our routine
Annie Lin | Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 4:01PM 
Even while traveling we have settled into a routine. Jon usually gets up when there’s light out. We don’t have a watch so it’s hard to tell what time it is. It’s nice to have him wake up first because that leaves me to stretch out on our camper bed, which is a full size bed. We’ll have breakfast consisting mostly of cereal and toast with peanut butter or nutella (my favorite) though Jon has made an occasional egg and cheese bagel sandwich, which is a real treat. Our camper is pretty well equipped with a toaster, kettle, single burning stove, refrigerator, and pump sink.
We take turns showering so someone can always watch the camper though we now have gotten less paranoid and usually there’s not many campers around. We aren’t sure why but our normal time of heading the road is 10:00am. We are working on leaving by 9:00am. We try to map out our road in the morning and what town we like to end the day in so we have an idea how far we have to drive. We try not to drive more than 200km a day since it starts weary on us to be in the car for so long. But sometimes we get side tracked because someone tells us a cool spot to check out or we are too tired of driving so we’ll find the closest campsite.
Jon drives in the morning and when he starts feeling tired usually after lunch I’ll take over the car. We have found these great salad packets that come with lentils, sprout beans, and peas, which are delicious and filling for lunch. Or we’ll make sandwiches.
We usually try to get to a campsite by 5:00 or 6:00pm so we can set up shop for dinner. We have eaten out only a few times. Our home cooked meals have been pretty simple but nutritious: pasta, stir fry, tacos, grilled chicken, etc. The fridge is big enough where we can store about 2-3 days of food so we are always getting fresh produce.
All of the campsites have power sites so we can plug in our camper to recharge the fridge and anything else we need like our laptop. They also have a community kitchen, sometimes with an outdoor grill, hot showers, laundry facilities, and other amenities so it’s quite convenient. Most of the sites we have been to are very clean and well equipped since they are cleaned daily. And the campers also do a good job in maintaining their own area so you never see any trash around. Jon also bought a screen mesh to put on our car window so we can open the window without bugs invading our camper since it can get pretty stuffy at night.
After dinner we get ready for bed and are in the camper bed by 8:30pm or so. We’ll read, play scrabble, look at videos/pictures from the day, or check email. And it’s off to bed by 10:00pm.
Pretty hard life.
Reader Comments (8)
I like the pic on this one, seeing a bigger picture of where you guys stay in the camper. And the detail on your routine. Love hearing about the sites, what you are eating, doing, etc. Great idea for the mesh screen for your car. Can't wait for more! Missing you!
HAHA nap time after lunch? that doesn't mean you're old. i've heard it's good to take a nap. re-energizes you for the rest of the day :D
it sounds like you're having a lot of fun. hope you're not wearing out too quickly! tons more exciting places to go!! it was great to hear from you guys at 8 am but you sounded excited so that's good.
those pictures by the way were pretty scary but now i know what they are... they're pretty cool!! im not a fan of gollum's chracter but some of the battle scenes with the orcs were pretty cool. makes me want to watch the triology again.
miss you lots <3
Nice to talk to you this morning.
I'm following your adventures~you seem like you are having a great time and enjoying every minute. You are grabbing life and running with it! We are cheering you guys on.