Mattresses and bedding

Having completed the beds and over stayed our welcome in Boston, the boys were once again off.

We headed towards Philadelphia, which we had decided would be our next major stop. Prior to leaving Boston we had tried to purchase mattresses but were unsuccessful. Due to a slight restriction in height, the mattresses preferably needed to be around 4 inches thick. Having a brief look online we found a store, Mattress Firm, that had exactly what we needed.

We called a number of their locations on our drive to check that they had what we needed in stock. Eventually contacting a store that fulfilled our needs. We managed to get both queen mattresses and two pillows for US$280. The inquisitive manager and assistant even requested to see the van, to further understand how our trip was going to play out.

We reached Philly late that afternoon, just in time to sample a Philly cheese steak and make our way to Walmart (our soon to be favourite pit stop). Walmart has everything the heart desires; from firearms to cheese in a can.

Having already discovered it was going to be a negative ten degrees Celsius night, we knew we needed some warm bedding. Now, we can only presume that all American houses have internal heat, because their bedding does not allow for extreme temperatures. So we had to go for the 'quantity over quality' approach.

We often lost each other to a variety of Walmart attractions. Mark was often found in the gaming section enthralled in a game of Mario cart. Whereas I would just be lost in the magnitude of the store.
Nevertheless, we eventually got what we needed and headed back for our first van night.