Mildred

For many years now we have been looking at caravans and well just waiting for the "right" time to make that purchase. Our first step was to buy a vehicle that would be suitable to tow a good travelling van. So we got the Colorado. Friends asked us what we were going to name our new 4WD and we tossed a few names around and couldn't decide on one. So we decided that as its colour is Royal Grey and we got it in July we would wait and see what William and Kate would name their  new royal baby also due in July. We had to wait until July 22nd but "George" it is! Anyway back to the caravan - Peter was flicking through various sites in the Ipad and came across  a cute little 1960's Newlands 10ft vintage do-me-upper. I have always loved looking at the cute vintage caravans on various blogs and sites and here was one for sale and in our home town as well!!!! So we phoned the owner and Sarah and I went and had a look. We had to look past the dirt and leaking roof to see some very cute potential. Peter and I went back the next day...

We went away and thought about it for a day knowing there were other people interested and in the end decided "why not"! So now Peter has a small hobby to occupy him on his LSL next year. He also decided to name her "Mildred" to go with his George...

SOLD to us!!!

Our next problem was how to get her home. She is unlicenced and has no back lights so we arranged for a permit to move her the 4kms home. We hooked her up to the Commodore - didnt quite need the Colorado for this - and I followed Peter home very closely on our planned route. He even took her over some speed humps - I was waiting for the whole thing to fall to bits on a busy road. But we made it and now she sits on the back lawn waiting for her makeover...

I got to work and started cleaning some of the dirt out so we could at least sit on the seats...

It was fun going through all the nooks and crannys - a few finds that made my day were...a teeny plug for the sink...

One silver egg cup...

Left just for us

A rusty old key which to my delight fitted the wardrobe so we could lock it and also open the other side which revealed a mirror...

We were very brave and plugged the power and very happy when the light worked so we decided to celebrate with a mini bottle of wine (thanks Qantas) in our mini van...

And our final discovery of the day is that the clock still works - you just have to put your hand in the cupboard and wind it up!...

So there she is. We can't wait to start pulling her apart and have been preparing ourselves for all sorts of nasty surprises that she may be hiding. It will be a while before we get a good go at her when Peter gets some time off work but for now we just enjoy sitting and contemplating.  So many questions we will never know the answers to - we have grand plans for her!

PS for those people reading this who think we have gone mad - she is a hobby - and that nice big off-roader we talk about will one day be hooked up to George :-)