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Jun 062013
 

You can spend an eternity in the San Juan Islands and it still would not give you enough time to discover everything these magical islands have to offer.  As we continue our spring trips and postings here on J5MM I would like to share with where we were this time, last year :) 

This weekend we are heading to Hood Canal to stay at a really cute RV park called, “Rest a While” where we are hoping to get some clams that I can cook for dinner.  Part 3 of our Olympic Peninsula Loop is also coming soon — hopefully tomorrow!

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Peek Inside Our Airstream

 

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Here she is on the very day we brought her home
2012 27′ International Signature Airstream Travel Trailer (aka “Silver Girl”)

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Sunset View at Kalaloch State Park in Washington State on the Olympic Peninsula
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This is the inside of our Airstream with the dinette down creating a lounge.  The dinette is right under Oliver who is snoozing away ♥
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I installed a magnetic strip above the stove to hold my knives.  Found it at Ikea and man, that thing is seriously strong — it holds my knives in place even with their plastic blade covers on.

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This is our Airstream with the dinette up ♥

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New Lamps for the Airstream from Pablo Designs / Tube Top Lamps 14″

Pablo Designs Tube Top Lamp in my Airstream

Pablo Designs Tube Top Lamp in my Airstream

Pablo Designs Tube Top Lamp in my Airstream

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A better way to go about washing dishes in a single sink. Complete story/method here.

How I Wash Dishes in my Airstream

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a perfect 14 x 14 cutlery drawer

Still working on organizing things better and re-arranged the drawers this way

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I cut out felt circles with some pinking shears to place between the plates to give them a cushy ride while under tow

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Nestled dishes. Goodwill is a fun great place to find treasures for your trailer. I found those silver bowls there!

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Okay, these lights are wonderful! Without them this deep cabinet is rather dark at night and it’s difficult to see what you have put in there. I suggest you run to your local Costco and pick up a pack. They retail for $28 and you get 6 of them. Here is a link to them on my Facebook Page

Update: Ahh this cabinet. Do you see how everything is neatly stacked and organized? Can you see the items waaaaay in the back? If I needed to access any of the items back there — everything in the front had to come out. Drove. Me. Nuts. This was something I discovered after a few road trips and I knew there just had to be a better way.

FINALLY a solution!!

Enter sliding plastic bins. From the Container Store, the system is by “Like-it” and they are called “Short Wide Bin” the LED lights are still working wonderfully too.

Two shelves fit inside perfectly and the top shelf slides right out allowing me to easily access the typical pantry staples. This is So. Much. Better.

How my lower drawer is organized

I found these stainless steel martini-margarita-wine-tumblers on amazon.com

Update: 1/20/13: A collapsible salad spinner – who knew? Another reason I shopping at Ross.

Update: Speaking of shopping at Ross – I found these colorful Laguiole steak knives there for only $15.99. I’m still scratching my head on why they are so inexpensive there and so expensive elsewhere.

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clear acrylic ipod holder – we use this in the bedroom, bedside.

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I heart this bathroom. There are two white walls and a white door which continue to add to the retro/modern feel of the entire trailer.

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I couldn’t stand the doors on the upper cabinet. They were driving me insane. They were impossible to open thanks to a special (stopper) so that while under tow, the drawers would stay shut so I just removed them.

Update: Added a round mirror I found at Target in the bathroom so B can see himself when brushing his hair and teeth. Attached it via sticky velcro strips so it can be easily removed if I need to have a handheld mirror.

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♥♥ ROCK STAR pillow ♥♥

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magazine and book holder (and pillow!)

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Where we keep the magazine/book holder

Update: 1/20/13: Where we keep our ski boots after a day of skiing (there is a furnace under the dinette/sofa that blows some serious warm heat so the boots dry off and the bonus is that we get to put on warm boots the following morning :) I should caution keeping anything too close to the furnace vent as the ski goggle holder on my helmet MELTED off from the extreme heat. Yikes.

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Fantastic and perfectly sized doormat

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Jan 132015
 

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1)  Kyocera Adjustable Mandoline Slicer with Handguard // I keep this in my Airstream kitchen.  It’s perfect for scalloped potatoes, thinly sliced apples for a quick tart or healthy beet chips.  Anything you need thinly sliced (and a lot of) this mandolin will do the job and do it fast.

2)  Canvas Bucket Tote // I can see this bag coming with me to the local farmer’s market full of fresh fruits and veggies, or slung around my back on a day hike or simply worn around new towns exploring away.  I love its simplicity and multiple pockets (three outside and three inside).

3)  One Log Fire // I’ll take one log fire to go please. Wait, make that two.  How cute are these??  Portable and the best part?  Super easy to light.  I can see a cast iron skillet on top of one cooking up some good ol’ bacon & eggs for breakfast.

4)  Pressure Cooker // A pressure cooker was one of the first things to live in my Airstream. As a matter of fact, my very first meal I ever cooked in my silver girl was lemon chicken. A whole chicken roasted in under 20 minutes. Since then I have whipped up in no time beef short ribs, pulled pork and super fluffy rice (rice is amazing in a pressure cooker, the little grains puff up under pressure and become so soft and pillowy). Delicious meals that take hours and hours to make are done in half the time. Perfect for RVing!

Hope you all are having a great week!

Thank you for being here,

xoxo

Monica