FIRST CAMPING TRIP IN THE VAN!!!!!!!!!!!

We went on our first camping trip in the van now that it is nearly done! We went with our friends Andy and Shelley and their dog Tango to the South Yuba River campground for a weekend of hiking and van amazingness. 

First, we loaded everything up!

For now, the spare tire lives in the van. Soon enough, it will live on the new bumper.

Bottom drawer near the sink, with pot, pan, strainer, bowls, plates and water purifier.

Top drawer near the sink with utinsils and cups.

Drawers near the sink all closed up. The fridge is plugged in and getting ready for food.

Latch on the drawers in the pantry area!

Bottom (largest) drawer in pantry, with cutting boards, dog food, dog bowls, and dog poo bags.

Middle pantry drawer with snacks!

Top pantry drawer, more snacks, canned goods and tea.

The closet, top shelf, with clothes.

Secret hatch in bottom of closet stuffed full with two pillows and two sleeping bags!

Another view of the closet.

Shot of the inside overall. We're ready to go!

Shelley with Adam and the dogs.

Carex resting after our hike. She hurt her leg so laid low the rest of the day. (She's fine now.)

Dude resting!

Tango the garbage disposal chewing on a banana peel...

Brushin'

From outside (that's my face in the window in the pop top!)
It was raining so Andy and Shelley set up their tent under our awning. :)

Dude having a treat.

We ended up covering the floor with towels due to the rain--people and dogs
were tracking in a lot of dirt/mud/plant matter. 

Bruce stayed at home!

So, it was a great trip, even though it rained. We slept great in the bed/seat. It was more comfortable and spacious than we expected! It was great. We definitely want to get the bed up top eventually--when it was raining and we were all hanging out in the van, having that upper space would have been handy.
The drawers and countertop were great. I sound crazy, but EVERYTHING WAS AWESOME. We loved it. The awning was so perfect to have in the rain, made it totally bearable. I think Andy and Shelley survived the ride in the back seat (even with three dogs...). We look forward to using the van all summer long!