Quicker than a dog can bark at a cat, our wonderful (insert sarcastic voice) nosy neighbor who bitches about everything has given us a warning to get Tartaruga out of the subdivision before Thursday. Our HOA allows a travel trailer to sit in your driveway for no longer than 5 days. We can take […]
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Today was the day that Mike started to take “inventory” of what repairs have been made and what needs repaired. Nick and I went about scrubbing the walls and shelves…..and tackling the back curtains. Airstream / Argosy walls are known to be “sticky.” It’s not necessarily grease but some sort of substance that was originally […]
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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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