About a week ago I moved off my lot at Tiger Run Resort. It took a couple of days to pack up the camp site and get The Betty ready for the road again. I figured by the end of April I would have descent weather to start my summer preparations. That was definitely not the case. The last few days I was on the lot the temperatures dropped and the snow was falling again. Not any huge accumulations but enough to be nuisance. I ended up setting up a space heater under the RV while I was changing the oil and doing some other mechanical things - fun fact - The Betty takes 15 quarts of oil and a filter the size of a toaster.
Moving day.
All in all, pulling off of the site went without a hitch. For the time being I have moved my caravan of toys to the free lot just outside of Breckenridge. I was still waiting for some parts to show up for the bikes and RV, so I decided to hang out while I tied some loose ends.
I finally made the tough decision to part ways with my 4Runner. I just had too many thing to haul around and it didn't make sense to pay to store it. I put it up on craigslist and was sold within a couple days. It went to a good home though; a recent college grad that had always dreamed of owning a 4Runner. Now I'm down to a 30 foot grocery getter.
I finally made the tough decision to part ways with my 4Runner. I just had too many thing to haul around and it didn't make sense to pay to store it. I put it up on craigslist and was sold within a couple days. It went to a good home though; a recent college grad that had always dreamed of owning a 4Runner. Now I'm down to a 30 foot grocery getter.
"The Betty" in all her glory. Artwork by Joslin Gay.
Now they say its bad luck not to name a boat(some of my friends will remember the infamous "Impulsive Buyer"), so I figured the same should go for RVs. As most of you know she has already earned the name "The Betty". Now I wanted a "figurehead" or an emblem of sorts to really bring it home. I had the idea of a WWII theme pin up girl posing with bikes and skis. So I tracked down a local artist at a tattoo shop in Breck and told her my idea. My only request was that the bike and skis are my actual bike and skis. The rest I left up to her. She did an amazing job, doing the whole piece in water color. It took about 2 months from sketch to vinyl but it was well worth the wait.
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