Sunny February Weekend: Van Stay-cation.

Here we are. The first weekend in February. The sun is shining. It is nearly fifty degrees. We are waist deep in home projects and paperwork.

Despite all of that, we squeezed in small scale van adventures.

Saturday afternoon and evening was spent celebrating a 50th birthday at our friend’s farm. It is 10 miles from town and we have threatened to sleep there in our van more than once.

We didn’t sleep there this time either but we enjoyed the ride. Our after dinner hike ended up with wet pants and socks so we took advantage of the van changing room option.

Sunday morning started off lazily but the sun was too tempting. We dashed out to the forest before the Superbowl.

McDonald – Dunn Forest Lewisburg Saddle is a fifteen minute drive from our house. I packed a light lunch and spare socks.

Sitting in the van is like a breath of fresh air. There is something comfortable and simple and wonderful about it. I think we all feel it.

We took the Vineyard loop and enjoyed the view from the old cement foundation at the top. The kids pretended to be planning a Superbowl party for cats and dogs. They walked and talked the whole way.

We spent ninety minutes walking and thirty minutes sitting the van.

They took theirs shoes off and hopped up on the bed. With the door open, the sun was shining right in. I got the snacks out but they didn’t eat. CD and I finished the cheese and crackers and eventually let them know that it was time to go. I think they would have stayed up there looking out the window all day.

The Sprinter requires a different life pace. It is good to be reminded that a slower pace is just fine too.