Leaving Day

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Changing the oil, getting the generator going, cleaning the cooler, sharpening the machete, epoxied the table, stenciled the wild buffalo that jen made. that's right. that's right. wooh! that's the wild buffalo boy.

Constance Gets A Canopy

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2 Days left. Putting a few finishing touches on the Lady. The Lady Constance that is. Here we go.

Meeting with Shelter Box

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During this expedition I will be helping to raise awareness and increase support for Shelter Box. A not for profit organization originating in the UK. They specialize in providing emergency shelter relief to people in disaster scenario's. Shelter Box

Building the last shelf

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My brother-in-law Trent Sexton of Trent Sexton Construction, who has helped me with most all of the building for this project, finishes up the last shelf inside my van, Lady Constance, A.K.A. "The Wild Buffalo." I would like to give Trent Sexton a very huge thank you. I could not have done this with out him. He assisted with labor, knowledge, tools, time, and materials. Good choice sis!

The Wild Buffalo is Born!

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Finishing up our work after a brief pause for some afternoon Sarasota, Florida rain storms. We finish painting the trim on the safari roof rack, spray paint AmericanSafari.org on the sides, screw the bull horns onto the safari roof rack rail. Pretty good day.

Work Day - 13 days left.

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13 days until I leave my hometown of Sarasota, Florida and begin my expedition across the United States. Today we are doing a bit of painting and installing Lady Constance, A.K.A. "The Wild Buffalo's" bull horns.

Very First Video Log Entry

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First entry into the American Safari video log. nothing special. switching out mattresses, water plants with a/c water, cleaning out the van, scheduling cooking shows and interviews. yada yada.