3 , 2 , 1 SPLASHDOWN!

It's only fitting that the day Honey the Moonlander was installed we took her to Buckley Space Force Base for the night. A campsite had been reserved at the MWR facility. The scenery on this military base in Aurora, Colorado, is surreal.

In a time of assembly line vehicles and cookie cutter homes, a custom-built order is a pretty big deal. To begin with, a ready-made truck camper for our particular truck wasn't an option and we had easily dismissed buying a pull behind camper after tons of research. As well as visions of so many unhitched and "left on the sides of highways" campers due to one malfunction or another. Fred didn't give up though. He spent hours searching through Tundra forums, finally discovering the Moonlander by Radica. So we secured our place in line.

We are really glad we did! Once our custom construction date was set and we selected all the optional equipment we knew we'd need, the wait began. Install (see photos) took place at the Radica facility in Denver, Colorado, and we headed to nearby Aurora where there was a campground spot with our name on it and time set aside to get the camper set up just the way we envisioned it would be using all the goods we brought along on our Alabama to Denver trek. This is a good place to say that experience is a wonderful teacher. Here we are two and one-half weeks of off-grid camping later with a better idea of what we really need to camp. Let's suffice it to say that less is better!

Stay tuned for more on traveling, camping off-grid, photos of God's incredible scenery, and info on what you really need to pack for food, clothing, and other supplies! Blog post to follow. Soon. We promise. Lord willing, there will be more internet and cell service than we've had on the first half of this trip.

Finding time to blog and finding a connection is a big deal and has been a bit of a learning curve. As we learned from the Police, "giant steps are what we take. walking on the moon."