We are packed for five trips -- all slightly to tremendously, different. First, a summer car camping trip across the country to New Jersey. Second, a bike camping trip to (at least) Bar Harbor, Maine (where we honeymooned) from New Jersey. Then a hike in Turkey and a visit with Duncan and Sayaka in Japan. And finally, a car trip home in the winter.
Yes, that is indeed our old van -- the one with over 300,000 miles on it. In Iowa, a relative asked as tactfully as possible, "Aren't you a little concerned about driving that car so far?" The answer is, "Of course I am. I'm not crazy." But the van has been running well, drives well, and holds everything. And we own it.
