Well, we named the van. For whatever reason, I’ve always felt weird about naming automobiles, but Jason insisted. Meet the new member of our family, Weird Al Vankovic:
We picked it (or… ermm… him?) up in Seguin last Tuesday and spent a few nights at Palmetto State Park to test it out. Aside from a few minor issues (mysterious standing water and a cabinet that doesn’t always want to latch), we had a pretty successful test trip! The folks at Stahmann RV have been so great through this whole process, and we are excited to get on the road full-time in a few weeks.
As far as our trip goes, Palmetto State Park exceeded my expectations. Honestly, I just picked it because it was close to the dealership and had full hookup sites available. But we found it to be a great little getaway, with some trails that looked more like Central America than central Texas.
Now we just have a couple of weeks to put all of our stuff into storage before hitting the road for real, with a lot of planning that needs to be done too!
Stay tuned!