Burleson Recreation Area

I was determined to go camping this weekend despite my busy children!  So, we decided to camp in one of our favorite places; the Burleson Recreation Area; AKA our backyard.

So, when I got home from work last night, I 'towed' the teardrop out to our site and made a fire.  Soon I was sitting by the fire enjoying a Pumpkin Beer; pretty close to heaven!

 

As the sun fell, we ordered Korean Sushi and enjoyed a gourmet meal; you don't get that at every camp site, that's for sure!

Soon, the sun was down, the stars were out and the fire was warming us.  We pulled our chairs closer to the fire to absorb its warmth and enjoyed burning off all our scrap wood that was pulled from our recent garage cleansing.

 

After we'd burnt all of our scrap wood and most of a bundle of hardwood, we called it a night and snuggled in the teardrop.

 

It was a wonderfully cool night; in the upper forties.  The teardrop stayed snuggly inside.  We had the comforter and one other blanket.  The thermometer said that it was about 55 degrees inside most of the night.  I still really want to go at least one more time this fall; I'm pulling for Kettle Moraine.  I would also like to camp, maybe even in the back yard, one time in the winter.  I am considering getting one of those small 12 volt heaters to try in the winter.  We'll see if I can get anyone in the family to come with me!

The first trip to the Burleson Recreation Area was a success.  I'm sure we'll be back here again soon!

Polyurethane

It was a beautiful sunny evening, so I put a good coat of polyurethane on the countertops, drawers and doors. They look really nice, and that extra layer of protection will be helpful for any spills and hopefully protect from any water that does make it onto the surfaces.

You can see in this picture that I was able to cover all of the wiring for both the tail lights and galley light in the small black tubing.  My only wish is that it was a little less 'curly.'  Maybe it will 'uncurl' after it's been in place for a while.

I'm still wondering about pulling up the headliner on the floor and putting in a piece of linoleum.  I know it would be easier to clean, but I had the headliner and I didn't have the linoleum.  I suppose it is pretty easy to pull it out and replace it at some point in the future.

The coat of poyurethane should add a little more protection from spills, etc.  I may end up sanding lightly and applying another coat to give it a super nice finish.

On a side note. The thermometer inside the teardrop said that the maximum temperature inside it today was 113 degrees!

I cracked the roof vent, and will leave it open during the day today. We'll see if that makes any difference.  It was a  sunny cloudless afternoon. I guess I expected it to heat up, but I had no idea it would get that hot.  The new thermometer worked great though.  It told me what the highest outdoor temperature was too:  only 83.

I ended up hot gluing the magnet to the bottom of the remote sensor.  Then I put a couple of zip ties on it to hold the battery door in place.  Lastly, I mounted it under the teardrop on a piece of the frame the should protect it from most of the spray/rain.