OH BOY, Today is a .........

The "snow storm" that barreled through here late last night following all the rain we got during the day was just enough to cause the "powers-that-be" to call school off today.  The best thing about this snow day is it will all most likely be gone by lunchtime.  The worst thing will be having to make up the day.  We don't know the plan for when we will make up today, but we are sure we will soon.

So now we have a four day weekend in January.  YIPEE!!  We hope everyone is enjoying whatever weather you are blessed with today. We are sure to be out and about soon, enjoying the "snow day" day.  The best part about today so far has been the sun.  It is shining and beautiful.  We've not seen the sun since sometime last weekend.  UGH!  

Here are a two collages we made of pictures from the "storm" for your enjoyment.  

As always we sure are glad you stopped by today.  Be sure to enjoy your weekend.  Until next time, stay safe out there....-R,T,&J.

A MOD Kind of Sunday afternoon......

Happy Sunday!  On this warm, partly sunny Sunday afternoon, what was there to do, why go to Lowes and work on the latest Pod Mod.  (Mod is short for modifications.)  Mods are one of the fun things which go along with owning any camper, large or small.  

Mods can be original, borrowed (o.k., stolen if you have to be nit-picky), or a combination of the two.  Our mod today was borrowed from other pod owners, and turned out just great.  

One of the challenges of owning a smaller camper is squeezing every square inch of storage space out of it.  So we are always on the look-out for storage  creating solutions.  An over-the-bed shelf has been an item of discussion for the past camping season.  Here are a few pictures to better explain.

This is the area over the bed were we had placed our towel rack.  We really do like the towel rack, but it seemed to eat up a lot of area which could possibly be used more efficiently.

So down comes the towel rack, leaving a empty space just begging to be turned into a storage area.

After a trip to Lowes, this wire shelf was added, along with the neat looking storage bins.  This is great storage for all sorts of stuff, including Moose-a-loosa, one of Jackson's toys.

We like how this turned out so much, we may add one of these shelves over the window on the other side of the bed.



  Finally in some related camping news, be sure to check out the 2013 Trips page to read all about SPLASH AND POD'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE.  This looks to be our first camping trip of the season, and is only two months away.  

Thanks for checking by today.  As always, until next time, stay safe out there....-R,T,&J.

Pod's Afternoon at the Spa.....

Hey there everyone, it's R&T's-Pod here.  I got to make this post today.  It has been awhile since I last made a post, plus this afternoon was just wonderful for me.  

The day started off really foggy, and it took until nearly noon for the fog to burn off.  But it was warm, and in the middle of the afternoon here came Rob to take out my rugs and clean them, sweep my floor, clean my bathroom, then mop my floor real good.  It sure did feel good to get all the sand from our last trip out of me.  It was kinda irritating.  HAHA.

But Rob wasn't done yet.  I got a wonderful bath to get all the road grit and grime off of me from my last trip.  I even got way up on my roof washed too with a very long handled brush.  After my bath, I then got all rubbed down with a soft towel.  Talk about first class treatment. WOW!

Look close and you can see the soap suds on my rear window.  How do you like my sticker collection.  I just love it!

Here's a picture of my back corner being washed.  Rob took these pictures with his cell phone camera, so they may look a little strange.  Look close and you can see my long handled brush for getting my roof and the bright blue wash bucket that matches the blue of my name sticker!

Here is my "street" side getting all washed and clean.  I'm feeling sooooooooo good!

You can see the water just glistening on me in the late afternoon sun.  Can you believe in January the afternoon temperature was just above 70 degrees.  Why that's camping weather isn't it?

Here's a neat shot of my rear window after I have been all dried off with a soft towel.



If you happen to notice the Yeti Cooler sticker, it's because Rob got a Yeti cooler for Christmas from his family.  He is excited because he got a new cooler, (he said he only has 8 or 9 others) and I got a new sticker for my collection.

After all the brushes, buckets, soap, towels, and water hoses were put away, Rob had out a tape measure measuring inside me.  He also mentioned something about a trip to Lowes.  That can only mean one thing, more MODS.  YIPEE!  I don't know what he has in mind, maybe he'll post about it in a few days.  I just know I want to go to this Lowes sometime.  Maybe one day when Rob and Trisha are gone some where in the CR-V, Truck will hook me up and take me.  Wouldn't that be a hoot!

Well thanks for checking in today.  As Rob always says, until next time, stay safe out there....-R&T's-Pod.

Crunch Week.....

Happy Friday everyone!  I hoped you survived your week.  Here in our neck of the woods, this has been the week before mid-term exams in school.  Now to say this has been a crazy week would be a mild understatement.  But Rob did find these two pictures on the internet which pretty much summed up our thoughts for the week.

Here is how Rob felt all week, dealing with high schoolers who have realized the time has come (and gone) to get ready for End of Course testing.......

While this picture pretty much sums up how we both felt when we got home today.  ( A little battered, but still happy to be home none the less. )







We're not sure what the weekend will bring.  Rob wants to clean up R&T's-pod real good if the weather gets better.  Trisha hasn't decided yet what the weekend holds in store for her.  Maybe a short trip somewhere.  

Thanks for checking by today.  Until next time, stay safe out there....-R,T,&J.

Happy New Year......

From all of us here, to all of you!

We got home from Hunting Island State Park about 2 pm today.  The traffic wasn't too bad, and in short order, we had the camper re-winterized, laundry going, and all the outside Christmas decorations taken down and stored away for another year. 

We really did enjoy our stay at Hunting Island.  It is a beautiful place, and a great campground to boot!   Rob said he was sure glad to have a laptop back to make blog posts.  Trisha's iPad didn't work so well at the task of posting to our blog.  

Speaking of our blog, our first post was on Jan. 1, 2012.  Today Dec. 31, 2012 our visit meter is just north of 8600.  Many thanks to every one of our readers who visits our blog.  We look forward to many more posts in 2013.  Also, you will notice the blog's new "winter" theme.  

During the weekend, we added up all our trips and we managed to spend 40 nights in our pod camping.  That's not too bad.  We don't have a clue as to how many miles we drove, but Rob (who drove them all) says it seems like a million.  HaHa!  Be sure to check out our pages listing for trips we have already planned for 2013.  

Here are a few more pictures to wrap up our stay at Hunting Island.

  
So once again, thanks for all your support this year.  Its been a blast!  

Until next time (especially tonight), stay safe out there.....-R,T,&J.

Sunday Sunrise Special.......

Good Sunday morning everyone.  Rob was up early to take some pictures of the sunrise over the ocean.  This is our last day here at Hunting Island State Park.  We will leave for home tomorrow morning, so we may not post this evening.  

Have a great day, and we hope you enjoy the pictures. 

Until next time, stay safe out there....-R,T,&J.

Super Saturday at Hunting Island.....

Happy Saturday!  Sorry, the rain last night didn't wash away the corny titles.  We had a great evening visiting with T@B friends Alan and Carrie Friday evening.  

We spent today exploring the beach, campground, and other areas of the park.  

Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy.

Until next time, stay safe out there.....-R,T,&J.