Hi. I’m Ava. Today we are at Organ Stop Pizza out here in good ol’ Mesa, Arizona. We thought we would grab a late lunch but you know what, they are not open until 4pm. No wonder the parking lot is empty! It’s a good thing, I guess, because we needed 7 parking spots for our van and Airstream.
This video has been in the oven for over a year. Marlene made me promise to get it out there before we head out so here it is. We had a ridiculously fun time shooting this video during our last Arizona trip. You might have wondered what the fake mustaches Read more…
For those of you who are old enough to remember “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure”, this dinosaur below should look familiar.
Let’s try something new in this post. How about I start with a nice scenic shot of the beautiful campsite we stayed at for 8 nights before jumping into the details. Ahhhhhh….. Lake Cahuilla. I don’t know how to pronounce you but I surely adore you.
OK, on I go with the rest of the story…
During our last vacation to Las Vegas, we wanted to drive by the Circus Circus KOA that we have wanted to stay at ever since we started Airstreaming. Why didn’t we stay there you ask? Well, we didn’t bring the Ol’ Mish with us. We got two weeks worth of timeshare kindly provided by Marlene’s parents.
During our last trip to Las Vegas, we got to hang out for a bit in this beautifully refurbished custom Airstream.
Well… OK, it’s not OUR Airstream (I wish, and for good reason which you will soon find out). We are just visiting, but isn’t it nice? Check out the nice patio set that is set up right behind it and the not-at-all-cliché map of the U.S. made from each state’s license plate on the wall. But something is not quite right…
I know you are probably waiting on pins and needles to find out if we actually made it to the M*A*S*H site, but rest assured. We did it! Yeah!! Here is a little bit of advice. When hiking to the site, don’t set your expectations too high for movie memorabilia. Because all you will find is a rusty truck…
After settling into our site for the night at Malibu Creek State Park, we woke up bright and early to prepare for a hike into the hills. Our goal was to visit the M*A*S*H site. Even though we weren’t fans of the show, it was nice to have a final destination. No need to pick a random spot to call the end of the hike. So off we went. To one side, we had some gray clouds. Hmmm.
And to the other side, we had some white clouds and blue sky. Not too shabby.
We ended up camping at the San Mateo Campground in San Onofre during New Year’s week for 5 nights. If I had to rate this campground, I would probably give it just an average score. We haven’t been to too many sites so far with the Mali Mish Airstream but Catalina State Park in Tuscon, The Shady Dell in Bisbee and El Capitan State Beach just outside of Santa Barbara are still my top three campgrounds so far. And if these are my references, San Mateo is just “alright”.
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Hey Ava? I think it is time for ‘the talk’. Okay? Ummm, I guess so?? So this is how you wax a surfboard. Pay attention. Wax on. Wax off. Thanks Daniel-son. Bye Dada. Be safe. Catch that one Dada. It looks totally tubular, dude! Just another day at San Onofre Read more…
This week we are finally back on the road again. This time, we are headed down to the border of San Diego and Orange County to camp at San Onofre State Beach. Actually, the beach campsites are closed in the winter time so we settled for San Mateo Campground a mile inland from the beach. I know, it’s difficult.
