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San Francisco!
The irregular passage of time is the most unexpected part of this trip so far. Some moments fly past, while other moments stall unnaturally long. Yesterday feels like last week, yet somehow I wish I had more time to linger with some of the laughs and frets and amazing views. The first couple of days…
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The Journey Begins
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Our journey is much longer, but our first step is indeed monumental. We took that first step today. You might recall we did not have a trailer yesterday, or even this morning. But the dealer was true to its word and had our beloved…
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Still No Airstream
We leave in approximately 18 hours, and we currently lack the most important piece of equipment: the Airstream. The shop has confirmed the Alde system suffers from a problem with the control board itself, and also identified a leak in the system. They have fixed the leak and will submit the Alde control board as…
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Mouse House Tour
We leave in three days for our 11-week road trip to Florida, but the trailer is currently in the shop for a heater issue. Today we have some family and friends stopping by for a small goodbye gathering of sorts. Without a trailer, the next option seems to be a short virtual tour of the…
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Excitement, Anxiety, and Alde Woes
The impending launch of our first big adventure has triggered a strange mix of emotions. On the one hand, the launch represents the culmination of a year of planning and three years of dreaming, so we are very excited. On the other hand, the fear of the unknown is hitting a crescendo and my brain…
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Leak Test! (We found one?)
Failures are merely opportunities for growth. We’ve experienced a few such “opportunities” over the last few days. Fortunately, scattered amongst these opportunities we have found moments of joy and friendship. This past weekend we traveled to Cannon Beach to attend a gathering of the Oregon Airstream Club which is dubbed the “Leak Test Rally” due…
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Time Cares Not
The immutable march of time stops for nobody. We feel that march right now. We are so close, but a few issues remain unresolved, the converter and inverter issues being primary among them. As to the converter, I ran the lithium batteries down to nearly empty (10.2v) in an attempt to force the new converter’s…
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Progress!
We made some progress over the weekend, and it feels good. Nothing Earth-shattering, mind you, but still we press forward. Micki continued with her organization inside the trailer, and even started packing in some clothes, since we’re getting toward go-time. We also have a camping trip planned this weekend so might as well start getting…
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In the beginning
The beginning is never the beginning. Something always comes before. That is where we are now: in the before times. We’ll later look back on these times, hopefully with some measure of appreciation and grace, but likely also with some amount of judgment. I’m already judging me, so that’s to be expected. Here in the…
Mouse House Adventures 