Time Begins and ends at the same time...

And so we begin preparation for our journey. Right now we are focusing mostly on our transportation/home for the next little while. On Tuesday we put the down payment on our vehicle, a E350 20 passanger mini-bus which was formerly used as a Handy Dart/community bus. The plan is to camperize it.



We will be installing a wood stove, propane stove, propane fridge, solar panels, bunkbeds, bench seats with table, and much more.

The "next stop" ding bell will remain in place and be used for bathroom stop warning instead!! "DING"

We are also planning on adding a fuel tank for waste vegetable oil so we can use desiel for warming up the engine and then run on vegi oil from there on in.

We went to look for stoves today and found a great option, Jotul F 602. Jay gave us some good options for running the pipe trough the roof, he has had some experience with wood stoves and vehicles in the past.

The next step is an RV wrecker to look for Propane stove, Propane fridge and bench seat, and what ever else we think might be useful such as a ladder to get the roof so we can add longer stove pipes when burning the wood stove and adjustment of solar panels to catch maximum sun.

One of our biggest questions is how we are going to wash diapers. This procedure currently requires lots of water, a washing machine and dryer. How to make the procedure easy on the road, simple, don't use diapers at all, just a pee bucket. How would that work you say? Today we had 2 successful attempts at the beginnings of potty training. Uma usually poos right after she feeds in the morning, so this morning we feed her and then held her in a squat position over the toilet. She didn't seem to like the toilet so Joyee went to get a bucket instead to make it a little less intimidating. Then you simply make the constipated poo noise and she will poo right?? Wrong, she will poo on mummy's leg while she gets the bucket. Some of it went in the bucket at least and we considered this fairly successful. Next attempt came just hours later, after Uma had a nap. Martine went to change Uma and she wasn't wet, so over to the bucket she went. same idea except this time you make the "ssssssssss" noise, IT WORKED!!!! she pee'd. One diaper saved!!!

Preparations are going well so far, lots to do still, lots to think about, Lots to process and digest..

There is a time and place for everything, and that time is always now.
(You'll get used to these cheesy quotes)