Rusty Trips: Ready to Roll

Roof Off

Tarp On

Top Bunk Completed

Kids in Bunk Area

Lots of Light

 

Lights On

Our first camping trip is planned for Labor Day Weekend.

Going Out to Play

Magical Crystals and Potions and Mysteries

 

Photo by Nicole Rich

Photo by Nicole Rich

Contents of a Treasure Box

Two Squinkies that resemble Curious George, fake money, and a sprouty potato.

Aunt Bonnie Visit

Aunt Bonnie and Joe came for a visit this week. She toured the treehouse. We had a BBQ.

Legend of Korra

We are very big fans of the Nickelodeon Avatar series, and we have waited very patiently for the new "Legend of Korra" series to come out on Blu-Ray which it finally has. It's only 12 episodes long, wish it was longer, and I am not certain how we are going to find the patience to wait for more episodes to come out since we don't have cable, and we'll have to wait again until Book 2 becomes available probably next summer (hopefully that soon).

Here's a review that I believe sums it up nicely -- Scott Thill of Wired hailed The Legend of Korra as "the smartest cartoon on TV," able to address adults' spiritual and sociopolitical concerns while presenting an "alternately riveting and hilarious ride packed with fantasy naturalism, steampunk grandeur, kinetic conflicts, sci-fi weaponry and self-aware comedy."  (source)

There's another Playland

One of my favorite places to go as a kid was Rye Playland. Didn't know there was another Playland. It's at Sylvan Beach, near Syracuse. I went to go play Skeeball. There were rides and a beach there too.

  

Close up of First Haunted House Reaction Face

July 4th

 Went to see the fireworks at Watkins with Terri, Larry, and Paulo.

Wizardry

Someone wants to be a wizard and I assured her that she already is one.

More About the Vanagon

We searched far and wide, from Philadelphia, to Boston, to Syracuse, and almost to Indiana, to get one of these campers. We want to take road trips as a family without having to worry about where to bunk for the night while also not having to pay tons of money in gas; this camper will let us do that.

There's a bunk up top big enough for both kids (modelled by Randy), we've ordered the tent for it

Storage space underneath the passenger bench.

Which folds out into full size bed (modelled here by Vanna, I mean, Randy)

And there are tables that swivel out to eat, draw, etc.

Here's other images from the Internet of other Vanagons:

there's a mosquito net for the back, we've ordered one

sink/fridge

popup tent for top bunk, and when the kid bunk is folded up, you can stand up straight in van.