DAY 1:
We hit the road on our maiden voyage on Tuesday November, 20th, 2012. We wanted to hit the road at 7:30am, but due to the need for a stop at Camping World in Avondale, about 30 minutes away, we decided to leave at 8:30am instead. We didn’t really know how much time it would take to get to Malibu, but we were guessing 7-8 hours.
We pulled out of the driveway and I felt a sense of accomplishment; we got the airstream ready in time!
Matt drove the whole time, while Christie and I napped (I didn’t sleep the night prior, as I wanted to get everything I could done before we left).
We stopped for gas 3 times on the way and arrived to Malibu Beach RV Park right before sunset. We checked in, were shown to our spot (#19, overlooking the beach!) and proceeded to get the systems connected. One thing we forgot was a cable wire. We ended up buying one at the RV store onsite, so we could watch TV on thanksgiving….watching the parade and dog show are family tradition.
Malibu Beach RV Park is located above the Pacific Coast Highway, about 3.5 miles from the Malibu Pier, overlooking the ocean. Rates at this time (Oct 1st-May 23rd are $47/ night weekday and $52/night weekend. There is a 3 day minimum and a $20/day extra fee for the thanksgiving holiday stay).
As the sun was setting, I wanted to take progress photos of the interior, after we unpacked.
Check out the dreamy view out the bathroom window!
Once I got done snapping some interior shots, the sun was setting. It was magical….this is reason enough to stay at Malibu Beach RV Park. We didn’t have any neighbors on our first night stay either. We paid for a full hook-up including 30 amp service, water, sewer and cable.
Day 2 is our Disneyland adventure!
airstreamy 
Looks like great fun! Glad to see all your hard work has paid off! Enjoy yourselves!
@ Paula-We had a blast! Can’t wait to get out on our next adventure! Jenny
Congratulations – your trailer looks great!
Thank you so much, Leigh! We still have a lot of work to do, but it is so nice to finally be able to enjoy it! :)Jenny
Wow, looks great… I just bought a 30′ 1970 Airstream Ambassador.. having ALOT of the same issues!.. just about to rip out the whole bathroom as the black water tank (yuk!), Thetford valve and water heater are all leaking! would love to see your previous projects before 14! Oh, the previous owner had the trailer at the Malibu RV park before I bought it and shipped it to Maui! By the way, where did you get the black water tank made?
thanks Vicki
Hi Vicki!
I think you should be able to see all the way to the beginning post on our blog, by scrolling to the bottom of the blog. Let me know if that doesn’t work!
We would love to remodel the whole bathroom, but we kinda wanted to see how many of the original features we could keep. I think we will likely do some fun custom work in the kitchen and bathroom down the road, as needed.
We got the black and gray water tanks from PPL Motorhomes website http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-toilets-tanks/black-water-tank.htm. My husband said the tank hangs lower that the original one, but it was a much more affordable option vs having a new custom one made from the old specs. Ours is I believe a 29 gallon tank.
Do you have a blog? I would love to follow your projects! Maui….too cool!
🙂
Jenny