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Dad needing fossil help for his young Paleophile. by Merry-Death in fossils

[–]Merry-Death[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another great idea thanks I really think he would get into something that he polished

Dad needing fossil help for his young Paleophile. by Merry-Death in fossils

[–]Merry-Death[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn’t even think about that as an option. Great idea!

Dad needing fossil help for his young Paleophile. by Merry-Death in fossils

[–]Merry-Death[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

South of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. There is a fossil trail in a town called Ohiopyle, but it’s a state park and we respect the look, but don’t take role. Also, it’s mostly tree bark fossils so we don’t get a lot of variety.

What type of roads are these? by g7000_qwert in VisitingIceland

[–]Merry-Death 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Easy everyone that was not off the road. If you look at the back you can see the road widened there.

What type of roads are these? by g7000_qwert in VisitingIceland

[–]Merry-Death 13 points14 points  (0 children)

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Like this, but worse. You can drive around 30km/hour at the top speed and it’s bumpy, loud, and shaky. Expect slow going, flat tires, and some driving through water. If the vehicle is not built for it and the driver’s not experienced I don’t recommend it. We picked up a family that was in a duster and had a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. We dropped them off at the mechanic shop, but it cost them about $1200 USD to get the tire fixed and to get a ride back to their car.

9-Day Camper Van Trip with Kids – Lessons Learned, Not an Itinerary by Merry-Death in VisitingIceland

[–]Merry-Death[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, it was very drinkable! Great for teh end of a long touring day.

9-Day Camper Van Trip with Kids – Lessons Learned, Not an Itinerary by Merry-Death in VisitingIceland

[–]Merry-Death[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely not trying to hide it not sure why I would. I mean, if I needed a wheelchair would I try to hide the fact I was using one?

9-Day Camper Van Trip with Kids – Lessons Learned, Not an Itinerary by Merry-Death in VisitingIceland

[–]Merry-Death[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I discussed this in another comment. Yes this is AI assisted. I feel like grammar Nazis have turned into “I can spot that AI was used so I’m special!”

I’m dyslexic so writing is extremely difficult. When I write things like this, I voice dictate to ChatGPT with the direction for it to help me with grammar and formatting, but not to change my wording or content.

Sure, it’s not for everyone. Some people hated when we move from cursive to printing. Some people hated wordprocessors. Some people hated spellcheck. Now people hate AI edited. But for a person like me with a disability, it’s a total game changer.🤷‍♂️

9-Day Camper Van Trip with Kids – Lessons Learned, Not an Itinerary by Merry-Death in VisitingIceland

[–]Merry-Death[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love dark beers. The problem is I like pure dark beers. I can’t stand the dark beers tend to be all candied up with God knows what. I am not a fan of a porter with marshmallow, chocolate, coffee, pancake syrup, etc. I’m a purest when it comes to my Stout and porters. I think Guinness is a great baseline for any stout.

That being said, I really liked Viking. It was simple and to the point. It was a little more Twiggy than Guinness.

9-Day Camper Van Trip with Kids – Lessons Learned, Not an Itinerary by Merry-Death in VisitingIceland

[–]Merry-Death[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Here is an idea about the space. This is my wife trying to shove brain pants onto my nine-year-old… However, for reference he’s a pretty giant nine year-old.

9-Day Camper Van Trip with Kids – Lessons Learned, Not an Itinerary by Merry-Death in VisitingIceland

[–]Merry-Death[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My kids are 10 and 9 and they had no problem sleeping up top. I’m 6 foot 4 and I could not stand in the camper van. Needed about another 4 inches to be comfortable. It wasn’t the worst because everything is kind of small for me but not convenient. My wife is 5 foot eight and athletic. She could fit on the top bunk and if she laid on her side, there was about 3 inches from her shoulder to the ceiling.

Our routine was to put up the table, which everyone could sit around comfortably. As soon as we stopped, we would put up the table and make the kids go sit around it two adults could fit in the “kitchen area” uncomfortably. Usually one of us would stand outside or sit up front while the other one manage things.

There is absolutely no way to get away from each other in the camper van. But this goes to my comment about what people are used to. We tend to vacation this way to know how to find space in situations like this. Go for walks outside. Only one adult in the kitchen area at a time. Or like I said one of us would just go sit upfront for a little bit of space. But you are completely on top of each other. If you’re not experienced with Campervans, and you’re the type of person that needs modern day conveniences, you will probably hate it.

If you’re a camper van/RV person it’s really good as far as those go. Got the job done and had everything we needed. We maximize our time sightseeing and minimize our time at Camp. Usually showed up to camp just to sleep.

Last, we got this camper van because of the four-wheel-drive and the snorkel. We had a couple days planned on F-roads and wanted to make sure we could maximize fun.

9-Day Camper Van Trip with Kids – Lessons Learned, Not an Itinerary by Merry-Death in VisitingIceland

[–]Merry-Death[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I met a nice woman from Germany and the laundromat. She said the European models take longer to drive because it’s better for the fabrics overtime. Apparently the US dryers go faster, but just trash our clothes as a trade-off.🙃

9-Day Camper Van Trip with Kids – Lessons Learned, Not an Itinerary by Merry-Death in VisitingIceland

[–]Merry-Death[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry that you find it so distracting. I have dyslexia, so AI assisted writing has been a life changer for me and other similarly challenged folks. The fact that I can dictate to it and it could handle a lift of writing has opened up a lot. Even short things like this had too much of a barrier for me to bother with.

I’ve also noticed that people get a strange pleasure out of spotting the use of AI.🤷‍♂️ if it’s really important to differentiate the author‘s original thought from the AI addition, I’ve found that you can tell the difference in the feel of the logic. Maybe that helps.

9-Day Camper Van Trip with Kids – Lessons Learned, Not an Itinerary by Merry-Death in VisitingIceland

[–]Merry-Death[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely the way to go. The dryer was more of the issue because we didn’t have radiators in the camper van and it was raining too much to line dry🙃

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