http://www.brokenoffcarantenna.com/travels Teardrop travels Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:27:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Took a little visit to the Black Rock Desert for "the 4th of Julplaya".  We still hadn't quite gotten around to washing off the trailer from the big trip.  Before we went we had a couple more maintenance things to do: re-weatherstrip the doors and back hatch (including the bottom ... http://www.brokenoffcarantenna.com/travels/?p=211 We took Shorty out for some camping with the other tear-droppers at Ocean Cove, CA. There are some crazy stone formations there where the wind and sea has eroded the stone.  C's posted pictures in her Ocean Cove album. While there Doug of the Crazy Pants pointed out that we were ... http://www.brokenoffcarantenna.com/travels/?p=213 So we've been back for a week. I've finally remembered where we keep the pyrex containers and the measuring spoons again.  Funny, the things you forget when you've been out of context for a while. There was a heat wave in SF while we were gone (and we missed it, dammit). ... http://www.brokenoffcarantenna.com/travels/?p=208 Things we forgot: Roy's trailer keys. Spices for the galley. Spare growler. Beano. http://www.brokenoffcarantenna.com/travels/?p=199 The car did not die on us. Thankfully. I was astonished we made it back 28 days on the dot. Oh damn, it feels so good to be back in my own bed. So. Why did we do this? Because we are (still) unemployed. Because we got laid off, and realized work was ... http://www.brokenoffcarantenna.com/travels/?p=196 28 days later, to the hour, we're back in San Francisco. http://www.brokenoffcarantenna.com/travels/?p=194 At least we hope it isn't.  If it is, we'll be trapped on a man-made island at Lake Havasu, AZ.  And we'd have to swim across the man-made channel to get to the other brewpub that isn't on the island. (Currently at Barley Brothers (really malty IPA has me slightly ... http://www.brokenoffcarantenna.com/travels/?p=190 After we left the Sugarite campground in northern NM, we drove quite a while.  I was hoping that we'd be able to camp in the Petrified Forest National Park, but they're only open during the day--no camping.  So we drove on to the next outpost of civilization: Holbrook, AZ.  Once ... http://www.brokenoffcarantenna.com/travels/?p=201 On this trip, I have had the pleasure and occasional discomfort of explaining the origin, purpose, function, construction of the magnificent Shorty. Having a teardrop is not for the shy...and if you are (as I can be), it forces you to Deal With It. When I sprinted to the bathroom at ... http://www.brokenoffcarantenna.com/travels/?p=187 When we last checked in, we were in Denver and starting to slowly get ready to head out.  Left a bunch of deer meat with my brother, emptied the last of the Third Base Brewing Hopnesia from the growler, packed up, and headed on down 25. We went down to the ... http://www.brokenoffcarantenna.com/travels/?p=184