Almost there!

Hola Amigos! Here we are in our final preparations to get Skipper on the road. While the endeavor has taken us longer than we originally expected, we realized we've done restorations that could have taken about a year, in only three months.
We've been working very hard and barely taken any days off, we are so excited to hit the road and begin our new life journey across the states.

Here's what we've been working on lately:

Kyle found that a small piece of wood that made up the floor of the doorway was a bit loose when we stepped on it to enter/exit the trailer. He found that the wood was rotting and needed to be replaced for a sturdy entryway. He did all of the measurements and cut a piece of wood just the right size for the space.

Before:

After: 

We've also been doing a lot of painting on the interior of the trailer recently. We chose some pretty cool retro pastel colors such as a lavender for the kitchen area and a light green for the interior of some drawers around the trailer which add a nice pop of color when you open the closet door, etc. 

Here is the first coat of the lavender paint color on the shelf above where the kitchen counter will be. (More pictures of that to come)

Here is what the old paint looked like (right) and the new coat of "Asparagus" green paint on the left. We would choose a paint color named after a vegetable... :)

Kyle found an awesome deal on craigslist for an icebox, sink and faucet from a 60's trailer which fit our theme really nicely. The teal color matches the original trim around the kitchen counter in our trailer. 

The icebox uses no electricity. This is important because every bit of solar energy we have is precious. 

We will put blocks of dry ice in the box to keep food refrigerated for 1-2 weeks at a time. 

The original paint on the icebox had seen better days, especially around the handle area, so we decided to spray paint on a new coat.

First Kyle sanded the door of the icebox down so we could start fresh. And we hung it from his basketball hoop which made for an interesting floating canvas~

The next Picasso... 

Hooray! A clean matte finish with no drips.

We'll try to post a few more times before we hit the road, but our departure date is just around the corner! We are shooting for about two weeks. We will most likely begin by exploring Southern Arizona some more before it gets too hot to handle. Then we plan on heading West, and North!!

Thanks for everyone's support, suggestions, and love. Its meant so much during this difficult, yet very rewarding learning experience. 

Now here's a picture of an Ocotillo in bloom. Spring is beautiful here in the Southwest!

Peace and Love, 

Maddie and Kyle