My 100th Post!

Lime Steak with Chips

On Friday night we had lime steaks with salsa. I got this from a guy that is working on the Rexburg Temple too. He is a Brazilian guy, doing the finish carpentry, so maybe this is a Brazilian dish??? Anyway, we really like it, and I wanted to show what it looks like. I am still playing with serving ideas. Like maybe with a pasta, or a rice side....anyway you have it you need the fresh lime salsa to dip the steak in. YUM! Jason tried it as a wrap, he liked it that way. I still haven't nailed the amount for spices (Lime and Kosher Salt) for the steak every time, sometimes it is better than others. We've got the Salsa down pretty good (Tomatos, bell peppers, white onion, chives, cilantro, lime juce, & Kosher Salt), the secret is to let it sit overnight (in the fridge), it gets better when all the veggies have soaked together.

Dutch oven Breakfast.

Another one of my favorates. Whenever we go camping with enough other people to validate filling a 10 inch dutch with food. Two weeks ago at the Pocatello Pump, we camped with Milton and Liz, and we made breakfast. A while back I started adding the peppers for looks and smell, then decided that I like the flavor too. It is hash browns & egg topped with cheese, bacon and peppers. There are a lot of variations that can be done with this. Jessica's uncle added pieces of sausage into the poatao & egg mix. It is gooood! But you need at least 6 adults to finish it off, we still had too much.

Topher had a blast and can't wait to camping there again!

Where we were camping (Mink Creek) there was a little stream and a rope swing. Milton was helping Toph and Creedance on it...hung just inches from the water. I am suprised they didn't get more wet than they did. They had a blast!

Progress on the Westy!

Friday night. The new(er) engine on the stand, and my new (sweet!) exhaust below the old nasty stock exhaust.

So today was pretty exciting. Mike Oswald, a fellow VW junkie from Rexburg, came down and helped me switch out my Bus engine. I worked on it last night pulling all the wires and disconnecting the air cleaner and vaccum lines. Then today we got the old one out and the new one in. This was an adventure whereas the floor jack I borrowed from my dad leaks--a lot! We had to keep pumping the arm while trying to shift the engine into place. It looked like 2 monkies..........

Where did the engine go?!? Just before putting in the engine.

We could only get it in and bolted to the transmission, couldn't put the rear cross member on because the engine mounts that are on it were trashed...both pairs. So I got that ordered, and next week I will put them and the exhaust on. After Mike left I worked on new fuel lines (gas on the arms burns a little bit!) and wiring. Now I wish I could remember where ALL those dang vaccum lines go! I can't believe the cluster they are!

New(er) engine on the leaky jack. It's amazing that we got the engine in...at one point I bench pressed it while under the bus, just to get it into place.

I also have a Eberspacher BA6 gas heater coming next week...I have no idea when or how I am going to install that. But when I do...Goodbye to Cold winter drives in the bus...in fact--Hello winter camping! (I hope!) That would be pretty cool!

There will still be a lot of work to do on this bus...which I think her name is Helga (thanks Andy)...Like paint (The mural has to go, sorry), a new pop-top tent (I'm going with a Hemp/Cotton Blend), Wood panneling on all doors and headliner (sweet!)...and I'm sure there will be MANY MANY more things that I want to do with it, but first I have to get it up and running, it will be my daily driver too.

Wish me luck!

Busy Month

So I have intended to post for the last month or so...but have been too busy. A week after the really great ride down Wolverine, Kyle, Dave (Kyle's dad) and I rode it again. That time we rode the trail that Kyle and I attempted when we got really lost. We didn't get lost, but it did get dark much quicker than we thought it would. We rode all of wolverine in the dark. I ended up using my cel phone as a flashlight...that kind of sucked.

I got injured at work again...ouch! I was cutting a 2x4 on the table saw and the cut off piece was kicked back at me and (I think) broke my finger. It swelled up a lot and still hurts. It only took a week for the flap of skin to heal up, but like I said...it still hurts.

That caused problems for the next weekend at the Pocatello Pump. I did have fun climbing and then camping at the Pump. I got a couple of t-shirts and a gift certificate for new climbing shoes. Milton & Liz brought their little camper, and it was great to have to sleep in that night. Maybe next time we will have our westy up and running and we can camp in it.

Over the past 2 1/2 months I have had nose bleeds EVERY DAY. I got a little tired of them, so went to an ear nose throat doctor. He said I had a deviated septum and so On Thursday I got a nose job. I had a long weekend, I spent it being doped up and a little out of it. While I had time on my hands...even though it felt that my hands were detached, Jess and the kids and I went to Divide, Montana to bet the engine for my bus.

Next Saturday, a guy is going to come help me install it. So...I am really excited for that. The bus has sat in the garage for too long. It is time to start cruising in it. Come to think of it, it still needs a name...any suggestions?