Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:28:44 -0500
Reply-To: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Roadtrip to Canaveral Launch...and then...
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Nice trip report even though the trip was a bit shorter than expected. Lots
of miles and no troubles from the van is always a good thing!
Edward
On Sun, Oct 17, 2021, 8:29 PM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry for the pain, Richard. Glad your camper held up for the trip and
> served you well. Better luck next time with the bod. Being 76 yo, I know
> how such things are.
>
> On Sun, Oct 17, 2021 at 2:32 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I was Covid grouchy. Hadn't traveled more than 60 miles away in 1.5
> > years. I decided October would be a splendid month to travel from San
> > Diego to Florida. To see a "real" rocket launch, and of course all the
> > things along the way...at least whatever was open. Had reservations and
> > everything at a campsite called Jetty Park, apparently it's a jetty
> about 8
> > miles away from launch pad at Cape Canaveral.
> > All went well. Vanagon with Subie 2.2 performed flawlessly. About 22
> > MPG. Picked up campgrounds along the way, much fun! Well...I was in
> > Arkansas....about 40 miles from Mississippi River...and then it started.
> > Lower back pain. I didn't know if it was Acute Sciatica or just strained
> > lower back muscle. It got bad. Made the decision to cancel and turn
> back
> > home, it was a difficult decision. You know how it goes. But when you
> are
> > not having fun, and have to precisely calculate every reaching move,
> every
> > twisting move...yeah, time to call it a day.
> > Funny....I used ALL of my equipment in Vanagon. From Buddy Heater to
> 5000
> > BTU window mounted A/C unit. Max elevation was 8600, Min elevation was
> > -14. Even with back pain, my full sized TinTop bed did the job, always
> > slept well. The next morning though, when things stiffened up, was
> another
> > story.
> > Last day was 375 miles from Pichaco Peak State Park north of Tuscon to
> San
> > Diego.
> > Back is resting, and feeling better. Lots of smashed bugs and
> butterflies
> > to wash off trusty Vanagon, and do a thorough cleanup job inside and out.
> > These are the things roadtrips are made of. But, with total
> satisfaction,
> > I will state that Vanagon is the way to go. Only saw 1 other...and we
> gave
> > each other a thumbs up....he was from Washington, probably on this list.
> > Somewhere in western New Mexico.
> >
>
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