Six weeks from today, I pick up my trailer, and in anticipation of this momentous event, 14 months in the making, here’s some eye candy of what Breeze will look like. (All photos courtesy of Safari Condo and their materials for the 1743 model; click on that link for even more photos and tech specs). Outside, except Breeze will have a blue tint. The inside front area, with the BFW (Big Front Window) and standard seating area for work, food, and other table-necessary activities. My table will be slightly darker, as it’s a different model year. Inside the Alto, showing…
Month: March 2016
Route Planning, Round 2
More thinking, more discussion, more googling of places and things, and so today was time for round 2 of planning routes. I got some great feedback from people on the first round and also lost my outbound co-driver, so I made some adjustments in the plan. Overall, still same general picture: The purple pins are the eastbound route, while the teal pins mark the westbound route. Eastbound: 3164 miles, give or take a few side trips along the way.Westbound: 3411 miles, with the little Alto behind me all the way. Let’s dive into the details, where the devil hides… The…
Staying Connected
Being a vagabond in the 21st century doesn’t mean cutting ALL the ties that bind, especially the online and computing ones. I’ve been researching and working on downsizing myself to be mobile and yet connected (and backed up, too). My current setup: Internet: $60/month for all the data I can eat, via rented wifi router and ISP. I will miss this. A lot. Phone: AT&T Mobile Share plan with 15GB/month, unlimited talk and text. Mac mini: 1TB hard disk with a 3TB backup disk running Time Machine auto-magically so I never have to think about backups. Both of these devices…
49 Days to Go
49 days till I pull out of the parking garage in Seattle and head east to Quebec and the first meeting with the Breeze. I’ve kind of known there is a pile of work to do before I go but I’ve been in a bit of a fog since my dad died last month. But something about seeing “49 days” on my countdown clock woke my Project Manager brain up. The upside of having a Project Manager brain is that I can create very detailed and highly organized task lists. The downside of having a Project Manager brain is that…