What do you have in mind?That's why we're buying a new boat. Wifey wanted a proper stand up head, galley, etc. I'm not complaining tho.
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What do you have in mind?That's why we're buying a new boat. Wifey wanted a proper stand up head, galley, etc. I'm not complaining tho.
More bigger-er. We ordered it 3 weeks ago, they start building it in October.What do you have in mind?
More bigger-er. We ordered it 3 weeks ago, they start building it in October.
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Afoaf, we'll be able to do the San Juan trip with the boys no problem! Just hope the coronavirus thing is over by next summer. This new rig is going to be great for charters.
Well, I'll definitely be needing to get a hold of you next time I'm in Kitsap County!More bigger-er. We ordered it 3 weeks ago, they start building it in October.
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Afoaf, we'll be able to do the San Juan trip with the boys no problem! Just hope the coronavirus thing is over by next summer. This new rig is going to be great for charters.
Absolutely! Well, that and when covid is over. I'm not running any charters or hanging out with anyone until then.Well, I'll definitely be needing to get a hold of you next time I'm in Kitsap County!
West Coast of Vancouver Island Explorer if there ever was one...... This new rig is going to be great for charters.
The rear cabin is balsa core with polyester resin and glass... Boat-like... The interior is all standard solid or ply cabinetry and trim... The wall panels in the Sprinter and upcoming utility trailer conversion have wall panels assembled exactly the same as my surfboard skins... Masking tape and fiberglass/epoxy... I have been working with www.homegrowntrailers.com and www.roambeyond since their inception.... Some of my designs are the exterior skins: 1/8" poplar bending ply over wood frame... Attached with adhesives and copper nails, then glassed... The shower panels are the same as surfboard skins and I'm pressing and shaping the wood fenders as one would if building skatebords, sort of... and finishing them with FG & epoxy...is the Earth Roamer built out with hollow/composite cabinetry?!?!
That's the plan!West Coast of Vancouver Island Explorer if there ever was one...
UnderstoodAbsolutely! Well, that and when covid is over. I'm not running any charters or hanging out with anyone until then.
never been, hoping to check it out next year - have saved your post!Ok, let me try to sum up without writing a book.
Been 3x. Last trip was 8 days and nearly drove around entire island. The only place I didn't cover was the West Fjords northwest of Huna Bay. Ran out of time. I took Highway 1, starting from airport and went counter clockwise. Also split off from '1' many times to drive out to the fjords.
1. First and foremost, for the love of god, make sure you have a PIN number for your credit card. This fvcked me on one of my trips. My CC's don't have pin numbers. Instead, they have usual zip code. But there, you need PIN number or it won't work at gas stations. Then you'll be forced to buy a gas card at an upped rate. Gas is already $8-9 per gallon, so a trip around the entire island will cost you a ton of money in gas, especially if you have to buy the gas cards. If I recall correctly, my last trip where I rented a car, I spent over $600 in gas in 8 days. Each fill up was roughly $110 (for a car!).
2. Don't run out of gas. There are some stretches where you can go a ways before you see the next station. I actually rolled into a gas station one time on empty. It was not a good feeling. This must happen often because at the car rental counter, they have maps that show where all the gas stations are at. Get that map.
3. Consider a sleeper van. I've not tried one yet but saw them all over the island. Very popular choice. You can pretty much pull over anywhere and go to sleep. https://www.kukucampers.is/ You can also AirBnb your way around entire island. Seems like almost everyone there has turned their house into an AirBnB. lol
4. When you rent, get gravel protection. Roads are all made from crushed volcanic sh!t that can rekt the underside of the car, and much of the roads that looked paved on the map are not. They will give you some trumped up bs charge if you do not get this 'protection' insurance.
5. Tell your CC company you will be traveling to Iceland. Make sure they allow purchases in that country. Many CC's auto block foreign countries for security against scams, etc. If you have layover in another country, be sure to tell your CC to allow that country as well.
6. Go during summer solstice and you will get to see the sunset at midnight, and then watch it come up again about 1.5h later. Depending on weather, it can create the most awesome sunset/sunrise/twilight you will ever see in your life. I'll have to dig up some pics of my last trip.
7. Plan for little sleep. The crazy thing is you can pull up at a glacier or waterfall at midnight and you can see everything in the twilight, and there will be other people there too. You can hike at night. You can do everything at night. There are no parking lots closed. Everything is just pull up and there is something spectacular in front of you. I tended to go to sleep around 2am each night, and woke up around 7:30 or 8.
8. Buy food at Nettó: https://rb.gy/pmhqpd Big grocery store with everything and better prices than the airport grocery store (yes they have full on grocery store in the airport). Buy for as many days as possible. Many times I found myself traveling through little towns after everything had closed already, so plan ahead with food.
9. Bring your best rain gear, from head to toe. Weather is insane. It can downpour rain at any moment, and be sunny the next, just like Scotland. It's not cold in summer, but damn you can be soaking wet hiking on the trail. My last trip, I wore board shorts every day, but constantly switched in/out of my rain gear from Walmart, that I got for about $40. Cheap jacket and pants did me as good as $500 setup from Northface but my feet and hands were soaked.
10. See it all. Entire island is mind blowing. Like nothing else I've seen in the world. Sensory overload and almost end-of-world- spiritual in a way. Hard to describe. 7-8 day trip would be ideal. By the time you lay eyes on the 1000th waterfall, you'll be like, ok I guess I can stop saying 'Wow, look at that waterfall!'. I'm not joking, there are over 10,000 waterfalls.
So, how much time do you plan for?
Goddamn, I should just change my name to Rick Muthafuckin Steves.
Sweet. Some additional notes.never been, hoping to check it out next year - have saved your post!
So far, I am still up from when I bought the place in '97...even after the overbudget stair replacement project.I hope Mr. Doof's house appreciates though.
Winder is comingIf home prices in SD through COVID are any indication “pretty“ places will always be expensive.
SF is “pretty” and, (no) thanks to tech, has high paying jobs. Now that jobs aren’t tied to the locale it’s just another “pretty” place worth living.
rent is dropping but from a pretty ridic level above the norm.
I've been there beg of summer, mid summer, and late summer. Incredible to have 20hrs of daylight, and it never really gets dark. I recommend a summer trip during the time of summer solstice. See my previous post on this timing.R32 what time of year did you go? We wanna see the Aurora borealis
I watched this clip of a Mercedes Sprinter AWD actually offroading. It's actually pretty impressive considering how big the thing is...
That is basically the Bifrost that connects Nilfheim to Midgaard.I've been there beg of summer, mid summer, and late summer. Incredible to have 20hrs of daylight, and it never really gets dark. I recommend a summer trip during the time of summer solstice. See my previous post on this timing.
If you want to see the Aurora, you have to go between Oct-Mar. This is an entirely different trip. Only 4hrs of daylight or less depending on when you go. Temps in the 0 to -30 range so obviously proper clothing is a must. Getting around can be difficult or impossible during storms. You'll probably want to pay a guide to drive you as the roads will be slick as hell and many of the highways have no guard rails. And you have to hope the skies are clear when you go, so you can see it.
The capital of Reykjavik is known as the Aurora capital of the world but any part of the island you can see the Aurora very clearly. During the day, you only have a few hours to see anything, hiking trails are covered in ice walking trails around waterfalls are covered in snow/ice, so you really have to be prepared.
I'm planning a winter trip when I get older.
Aurora from Grundarfjörður which I mentioned as a stop.