Van is stateside!

My new van has arrived!

Sort of.

The Sprinter is built by Mercedes Benz in Germany. Then it is disassembled, put on a ship to South Carolina, and reassembled there. This is because it is cheaper to ship parts than it is to ship vehicles.

Once in South Carolina, where my van is now, it is reassembled. Then it will be shipped to Austin, Texas, to the dealer I bought it from, who will then send it over to the Sportsmobile plant in Austin. It is due to arrive there sometime in late July which will make it my birthday present. 🙂

Sportsmobile then takes about ten weeks to convert it to my RV.

Which means we will be driving to Texas, probably in mid-October, to pick it up. Since the campgrounds around here all close for the season then, I will be starting my winter trip directly from there.

The challenge in that is I will have limited ability to do any prep at home for this season.  Minimal gear since it all has to fit in the Honda CR-V for the drive to Texas. No foods already prepared and frozen since it will take a couple of days to drive to Texas so it would all be thawed by then. And all my testing of the RV’s systems will have to take place far from home.

Now, Dave and I can stay in a motel during the pick up and packing processes but there is no bed for Dave in my Sprinter. So, once he starts for home, I will be truly on my own.

Frightening.

Exciting.

Or, as Melicious would say, “I am filled with frexcitement!”

TTYL,

Linda