On the road

Well folks we have finally started our grand adventure! Last night we slept in Gila Bend a small town in western Arizona with the largest Solar farm in Az. We actually got a chance to camp right next to the solar farm, which was funny because we had no electricity, just candles. It felt nice to see the inside of the trailer glowing with warm fire light while we cooked our first meal. This space really does provide all that we need in such a small and simple area. We love it so far! Also towing it on the freeway is a breeze. We got a nifty bike rack that fits over the hitch so that we can still tow. We look like the Beverly hillbillies heading to California! Here's a photo of Kyle jumping for joy after our first night of restorative sleep in the trailer. (Which hasn't been painted yet) but it's kind of cool to see the aluminum underbody. It took us so long to scrape off all of the layers of 60 year old pair to apply new silicone.. we couldn't wait a moment longer to hit the road. Anyway it also helps us to not stand out!! But we will get it painted in California somewhere eventually :)

Here was our last photo taken in Tucson! A fond farewell to our puppy companions~ 

 

We'll update you from California next!! <3

A hot desert job~

Hello all!
We are in the final week of our productive stay here in Tucson. Last but not least we are stripping the three layers of old (possibly 60 year old) paint from the trailer. This really needed to be done before we put a new layer on, the old stuff was chipping away, and uneven and frankly a little unpleasant to view up close.
Its a fun job because we get to see the shiny aluminum underbody!
In this picture you can see the nifty screen door that Kyle designed.

The new paint color will have to be a surprise :)

We can't wait to hit the road oh so soooooon!!!

Much love,

To the Blood Moon and Beyond

So, it's predicted that the moon will "bleed" tonight. That is, the reflection of sunsets across the horizons of the world. It's beautiful really, and hard not to be inspired!

We've done lots since we've last updated this maiden-ship. Hooray!

Some nice artwork in Tucson!

Some beautiful lichen up on nearby mt. lemmon

Here We're making a new screen door, the old one was just hanging together~We've used solid 1/2" Oak

Getting things in order to get this thing put together!

Here's a sketch of the design that I've come up with for the center cutout. The holes are so I have a place to start with the Jig-Saw cuts.

Here we have the lunar thing going on. 

Some stain and it hangs from my basketball hoop as I write this, drying. We'll finish it up and put a screen on it tonight!

Some beautiful cacti, Maddi's kept busy with her camera!

Get one last look at it's antique paint job, it may not be this color next time we update!

Ol' skipper needs a new coat.

Finished interior wall and some cushions for our "open space." 

Here's the other end, with our new bed area and the bamboo wall installed. We've been sleeping in it the past few nights, it sure is comfortable and peaceful! It feels like a treetop bungalow in here. 

We have a few more loose ends to tie, such as leak proofing gas lines, installing the solar panel, and wiring a brake controller into the truck. When finished, we'll be able to hit the road!

Thank you all for following and there should be more coming soon~Chao

A hop, skip, and a jump away!

Build a wall

Watch us build a wall!
One of the last things we need to do is build the front and back walls of the trailer. This front wall had been being used as the front of the barber shop. It has cork board walls a countertop and a giant mirror. Not really what we were going for so we decided to use bamboo!

Many thanks to Kyle's Uncle Kevin (and Kyle) for building two amazing bamboo walls!

Our trailer looks even more "hippie" now ;)