For the past month or so my boyfriend and I have been steadily working on a new floor plan for the van. We took my old kitchenette unit, broke it in two and turned it into this… Feeling excited for when we finally get the sink installed. That’s next.
All the above are the new floor plan. Below is the old.
One More Addition to Van Life
After work today, my boyfriend and I drove up Burnt Store to pick up a used portable refrigerator for the van. It’s the Whynter FM-65G. New it’s around $600. I got it for less than half that. It’s the type that looks like a cooler, but plugs into your cigarette lighter on the dash. Of course, if you are near an outlet, you can also plug it into whatever shore power you have.
I probably should not have purchased my fridge first since I can think of several items more urgently needed for the van, but what the hell? It looks practically brand new and I’m pretty darn excited about it. No more buying endless bags of ice over and over!!!! Yay!!!
Prepping for Florida Trail Once More
It looks like my next trip is on. Tonight my boyfriend informed me that he finally called his friends Alexy & Bobby who live in Titusville to confirm our stay. We will be making their place base camp for four days starting on November 26th and finishing up the 29th. The hike should include approximately 50 miles, with an average of only 12.5 miles per day. If I’m feeling up to it, and the weather and heat permit, I’ll attempt to go further, of course.
The part of the trail I will be completing is mostly road walking unfortunately. I hate road walking. It’s not typically very scenic nor do I like the attention I get from the occasional creepy driver. On the other hand, something I am looking forward to is having my boyfriend pick me up every night. Which means I’ll have the luxury of getting a shower and sleeping in a real bed every evening instead of on the ground. It’s going to be great!
Now the one thing I worry about is the fact that I have done pretty much zero training for quite some time. I completely stopped working out, hiking or anything for at least a few months. (Minus hiking in Maine on the AT with my friends Stefanie and Garrett for three weeks in August/September. I’m not counting that. 😜)
It’s time to get back on track. I’ll need to commit to some sort of workout routine over the next couple weeks. I have to get back on my game. Although twelve miles a day isn’t a lot, it’s more than likely still going to be brutally hot out there, and the sun is always a motivation killer. Fingers crossed by the end of November we start seeing some Fall weather.
One day at a time. Tomorrow I start a new day and a new regiment.