Saying goodbye to the motorhome this morning as it gets towed off the property this morning. Kai was pretty enthralled with the fancy tow truck.
Well, we said goodbye to the motorhome (which I refer to as ‘the trailer’) this morning. After almost exactly three years on the property, the trailer (that I purchased from a young snowboarding couple in Squamish in May 2010) to live in when I first moved to the farm got taken away.
I actually moved out of the trailer a year ago when Chris K. and I moved into the suite in the farm house on the property, but until recently, our long-time friend Melody was using it as her little get-away cabin for weekend visits. However, one of our summer projects this year is the dismantling of the pole-barn and, since the motorhome was parked, immobile, right in front of it, it was time to figure out a game plan to find it another home.
I was originally hoping to sell it, at a reduced price from what I paid for it, to recoup some funds, but I got no responses to a craigslist ad for it. After that I looked into some ‘cash-for-clunkers’ businesses (businesses that pay you for your old vehicles and recycle them for you), but apparently there are new laws that require payment to recycle old motorhomes and I definitely didn’t want to lose money on it.
It turned out to be a good thing because the trailer is still in very decent shape and the interior is like a great blank canvas with tons of potential for someone else who could use it in a stationary manner, so, I followed the advice of one of the cash-for-clunkers guys and posted it free on craigslist as long as the person taking it was willing to pay for towing. Within ten minutes of the ad going up, I got about 2 dozen emails from very interested people, including one from a friend who had another friend who wanted it as a stationary spot to rest in on the land she keeps her horses. Perfect!
And so that’s where my dear ol’ trailer is headed off to this morning. I’m really glad it’ll be put to use rather than be prematurely recycled. Bye, bye trailer!
And now, a little trip down trailer memory lane…
Me, on cleaning duty, after taking possession of the trailer. Making it move-in ready!
I enlisted the help of all of my very supportive family members to help clean it and work on some interior construction and decorating projects. Here’s my dad figuring out how to install a larger table than the small circle table it came with. I also enlisted the help of many friends too…
Including mechanic-extraordinaire and farm Opa, Murray, to help get the non-running motor running long enough to move it into it’s permanent (while on the farm) resting place.
It soon turned into a beautiful and cozy space that looked like this…
Kept me sort of warm through winters like this…
Sat next to a pretty deck (thanks again to my construction-handy parents) hang-out space that looked like this and provided space for my cedar-shed-composting-toilet outhouse…
Gave myself and my furry babies, Lola and Fergus, many cozy, restful sleeps…
And, although I can’t find any photographic evidence, hosted many an evening of wine and food and board games with many, many dear friends around this back seating area.
Really good memories <3