Festival Fever
Careful what you whinge about on Facebook. As a missed opportunity to go to Glastonbury led me to bemoan the fact to my followers who promptly came up with some alternatives.
The first was an invitation to the USA to attend the Sasquatch Festival from my lovely niece and partner. The second a challenge from a colleague to see if we could get tickets for Burning Man.
As I leapt at the chance to nip across the pond. My daughter returned from overseas and smelling a travel opportunity. Gallantly ‘volunteered’ to come with me to the festival & meet up with her cousin.
This substantially altered the logistics for me. From a solo flight and hitching a lift in the nieces camper van to a full blown road trip.
Pick a Van
Plotting a trip that incorporated visits to iconic places plus reunions with my daughter’s friends was challenging. As the route began to lengthen it became necessary to hire a camper of our own.
Given my daughter normally drives a small Daewoo the choice of vehicle was limited. We settled on a Ford Maverick van because I was not going to be the chauffeur for 3000 miles!
Staying at Motel6 not only gave us a free shuttle ride from the airport but was in walking distance to the van pick up point. Saving us both time & money for pick up & drop off. However will never forget Kyles horrified reaction when he came to collect us as this area was less than salubrious.
Having hired Mosaic (or Mo for short) from Escape Camper Vans* I began the first of two epic trips this year.
Authors Note
* Escape Camper Vans no longer trading in 2026
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