HMS Beangle
Welcome aboard! We're sailing across North America in our Bean Stalker teardrop trailer. Come share our journey.
Month: December 2025
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it. We spent the lead up to the Winter Solstice re-watching the Harry Potter series, like we do every year, like we did every year when Ian lived at home, and like the three of us did separately after he moved away. I still enjoy the movies and the…
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The weather hasn’t been too friendly here in east central Georgia these four weeks, but occasionally it’s been pleasant and we’ve tried to take advantage of those days. A few beautiful mushrooms have crossed our paths, although I think this one is my favorite. It looks almost silky, doesn’t it? Still not eating it. The…
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Oh, Phil Connors, it’s like you’re right here with us. It isn’t Groundhog’s Day, but it sure feels like it. Today we were mere minutes from arriving at the repair shop to pick up the truck when they realized there is a problem, a good-sized problem, with the front end. They can’t get the front…
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is struggling. We enjoy walking around the traditional business districts in the rural areas that we’ve been visiting. Happily there are frequently clear signs that efforts were or are being made to salvage the more architecturally and historically interesting buildings. Unfortunately, I haven’t been taking too many photos the last couple weeks, being a bit…
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We spoke with the repair shop on Monday and drove up there today. The truck’s one-piece ‘cage’ was damaged along the driver’s side bottom, so they’re going to shave a portion of the entire driver’s side off (an inch, two, three? I have no idea) and weld a new edge back on. Apparently that is…
