Skip to main content

First Look at our New Ride!

By
I know everyone has been dying to know how we are planning on traveling across the country. Well, we officially purchased our new conversion van today!

Check this baby out:





Your eyes are not deceiving you. That is leather. And woodgrain. I know. You're totally jealous.

Customization and associated photos to come!
Labels:

Comments

  1. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2010 at 12:45 PM

    I just checked out your map and have some recommendations. When you are in Vancouver you should go over to Vancouver Island and check out Tofino. Super cool small surf town. Mandy and I stayed at the hostile there and it was great. They do an amazing whale watch tour (depending on the time of year you are there) that goes out to a hot spring. Your trip sounds amazing and I am so jealous! I really hope you guys enjoy yourselves! Also, let me know when you are in GR, I would love to see you both!

    Jen Hellman

    ReplyDelete
  2. JonathanJanuary 27, 2010 at 8:03 PM

    Thanks for the recommendation, Jen! I just found your email address, so we'll be sure to let you know when we are in G-Rap. Maybe lunch at Yesterdog?

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2010 at 5:53 PM

    Sweet ride! And here I thought Ellen would never own a Ford again (after the Explorer). :)

    A friend of a friend would use "I have a van." as a pick-up line.

    Don S

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Boeke Prospective City Analysis Matrix AND House Walk Through!

By
Several people have asked us how we picked Fort Collins as a place to live so I thought I would share the story with all of you. Or rather, the Matrix. Because that is how we decided. We called it the Prospective City Analysis and this is what it looked like (click to enlarge): Once we were mostly done filling in the Matrix (we had a hard time finding some city data), we sat on it for awhile and "tried out" the front runners in our heads. That would be why we told some of you that we were going to live in Durango...or Prescott...or Seattle...or Manitou Springs (a late entry after the Matrix was completed). But each time, something didn't feel quite right to us so we would move on to the next place on our radar, hoping something would stick.  And Fort Collins did. It didn't wither under the intense scrutiny that I put it under and when we got here to do our final "walk through", it felt right.  And that feeling hasn't gone away. I love that I can ge...
11 comments
Read more

Chickens Are Scarier Than Crows, Didn't You Know?

By
The garden is in!  If our Scarechicken does its job, we will soon have a nice crop of heirloom tomatoes, onions, hot peppers, green beans, basil, parsley and thyme! Huge thanks to my parents for their help getting the area ready. It was a jungle!
1 comment
Read more

DIY Wort Chiller

By
We here at Curious Souls H.Q. are always looking for ways to save a buck or two. So, when shopping around online for a wort chiller for home brewing, we found the following prices: $65 @ Midwest (plus shipping) $70 @ Northern (plus shipping) $39 @ Amazon (plus shipping) So, off to the hardware store... 3/8" (internal diameter) Vinyl Tubing (10 feet) = $4.15 Sink to hose adapter (varies based on your type of sink) = $4.79 3/8" X 20' Copper Tubing = $24.13 Vinyl Hose Coupler = $2.49 Hose clamps (x2)  = $1.70 Band-aids (x2 or x3 or x4) = $1.00 For a total of $38.26 (pre-tax, no shipping), we decided to roll our own. Here's how it went down... ( vid link ) And, of course, there is the joy of having made something all by yourself! Priceless & fun!
2 comments
Read more