With Tartaruga (name of our Argosy) in the driveway for all of 15 minutes, I started opening up the purchases and glamping! The Couch Although Nick and I think the couch is a torture chamber when extended, Mike tried it out today and ….. Likes it! Personally, I think he doesn’t want to have the […]
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Our first mile went smoothly! The second mile was a true test….which proved to be a success. During the second mile, we had left turns, right turns, a bridge, railroad tracks, about a dozen yard sales and two traffic lights. Tartaruga and the Expedition (not to mention Mike) handled all of it with ease. […]
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To be able to pick up Tartaruga, Mike needed to install an electronic brake controller on his Ford Expedition (V8, 5.4 L). Per Federal Law, any trailer over 3000lbs has to have electronic brake controller. At first, he called our local Ford Dealership and they would have to order the parts. Three days, minimum. Mike […]
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It’s Official…. Meet Tartaruga our 1977 28′ Airstream Argosy. We have a check in hand and plan on picking up Tartaruga tomorrow in South Carolina. Mike actually picked the name Tartaruga after finding that a lot of people are already calling their Argosy’s or Airstreams Tortuga. Meaning of tartaruga from wikipedia – the term tartaruga […]
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As promised, I made a trip to another TJMaxx in search of more dishes/bowls and a matching quilt. I was able to snag another twin quilt that matches the one I purchased yesterday along with more blue kitchen accessories. I was the most happy about finding that orange chopper! I have a pink one at […]
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Let The Decorating Begin! I am a little worried that I wanted to buy a vintage travel trailer just so I had another place to decorate. I’ve already threatened to re-paint the spare bedrooms. The groovy thing about decorating this Argosy is that it’s from the 70’s and still has some of that 70’s funk […]
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