Layover in Claremont

Trip Start Oct 08, 1980
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Trip End Nov 06, 1980


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Wednesday, October 8, 1980

  This entry will cover my stopover in Claremont and establish a map pin there as my starting point.  If you followed part 2 you would know I had some van maintenance to do.  I did a complete tuneup-spark plugs, rotor, distributor cap and points and set the timing.  I also flushed the radiator and put new coolant in, changed the oil and lubed the chasis.  I also got a new tire to replace the one I gashed in the wilds of Utah.  I went to a car wash and vacuumed out the van and shampooed the carpet and the bed.  I also added a 1 inch sheet of foam to the bed.   I had made the bed from a sheet of plywood with legs I mounted on one side and attached the other to the wall. I had put a 1 inch sheet of foam then and covered it with some designer fabric.  After living in it for several months it was very clear to me that I needed more padding-it was particularly hard on my hip. so I thought another inch would do it (ended up not but it did improve it a good bit).  I also replaced the floor mats I tore up in the Utah desert when I was trying to get out of the river bed.  And I also replaced the two front speakers that had been stolen in Hartford, Connecticut. 
  I visited with my relatives, andmy mother had coincidentally turned up at my aunt and uncle's the same day I arrived, but she had flown out.  We went to the Getty Museum.  I stayed mostly with my cousin and I painted a picture of his first house, but I never took a picture of it for my records.  I found that YumYum Donuts was the best bet in the area as far as donut shops went.  At the time they were open 24 hours, and still had counter seating, but I never got a free refill there.  With my laundry done everything was ready for my departure.
   Hopefully I'll be more successful at selling my art work in the computer age than I was back then setting up by the road sometimes.  My art website  that has more of my background and examples of my paintings, drawings and photos is  http://home.earthlink.net/~greenvanartusa/index.html .  I put the photos and paintings from my travel blogs on this website  http://artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=42727  and prints of my photos can be purchased through that site, plus it has a lot of other photos and paintings with closeups on it, but painting purchases are done with me direct. 
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