Life in Tee Harbor, Alaska

We got a new Camper!

Rod and I had a busy weekend.  We have been looking at a cab-over camper for Rod's truck for the past couple weeks and went Friday and bought it.  It was from a couple who had taken really good care of it.  It is a 1971 Bell - 11 1/2 feet.  I am so excited to use it for the first time! 

We spent Saturday doing Fall cleaning - in the pouring rain.  What a sight we must have been in our raingear doing our yard work - only in Juneau!  We moved some rocks and placed two raised boxes in the garden.  We filled with dirt and finished moving the rest of the dirt pile.  We put away the smoker and bbq.  Sunday we moved Rod's camp trailer and emptied everything we had stored there.  We had to get his truck ready to bring the camper home - took off the canopy and took out the bedliner.  We picked up the camper late that night.

It has the original cushions (with the great 70's patterned turned to the inside) in the dinette and the original appliances, etc. so it is definitely "retro" - or "groovy" as my dad said when he saw it.  Funny thing is that is the style that is coming back now - I went to Fred Meyer and bought some retro-style melamine plates and glasses that match perfectly!  We will probably just spend the night in it this weekend - Rod's truck needs the proper tie-downs before we take it on a trip. 

Here are some interior pictures.  This one is looking forward to the kitchen and queen size bed above.  I see Clover has found herself a spot!

The stove and teeny, tiny oven are just opposite of the sink shown above.  Can you see the gold fleck in the countertop?

This is the dinette looking toward the door in the rear of the camper.  The table folds down to a bed and the cupboard above folds down into another bed - that one is definitely for little people!

Our first trip will probably be just out the road to do some fishing and relaxing - just play cards and kick back for the weekend.  Rod wants to take it hunting over in Hoonah - just have to take the ferry.  As you may know, Juneau is "land-locked" - we are located on the mainland, but there are no roads out of here.  We have to take either a boat or a plane - makes our town unique!  It would be fun to go up to Skagway or Haines and get on the Alcan highway and see some of Canada.  Or drive down to Idaho and visit Rod's family.  Or just take a month off work and go wherever we want!

jealous!

12:16 AM, Thursday, September 14, 2006 .. Posted by maidmyown

What a great buy....evreything has been so well looked after inside. Come over here to Scotland in it and visit us!

xx

Love it!!!!

10:23 AM, Friday, September 15, 2006 .. Posted by mc2rwe

I love your new camper. Where in Idaho are Rod's family? I loved camping in Idaho.

Idaho

11:17 AM, Tuesday, September 19, 2006 .. Posted by mdonohue

His family is in Firth, Blackfoot and Shelley. Where did your family live? I haven't been to Southern Idaho. I have relatives up in Coeur d'Alene and I lived in Post Falls for a year while in college. It was quite an adjustment to the higher altitude and dry conditions from here in Juneau where we are at sea level and there is water all around! I sure did enjoy the sun though!