A family of three drives an old VW bus from San Francisco to the tip of South America.
Posted on July 21, 2014 by jason3 Comments
Exactly 7 days after arriving in Denver, the bus was finally 'ready'. The upside of the vehicle SNAFU was that we had a good excuse to hang out with friends in Boulder and crush all competition on the croquet field. The mechanic covered the cost of our rental car, so we can't complain too much ...
Tags: Boulder, Winter Park
Filed Under: Colorado
Posted on July 11, 2014 by jason4 Comments
We started our day at 4 AM - we had big plans. Today we were finally getting back on the road!
The first half involved flying to Denver and it was completely smooth. Then, a $100 taxi ride to the mechanic to pick up the bus.
SNAFU time.
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Posted on July 10, 2014 by jason4 Comments
This post was supposed to end with a photo of me driving my dad's '79 convertible Super Beetle.
It doesn't.
My dad's had this bug for as long as I can remember and it's been up and down the Galveston seawall a thousand times. But, it hasn't left his garage in at least 5 years....
Posted on July 8, 2014 by Bode2 Comments
One day we went to the hobby store and got a model rocket. It works by using a rocket engine to shoot it up in the air. When ...
Posted on June 27, 2014 by Bode5 Comments
We went on a visit to a turtle place. It's called NOAA sea turtle labs (to see the website go to: http://www.galvestonlab.sefsc.noaa.gov/seaturtles/FAQ/ ).
This is a special fishing net that I got to try out. ...
Posted on June 19, 2014 by jason2 Comments
Houston is home to the 'largest art car parade in the world.' A few weeks ago we dropped in to have a look.
I don't think Houstonians have enough opportunities to let their Freak Flags fly, so this was as good of an excuse as any. What else can you say... it's art....
Posted on June 10, 2014 by jason10 Comments
I have exactly one suit. Probably, the only one I'll ever own.
It mostly just hangs in closets. Currently, in an upstairs bedroom at Angela's mom's house.
I believe we've successfully dated it to 1998. I must have bought it for a job interview, but I don't remember wearing it to one.
It's not particularly stylish and not ...
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