November, 2010 / Oceano, CA - We have started our fifth month without travel and have been getting a lot done, having just finished the flooring from front to back, a huge accomplishment. It was hard work that I don't wish to ever have to do again, but so worth it. This upgrade includes the Allure vinyl flooring in the kitchen, hallway and bath plus carpeting in the living room and bedroom.

Back to our to-do list...

There's still a lot to do. We hoped to have much or all of this done by the time we leave in December, but it's becoming clear that it just won't all happen. After reading bus to motorhome conversion blog (See MCI bus conversion article at the Gypsy Journal here: http://gypsyjournal.net/bus_conversion_page_1.htm) I learned about surplus RV stores in Elkhart Indiana, so we will hold off on things like the captains chairs and microwave until we can get there sometime next spring.

Excerpt from article:

After stripping the bus, we left Texas and drove to Elkhart, Indiana to purchase some of the equipment for our conversion. Elkhart is the hub of recreational vehicle manufacturing in the United States , and several surplus stores in the Elkhart area sell RV furniture, appliances, and equipment at very deep discounted prices. By shopping these outlets, we saved at least half of what we would have paid at traditional camping stores.

Link to RV Surplus:
http://www.rvsurplus.net/index.php