My New Shelter!

 

Last week I purchased a Kelty Backroads Shelter for my van.

Today I set it up and it was soooo easy!

I'll mostly use it in the desert this winter for shade and privacy.  It's plenty big enough for a chair or two, or a table, and as you can see, it's high enough for Joe to stand up in, so I can use it for changing clothes. 

The sides drop down and can be staked out tight and there is a door complete with window on the front (see photo with Joe).

It should be good and sturday in the wind. It can either be strapped to the van cargo rack or there are longer straps that can go all the way over the van and attach to the tires on the other side.

At only $160, it's cheap rent, and can be replaced yearly if needed.

I can't wait to try it out!

Photo from Internet to show sides down

Got My Seat Turned Around!

 I'm so excited!

I finally found someone to turn the passenger seat around in my Toyota Sienna and TODAY WAS THE DAY! 

HooRAY!

He only charged me $50. What a deal!

So... tomorrow I drive to Portland to get my hair cut and to pick up some of Joe's stuff. He's moving into the rooms that were mom's. 

Once I unload, I can clean up the van and reorganize for my Spring trip.

If you go back to my posts from September 2018, and then June 2019, I completed a couple of sections of Old Route 66 before my mom fell. I had to put the rest on hold while I cared for her. 

In April I'm planning to pick up where I left off. I want to revisit a few places in California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Then I plan to drive Route 66 through Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. In Missouri, I'm hoping to stop to see my cousins Vonda, Doug, and Steve. Then I'll drop down to Georgia to visit my son. 

Depending on how tired I am, I may pop up to Illinois and work my way back West. Time will tell.

Here is a dark photo of my seat.  And below that, a photo of what my last Sienna looked like when I was finished. This will allow me to put my battery behind (in front of?) that turned passenger seat, along with a cooler. Plus I love being able to sit in that turned seat to eat or work on my computer. It's also a great place to put my clothes at night when I'm sleeping. It's just so much more convenient.

Sorry it's so dark.

Stay tuned!

Love,

Annie