Category Archives: Jennifer’s

Shakedown Trip 2

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Richard

Last Friday, we launched on a trip down to Merrimac, MA to see daughter Jen and her family — and to test out systems on the Airstream.  We often take the unit down there so that the dog and I … Continue reading →

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Traveling to Mosquitoville

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Richard

The trip down our driveway (see last post) without swaybars as uneventful and the Airstream’s back bumper did not dig into the road and the bottom dip as it usually does (thanks for the tip, brother Barry).  We navigated through … Continue reading →

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Getting The Airstream Home

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Richard

After a Thanksgiving trip to Maryland sans Airstream, we returned for a week in Massachusetts to do some child care and retrieve the trailer. Not surprisingly, mice had taken up residence in the ‘Stream, leaving little piles of insulation and … Continue reading →

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‘Nother Cold Rainy Trip to MA

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Richard

Yesterday, after an early morning lending committee meeting at the community land trust, I came home to finish packing and hook up the Airstream for a trip to Massachusetts. It’s our grandson’s tenth birthday and our daughter’s was the day … Continue reading →

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Boondocking in an oak grove

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Richard

The hurricane flamed out and our trip to Massachusetts was easy — light traffic and Will Lange’s CD of wonderful Vermont stories. We wedged the Airstream into our parking spot at Jennifer’s and got out the solar panel – why … Continue reading →

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Waiting Out Earl

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Richard

We were planning to take the Airstream to MA yesterday to see Rich and Bronson who just flew in from Ohio. The prospects of camping in the oak forest at Jennifer’s — known for dropping branches in windstorms — was … Continue reading →

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Trip to Jennifer’s

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Richard

We took the Airstream down to Merrimac, MA for a three day visit to see Jennifer, Ben, and Mac and to help a bit with painting the house. It’s been a while since we’ve hooked up and moved so it … Continue reading →

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Off To Massachusetts

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Richard

Having worked some on installing the solar controller and wiring up the solar panel, I tested it yesterday and it was great to see the meter registering 3 to 4 amps as the sun came out from behind the clouds. … Continue reading →

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