Interstate 5 North in Tacoma May 6, 2018

This guy was small, no bigger than  a Hunter Compact 

Newer though

Got that cool awning

And his door is on the side.

This Is Different

I have been moved to another cave, with the strangers who came to visit. He is Dave and his Pa had one of my cousins when Dave was small. Like me, I'm small. 

But I miss Mom & Dad.

Here is another one of my cousins, he lives in Saguache, Colorado and 

CHECK OUR HIS KICKS!

I think his birthday is the same as mine because his lid is the same and there isn't a big old cold wind maker in his face.

Strangers Visited

Today some strangers came to my cave to visit. Mom was with them and told them all about me, from when I was living under Grandpa's deck till now. I don't know what they were here for; They opened all my hidey spots & the man looked under my belly! Mom told them all about my new cushions Jane made for me and 'bout the hissing when we were camping at Gray Land. Dad keeps saying he's going to make me stop hissing.

I'm back in the cave again with Mus Tang and Miata. Miata still gets to go with Mom all the time while us other two just wait here. 

Another long winter is on its way.

Back In The Big Cave

I've been put back in the big dark cave with '65 and Miata. I'm really glad too cuz it was cold outside this morning and that white stuff was all over me. Dad worked hard to get the cave ready for a long winter.

Wish he would tell me what a winter is. 

He said him and Mom are going on another adventure and I can't go again.

Guess why?

Cuz I'm too slow.

Mom is slow. Here are pictures of Gray Land and Yurts. 

Mom and Dad laughed lots with Chris and Mick.

They did Kissy Face on the beach at Sunset. Ick!

Camping... Without ME?

Mom & Dad went camping with out me, where they are Ho's?? Dad kept saying U-Da-Ho to mom & she would giggle.  I think they got married again because they were talking about a Diamond Ring and 'clips. 

Whatever. I didn't get to go. Dad said I'm too slow.

Now there is talk about Yurts and Gray Land; I have no idea what Yurts is but it sounds painful.

And who wants to look at Gray Land? 

Our friends Chris and Mick will be there so maybe we'll all have fun. I know it was fun before when they were around and living right in our yard. Now I can live in theirs!

Dad has always hooked me up with Escape but Mom was asking if '65 could hook up to me. Dad is being grumpy & said '65 doesn't have a pigtail. '65's not a pig!

I'll be sure to get photos of me wherever we end up!

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.

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.



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.

My Guts Are Here!

They're here, they're here!

My guts have been finished and they are finally here.

Me & Mom have been waiting patiently for today.

 

This is Jane, she made them for me.

 

This is Sarah and she approves of them!

 

Here is Mom, she's a happy camper.

 

Here is a visitor I had today while waiting for my guts to get here.

Her name is Rosie.

 

And her husband, RobRoy.

He makes a lot of noise so when Mom & Dad take me on an adventure

I hope they leave him at home so we can sleep in.

 

Last week when Mom was out at the lake, Windy gave her this darling little pin.

Mom LOVES it.

 

She loves it so much that she got a tee shirt that says the same thing!!

Back Eyes

Dad worked on my back eyes and they are bright & shiny now. Here's what he did.

 

These are what I had all my life.

 

The new back eyes are LED. Dad wanted to make them fit me, not ADD them to me.

So he took them apart.

 

He took their eye lids off and took out their guts.

 

After grinding some extra stuff off them he said they were good.

 

This is that my guts used to look like.

 

And my eye lids; they were old and hazy.

 

Dad buffed them all up shiny!

 

Then he used this sticky stuff to put my new eye guts in the old eye lids.

 

LOOK, aren't they nice and brilliant now?!?!

 

Dad shined up these ones too, can you see a difference here between the left and right?

 

They area all bright and shiny now but without the blue car hooking up to me Mom can't get a picture. Dang.

 

In other news, Jane sent Mom a message, she's working on my guts and it all seems to be going well. No pictures yet.

Plans

Mom wants to take me on a 'venture next week so she and Dad are making tentative plans for helping me get ready.

 

Here is Moms list for this next week:

 

1. One thing at a time.

2. Clean my vinyl wrapper.

3. Fix my wrappers windows.

4. Go to the store and buy new nuts, bolts, washers & screws for my lid.

5. Put my wrapper back on me.

6. Put the screws and stuff IN my lid.

 

Then

 

7. Vacuum all my insides.

8. Photograph all my rotted wood pieces.

9. Remove my old insulation under my seats.

 

Not all this stuff will get done but if Mom works just a half hour each night then I will be fixed.

 

Dads list:

1. One thing at a time.

2. Finish brightening my back eyes.

3. Give me all new wires inside.

4. Give me LED side eyes.

 

Then

 

5. One piece at a time, replace my rotted wood.

6. Replace the old insulation with new insulation.

 

OK, that's enough plans for a week, lets see how much axually gets done.

 

Mom wants to go camping with Sarah at Manchester State Park.

I might not be done, in fact, it is highly unlikely but Mom really wants to take me for a 'venture.

That park is only ten miles from home but I don't know how far ten miles is so we could be going to China! I don't know where China is either.

 

June told Mom how we can fix my kicks, they have icky brown spots on them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkHyARsjNEg

Moms gonna try it soon.

 

I Met Jane Today

Today I had visitors inside me, Mom brought Jane and Anna inside. Jane is going to sew my guts for me, yay!!  She and mom agreed on $30 per cushion and that's extremely reasonable.

 

When mom & dad bought the material for my guts they didn't know it would PERFECTLY match my cooker top and ice box door. How lucky I am.

 

Mom said 'Don't look at the rust, we haven't gotten that far yet'.

 

She laid out one roll of material so she could see how I'd look and this is going to be awesome. So excited for new guts.

 

Here is the snakeskin print up close.

 

And closer.