Wait, somethings wrong

Today Dad suddenly got me filled with stuff, bottled water and a bunch of boxes and he hooked me up to the Escape. I was all excited, I thought I was going places.

Then out onto the road, Wheeeeeeeee!

We drove right past the freeway entrance and that surprised me, where were we headed? He took me a little ways farther and turned up a dirt road. He pulled me through some grass and then Mom was there too. Then they opened up another cave and pushed me inside.

So I'm sitting here in another dark and dreary cave, all alone and have no idea what I did to get in trouble like this.

I hope they come back and visit.

Fill 'Er Up

Mom has been coming inside me and putting bag after bag of stuff inside me, then leaving. Its all new stuff, she says its for the new cave Mom & Dad are going to be living in. I wonder if any of the new stuff is for inside me?

I'm kind of anxious to see my own new cave...

What Trailers Are Thankful For

Since its Thanksgiving and I have no idea what that means, I had to ask Miata. She shares the lighted cave with me and she gets to go everywhere with Mom. Miata said Thanksgiving is a day after she has to take Mom to the store to load up on lots of fruit and vegetation so Miata is thankful that the chore of carting all that stuff home is done.

I will say I am thankful for the lighted cave, its so much happier than the dark cave I shared last winter with Mus Tang.

Mom and Dad with on an adventure for two whole weeks, of course they left me behind even though they had told me I might be able to go. But Dad said without my LED eyes that I'm not street legal. I thought that was for race cars to does this mean I'm a race car?

While they were gone they found two of my brothers!

Whitey was under a nice canopy, living with hill billies near Lolo Pass in Idaho. He looks a bit run down but so was I not so very long ago.

Our other brother didn't want his photo taken, he was about ten miles away and his top was up and he wasn't looking so good. He was yella, a big scaredy cat.

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Today its raining cats & dogs outside.

 

But I am cozy and dry in this awesome cave; I can see all around myself

and its not all dark and lonely.

 

From my front eyes you can see how hard its pouring out there.

 

Oh goodness, one of those cats leaked into me!

My Name Was Wrong

Mom just figured out that she has been spelling my name wrong for a whole year. She thought I was a HUNTER COMPACT II but in fact, I am a HUNTER COMPACT I.

See the sticker on the bottom of my door? That says it all.

New Cave

As promised, Mom and Dad cleaned out a new cave for me and Dad rolled me in yesterday. Just in time too because it started raining last night.

 

It looks a lot like my previous home with Grandma & Grandpa C., where I lived for 23 years.

I will admit I do look a lot better than I did one year ago.

 

What the heck is

that thing?

 

I don't looks so good. I need another bath and a good wax job.

 

I still need a few parts but I can be patient.

 

Mom still hasn't found me a new door knob.

 

Here is my new wrap, I can't wait to get it put up but I want Mom to do it right,

the first time.

So it's going to be sitting right here inside me until she has her ducks in a row.

 

But what are ducks? Are they like those beasties that came inside me this summer?

 

I have just enough head room to put my top up.

And that's where my new wrap will be.

 

 

 

See my one waxed spot that Dad did a long time ago? It's still a little shiny

but not a whole lot. I think living in this cave will be good for me.

 

Here's some funny gossip.

I just learned what gossip is! Mom was sitting inside me gossiping with Grandma B. about Behemoth and I was eavesdropping.

 

Anyway, they took him to that other country for the weekend and when he came back, he kicked the fence. Now the fence is broken and Behemoth has a scratch.

Mom wasn't too happy about it, now there is more work for Dad to do, fixin' that fence.

Wrapper News

Jane came again today and this time she left my new wrapper here, inside me. Mom didn't take any pictures and I'm very disappointed in her for that. Ugh!
But my new wrap looks wonderful and I hope hope hope that I can start wearing it very soon. Wouldn't it be cool if Mom put it on me tomorrow?

I overheard Mom and Dad talking about moving me but I don't know where, it better not be back into that dark cave; even though Mus Tang was a cool guy to hang with during the long, cold, dark winter. Wherever I go I hope Mom will visit more than she did last winter.

Remember Behemoth?

He got to go on a road trip with my grandparents. He is going out of this country! Grandma & Grandpa are taking him on an adventure to Canada for a wedding.
I wonder who he's getting to marry?

Jane came again today

But Mom sent her back home with my wrap. They stood outside talking, looking at it and touching it all over. Jane said shes got concerns about the holes needed in it for my screws that hold it in place. So they decided Jane would take it home and do some more work on it and bring it back later.

 

I saw some of the wrap and it looks marvelous! Its all new and pretty.

 

That's OK, Mom and Dad don't have time for working on me right now anyway, they are working on a camper port for me to spend the cold wintertime under, not getting rained on.

I'll be under one side and Miata will be under the other side.

Mom got word today...

...that my new wrapper is coming home tomorrow! Jane will bring it here for me at 4pm.

I. CAN'T. WAIT.

Jane Was Here!

Jane was here again today and Mom gave her the new vinyl to make me a new wrapper. I'm so excited, just can't wait for my top to be done.

Mom said don't hold my breath, she might not even get it onto me till next spring.

 

There is off white vinyl for the outer wrapper, clear for the windows and screen stuff to keep the bugs out. I do not like bugs.



Harley

I have a little brother!

 

He's not very cute and he can't run yet but he's got good bones, whatever that means.

Dad is working on his caliper, whatever that is.

 

Mom said he needs new cushions...

 

HE CAN'T HAVE MY NEW GUTS!!!

I think he's kinda cute.

 

Mom named him Harley.

 

Mom said he will be the new work horse for picking up the beasts poop but I see no opposable thumbs so how will he use a manure fork?

Behemoth

My grandparents went to the Stokes Auction and brought this huge

behemoth

1983 Wanderlodge with 140k miles

here to live with us, or he is at least sitting in front of me in my yard. He is so big and I am so small.

 

Here is the living area, this couch is across from the sink.

 

This is the cockpit. Notice the phone?

 

Dinette

 

Shower. Lan can stand in it.

 

Other side of the bathroom. Notice the phone?

 

Bedroom. Lots of mirrors, tiny drawers and storage everywhere.

And buttons and lights, EVERYWHERE.

Notice the phone?

 

If you lay down on the bed & reach up, more buttons.

 

Small TV & VCR. Yup, VCR. I'm sure they work.

 

Central Vac!!

 

Looking forward.

 

That stuff on the floor is just more stuff they brought home.

 

See, more lights and buttons.

Wrapper Stuff

Mom & dad went shopping for new wrapper stuff for me. This is what they got.

 Mom said it was an adventure and she had to do a lot of those to get this stuff.

 

Mom & dad went to Joanne's and Joanne didn't have white or off white marine vinyl.

I don't know why they want to be off the white.

And why do they want marine? I'm not a boat.

 

But marine white is what they got.

 

Along with clear vinyl for my top eyes.

And screen. And Velcro.

 

And mom is going to use some of the clear vinyl to

' Mickey Mouse '

the window in that little brat, Miata.

 

Mom has been having toooo much fun in Miata all summer.

 

Anyway, Jane is going to make my new wrap, just like she made my awesome guts. I can't wait.

 

 

Continuing with the mildew cleanup

Mom has been continuing with the mildew cleanup on my insides. You'd think she would be done with that by now but when she did it before it hurt her neck and she couldn't do it for a while. Then this awesome summer weather happened but I get too hot inside when its 86* outside.

And Mom has a job.

And Mom likes to ride her bike. Actually Mom has lots of bikes and rides two of them a lot.

And she has that beast, Wifi, that needs attention.

 

This was my top earlier today.

 

This is my top now.

 

This is inside my lid, it was icky too.

 

But Mom spent a few minutes cleaning it for me.

 

This stuff LIES when it says it has a FRESH FLORAL SCENT. It really smells to high heaven.

 

But it is getting the icky mildew out of me so its OK to stink a little.

 

And these things smell GOOD!

Mom & Dad went on an adventure and brought these home.

 

Remember Jane? She made my guts?

Jane told Mom she would make me a new wrapper for my top so Mom & Dad went to the fabric store today and checked out new wrapper stuff for me. They didn't see any white wrapper stuff but they did see clear eye covers for my top eyes.

Like this one:

 

Someone else made this new wrapper for their Hunter Compact.

I guess it would be my cousin??

Fiberglass

Dad got one of my new boards all fiberglassed in.

That makes me a very happy camper.

VRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Dad has been working on my seat benches, getting rid of some dry rot and replacing with some fresh wood.

He used a cutter thingy to tickle the heck out of me,

I was giggling and giggling!

 

He made Mom hold my vinyl and she was scared he was going to cut her fingers off.

 

There was icky smells in the air and stuff flying all over.

 

 

There, that nasty stuff is out of me, finally.

 

The black pipe goes from my water intake to my storage tank.

They are pretty dirty from me sitting around for so long so Dad needs to take it out and clean it.

 

Mom took my guts out again

 

SIGH

 

and sprayed them with Scotchgard to help keep them clean.

 

 

Then she took them into the cave and gave them to Mus Tang!

He's already got nice guts, why does he get mine too?

 

 

But Mom said its so that Dad doesn't get that icky fiberglass stuff on them.

 

Dad is so silly sometimes!