Thursday 6th April – Date Night

Another gorgeous morning by the lake, we’d slept with the door open so didn’t even have to move to appreciate our camp. When Dan woke up he realised that Cleo probably ate the half-chicken we’d left out by the fire. Sure enough, it was all gone, it even took him a while to find the…

Wednesday 5th April – Lazing Around

I really didn’t have anywhere to be today and I had no intention of going anywhere. Unfortunately for Dan, this wasn’t the case, he had to drop in at work to investigate the issue of sinking jetskis, but that didn’t stop us having a relaxing morning. I was out of bed and straight into the…

Tuesday 4th April – Sun Baking!

We slept in, not having to be anywhere and the van warming up nicely. I was determined to get a lot of errands done today, like laundry and a visit to the Apple store for a new phone, a fix for my flat tyre and collection of my door handle from the post office. It…

Monday 3rd April – Bye V, Miss You Already

We weren’t disturbed during the night I was happy to discover when the dumpster trucks awoke us. As we dozed, I heard the sound of birds chirping in the trees. Vanessa said something about her alarm and I told her not to worry about it, that there were just birds outside. I must have still…

Sunday 2nd April – From Canyon to Bend to Canyon to Canyon

I’d set an alarm for sunrise so we could see the Grand Canyon in a different light since we’d parked right next to it. We hadn’t been bothered all night, so I was feeling pretty satisfied. We’d both had a great night’s rest. I put on my downie and snow pants, donned a beanie and…

Friday 31st March – Party with V

Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing! Dan’s alarm went off from somewhere within the van. He had to drive two hours south to be in Phoenix for work by 10am. Sure enough, there was a few centimetres of snow on the ground. Nothing like that first snow with Kevin but it was still pretty damn cool….

Thursday 30th March – Happy Birthday Dan!

When Dan climbed out of the Astro an hour or so after sunrise, before he had a chance to open the front door, Cleo pawed across my face to follow him out. I escaped with my eyes intact, but I had paw prints on my face. I forgave her. We were in no rush to…

Wednesday 29th March – Fell Asleep on the Couch

Sure enough, my sturdy table was now a three-legged wobbly construction and our stuff was strewn over the ground. Thanks Cleo! After a sweet sleep in with the door open, watching and listening to the gentle lap of small waves, I got straight to work mending it while Dan got a fire going for breakfast….

Tuesday 28th March – A Day at Camp

Dan and Cleo were off early in the morning to make a court date so I retreated from Air Force One and snuggled under the covers of my van for a lazy sleep in. I was alone for the first time since Kevin arrived. I used my isolation to snooze in and out of sleep…