Tumbleweed

We’ve been back in the van for about three weeks so it feels like it’s time to fire up the Tumbleweed Blog again. I’m sure you’ve missed it sorely but please do not fret as it’ll be coming to your inbox intermittently for the next three months or so. After a soggy winter parked at our friend Susie’s house in Lakeside, CA, Gemma was in fairly good condition. We had to jumpstart Gemma to get her started as the battery was dead, which had happened last year as well. The bigger issue though was that we discovered mold all over a couple of our sleeping cushions, the interior siding and the bench. We’ve had a small roof leak ever since we bought the van and despite our best efforts to fix it, it obviously still persists. We were fortunately able to buy some foam in Santa Monica to replace the moldy cushions and we spent a couple of days sanding and treating the moldy wood to rid our van of all of the mildew. We’re hoping to find covered parking for our van this coming winter since that’s p...