Thank you for visiting this site.
We intend to chronicle our adventures (and misadventures) for the next few weeks while Lee, Anne-Claire, Elliott and Sasha travel the northern US.
Some questions you may have are:
Q: Why drive across the US in an old small school bus?
A: The kids are growing up fast, and time is flying by, so why not?
Q: OK, but why not drive a car, or at least rent an RV like normal people?
A: You question has a flawed premise. When have we been normal?
Q: Right. So, where did you get the bus?
A: After researching the cost of nice travel campers, A-C found it on Craigslist for $2K. It is a 2000 Chevy Express 3500 van converted to a small school bus. It is big enough to stand in but small enough to park (22 feet long). It isn't a trailer - Lee is really bad at backing up trailers.
Q: Where are you going?
A: West. Yellowstone is a goal. Maybe we'll go further, maybe not that far.
Q: Any other places besides Yellowstone?
A: We 'd like to go to Cedar Point - the amusement park in Ohio, places in Wisconsin, Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the Badlands on our way. Time permitting, we may head toward Portland, Oregon. Or, we may turn around in Buffalo - if I have to follow through on my threat of "Stop hitting each other or I'll turn this bus around."
Q: Will you sleep in the bus?
A: Yes, it has two double-decker cots. They are Disc-O-Beds (alas, no mirrored balls) and are surprisingly comfortable.
Q: Does it have a toilet, sink, air-conditioning, or electricity?
A. No, no, no, no. We may be staying in motels sometimes - especially ones with swimming pools. The kids love pools. It will likely be an adventure we won't soon forget.
Thanks again for reading. Please check back in a few days. - Lee
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