Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:49:38 -0700
Reply-To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
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From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Roadtrip to Canaveral Launch...and then...
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"Gotta love old age ... . No :-)
What choice do we have?
On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 7:47 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Richard,
>
> Sorry the trip cut short. I hear you when it comes to back issues . My
> disc issues are somewhat reduced now, but what gets me in longer van trips
> is my right knee. Stiffens up and painful. Should get cruise control . I
> have to limit driving time to under 3 hr stretches to keep that in check.
>
> Gotta love old age …. No :-)
>
> Alistair
>
>
>
> > On 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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