About a month ago our interest in camping again was piqued by looking at some new fancy campers. We decided to pull out our camper, pop it up and see what was what. We have not camped in three years and the camper has been closed up since then. We popped it up and found that we had a project. Water had seeped into an outside storage door and rotted the wood on the back of the door, consequently the whole camper smelled damp and musty. So bit by bit Jim has done the repairs and the both of us have cleaned every surface from top to bottom. Cushions have been shampooed, curtains washed and hung in the sun to dry. Most of everything that had been stored in the camper had to be thrown out because of the musty smell. Leaky hoses have been replaced. Today Jim installed a new faucet. Tomorrow Jim and Zach will open, set up and clean the awning and we will then bring it to an upholsterer in New Haven to have a rotted zipper replaced. All of our work has paid off and we are ready to hit the road. In two weeks we will head back up to Maine for a week by the shore here .

Early this morning Jim began working on the installation of the new faucet.

Like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. He did it though. What a handy guy. Plumber, electrician...you name it and he can fix it. He has a garage full of the ancient tools of his Grandfather and he USES them.

All clean and fresh.

Comfy and ready for a beach vacation.

Lighting up the old Coleman lantern.

We had this sign made many years ago. As many seasoned campers do, we hang it at the entrance to our camp sight.

On our way to the southern shores of Maine. In just a few weeks I will be immersed in as they say in Maine..."life as it should be".