We just came back from our last camping trip for the year. The weather is really cooling down now. No more T-shirt camping. I just want to look back on the lovely spots our amazing camper van has taken us.
I think we've finally settled on a name for our camper. It's Van Wolfie. First of all, we now know he's a boy. And secondly, we called our rental VW camper in Hawaii Camper Van Beethoven (I know, not very original). So when it was time to name our new baby, Mila wanted to call him Camper Van Amadeus, for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Camper Van Amadeus was a bit long and didn't sound right, and Van Wolfie rolls off the tongue more smoothly. I think I like it.
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| Santa Cruz Mountains. Niko was sleeping blissfully behind the mosquito net. |
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| Samuel Taylor in Marin. My favourite campground. It's gorgeous here. |
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| Niko made it to every trip except one when she was really sick. She and I stayed home while Kiril and Mila fought off Turkey vultures from eating their dinner (or them). |
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| One of the sneaky turkey vultures |
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| Mila loved running through all the redwoods. |
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| Cozy reading break with my girls |
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| We got new front seats!! They look so new and out of place right now. But Van Wolfie will be headed to the boby shop for a new paint job this winter. |
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| What to eat while camping? Beef Bourguignon! |
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| We got a new pop-up tent. This one has three windows for maximum air flow. |
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| I found some forest gnomes who live in the hollow of a redwood tree. |
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| I tried everything to keep her warm at nights. Last night, I finally found the one solution that worked - a snow suit! |
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I love walking on fallen trees.
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After camping, a bath or shower feels heavenly. Here is Niko fresh out of the bath. Mila can never get enough of naked Niko. It's really sweet to see Niko finally initiating play, rather than just passively receiving attention or affection as she used to do. She really knows how to take an active part in play now.
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