47 degrees outside, windy.....brrrrrrrr. Not exactly camping weather, for me anyway. I am sitting on my sunporch, listening to the little wind chime, dreaming of being off somewhere and glancing out at the Pack -n- Play with just a little frustration. Frustrated that it's too cold to go anywhere, frustrated that she is too big and heavy for me to just hook my car to and take off on a whim, stopping wherever the scenery tells me to. At 26 feet, and over 5,000 pounds, she requires a pretty hefty truck (read 'gas guzzler' )and not my teensy little Ford Escape.....but I do love my Escape and really can't afford to trade up yet.
You see, when I started with this camping bug a couple of years ago, it was my intention to find a VERY TINY little thing to tow behind me, just big enough for me and wee Leo to ramble around the South in. I envisioned winding up eventually in Austin TX visiting my BFF since 5th grade, Rivanna. I could go visit the grands in TN, and my cousins and old friends who I rarely ever get to see. There were thoughts of Washington PA to visit my dear former AGNS friends, the Murphys. I have never been to Colonial Williamsburg, so that was a distant dream, and the Outer Banks, and the FL Keys, and.......and....... get the picture? I researched with Google and found motorcycle campers that might have worked, as they were shown being pulled with VW Beetles, and were just really a tent on a wheeled platform, but for some weird reason I am just adamant that I have air conditioning and a potty - hard to accommodate those requirements in what I found. I also looked for hours and hours at sites with what are now called 'glampers', really cute restored vintage campers that are small enough to pull with a reasonable vehicle. Research proved that 'vintage' really just means VERY old, VERY worn out and just plain ugly, or else beautifully restored and VERY expensive!!! Hmmmm, on to plan B.
Plan B never actually existed, it just sort of evolved, from the restraints of my almost non-existant camper budget. When I heard about this one, I went to see it and was just totally smitten, and the price was right......well, the rest is history...or her-story, as it turns out. I still can envision her parked in some quiet, shady campground on a long-term basis, the campsite all tricked out with various kinds of tacky decorations, with me and Leo becoming semi-permanent residents and meeting new people every week. She is big enough that I do believe I could live in her on a temporary basis....after all, she has every amenity but a laundry room, and that's a small inconvenience. Campgrounds have them, silly girl....let them pay for the machines and the hot water :-)
Oh well, like I said, just sitting here dreaming and waiting for a warm spell. I guess for now I'll just have to be content with browsing State Park websites and choosing some potential places to spend a few days here and there, when schedules and budgets, and vacancies, allow. Roamin' Empire, don't give up on me!!!
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| Here she is, waiting on a new home.... |
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| Twins flanking the bathroom door at the rear |
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| Tub/shower to the right, potty and big closet to the left |
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| Front kitchen, movable dinette |
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| Really great working space |
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| Full sized refrigerator, pantry, tons of storage |
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| She was really in need of a bath |
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| Getting a scrub-down....what a difference a bath makes! |
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