When John and I met, our main topic of discussion was adventures: where we have been and where we couldn’t wait to go. Both of us had always dreamed of an epic road trip. When we realized the common dream, we started planning.
While the start date changed about a dozen times, the plan was always the same: buy a van and head out to explore the continent. We started making a list of all the places we wanted to go and all the things we wanted to do. This adventure has been about a year in the works. And now we are a month away from departure.
We purchased Sheila (the van) almost a month ago and have spent every single day off since working on making it our home away from home. Sheila is a Ford E-150 12 Passenger van. We purchased her from a guy from Washinton, D.C. who used it as a gig-mobile for his ska-punk band on the east coast. He drove it with his fiancé back to California to be closer to family. It was time to do a little growing up, so he sold it to us, two 23-year-olds planning to stay young for a while longer.
The van was in great condition. We spend about $1000 having it serviced so that we wouldn’t have to worry about any unknown problems while on the road. That may seem like a lot, but we were expecting it to be much more.
Over the next month, I will be posting more information about the build process. Next week, the bed will be finished up and the carpet will be taped down.
Thanks for checking in on our adventure,
Emma
Emma and John by Van 