Back to Disney for 5 night/6 days in the Moose. Great time, except for the deer flies. Apparently we went during peak season for them and had no outdoor screening to keep them out. If you don’t know what they are, deer flies are nature’s little way of saying, “I hate you and want you to die.” They make mosquitos seem like fluffy little butterflies in comparison.



Their bites hurt like lances and make you bleed. They kept us confined to the camper when we were back at camp. We had an awesome camp site and a great setup, but couldn’t really use it. Well at least the activities at the campground were a lot of fun for the kids.



It seems like bugs were the theme on this trip. On the way up and back we got blasted by love bugs. So bad, in fact, it seemed to gum up the radiator and made the Moose overheat while idling at a rest stop.



One really cool thing we tried out with some success is a small, 5000 BTU window A/C. It mounts pretty easily into the driver’s window with a simple nylon strap to hold it in place. I got a cheap, $10 shower curtain to block off the gaps around it and secured it with some small neodymium magnets. Kept the inside of the camper a comfortable 72 or so degrees. Actually got a little cold at night. Word to the wise about neodymium magnets; these are the hard liquor of magnets. They aren’t frilly little sweet, frou-frou drinks with a wedge of pineapple you get in a girly bar. These are single malt, Scotch whiskey served neat. These will hurt you.

Met some other camper van owners this go around, too! They had an awesome 70’s style, green popup Westfalia. They just used fans to keep cool and said it worked fine. We also met the cool couple that run Spotted Manatee. Hey, guys! Let me know if the email is still busted!