Road trippin to Cali!!!

[TomWesty]

[richparker]

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[TomWesty]

Hi Rich,
I’ve been away from the Samba for quite awhile and have forgotten what engine you have. Could you refresh my memory? Also, that’s a ‘71 bus isn’t it?
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[Anchovy]

Just read through the thread. Super cool! Looks like a great time.

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[mtnbus]

nice job Richie

love the polaroids !
see ya soon

[dodger tom]

thanks for taking us along, rich.
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Kids will remember that trip for the rest of their lives, unlike FB and IG posts…
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[SGKent]

how was Jacumba grade leaving San Diego on I-8, or did you go out thru Riverside, San Bernardino and I-10?
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[richparker]

Good day in the bus. I was up early, walked the dawg and got everything all packed up. We got going at 8:30, stopped for breakfast and got on the road. We crushed 430 miles and climbed 7000’ of elevation back up the Colorado Plateau.

This was our first big trip with the trailer, I really liked having it. It freed up a lot of room in the bus and the bus handled towing the weight better then hauling the weight. The bus drove better, it handled better, the ride was better, it maintained speed better, temps were lower and more consistent. Once it got hot, like on a long consistent climb, the temps also recovered faster. I’m gonna make some upgrades to the trailer before the ABC Jamboree in September.

Trip stats:

Total miles: 1896
Days: 7
Nights camped: 7
States: 4
Tanks of fuel: 11
Total MPG: 18
Best tank: 20
Worst tank: 14.5
Highest price for premium: $6.19/gal
Lowest price for premium: don’t remember
Oil consumption: 1/4 qt
Mechanicals: none
Oil temps: 180-240°
Head temps: mid 300s with a high of 418°
Artist we heard the most on SiriusXM: 2Pac
Good times had: infinite

Polaroids from the trip:

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[sportin-wood]

Just curious - what kinds of comments & questions do you get from others in their big fancy high dollar camping rigs? Nothing but respect from me for having faith that your bus will handle as well as it does. Fantastic job with Peryl!
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[richparker]

Made it home, details to follow.
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[mtnbus]

looks like another great trip richie

safe travels

[richparker]

Today we beat feet 361 miles on 1 1/2 tanks from Oceanside RV park to Destiny RV park in Phoenix. This place is A LOT different from where we were. We cruised 65+ pretty much all day. Temps were perfect and we got 20 mpg today. Towing is the way to go. We dropped the trailer and went out to eat. We’ll be out early, as we still have another 463 miles to go before we get home. We knew it would be like this since we decided to stay an extra day. But, it was totally worth it.
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[richparker]

Another super fun day. Got up and took the nature trail from the RV resort to the Buccaneer Cafe for breakfast. When we got back we packed up and headed to Oceanside Beach. We got out early in hopes to get a spot in the lot on the beach. But, unfortunately the lot was closed because there was some sort of ending happening there today. I drove around for a bit and found a second lot and got a spot right on the beach. I was stoked! We posted up there for the day. We chilled, Miles went boogie boarding and we had a nice lunch on Mission. As if that wasn’t enough, mikes and I went to the pool when we got back. Then we went down to the Harbor and had a nice Seafood dinner, it was a nice way to end our stay. Tomorrow we hit the road home, we are going to split the 820 mile trip home into 2 days. We are going to look for a RV resort in Phoenix to stay tomorrow night, one more day of warmth will be nice.

Keep on busin, MTNbus

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[mtnbus]

surfs up!