
>>>> require
>>> refrigeration...it was soy based and cooked already in many cases.
>>>>
>>>> We also stayed in hotels (super 8 mostly) once every 5-6 days for a
>>> relaxing shower and a day off...and air conditioning.  It really
>>> helped.
>>>>
>>>> And even though my wife and I have lived together for almost 25
>>>> years...it
>>> did become stressful at times...I would not "live" in it if I could
>>> help
>>> it...but a vacation
>>>> was okay.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck and have fun...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --peace--
>>>>     stu
>>>>
>>>
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