It didn't take long and everything was made ready, The Cup was hooked to Levi, and down the road we all went. Levi leading the way pulling The Cup, and Cousin Sharon in her truck Splish not far behind.
But, a plan had been hatched a few days earlier. The Mr. and Mrs. were going to take The Cup home with them, so the Mr. could wash her outside really, really, well, and then check for any leaks. Those of you that have followed along on The Cup's trips know that she has had a few water leak issues around her windows.
Once she was washed, the Mr. would check for any leaks. The Mr. had also ordered some special RV type caulk all the way from South America (you know, The Amazon,) to seal any leaks he found.
As soon as the Mr. and Mrs. got home this morning, they parked The Cup in my house. So you see, us campers can have sleep overs too. Sometimes the logistics can be hard to workout, but we still have a lot of fun.
Now The Cup was some dirty, but the Mr. was soon out at my house with a bucket, water hose, long handled brush, etc., to get her all shiny once again.
I hope she doesn't get too lonely underneath my big shelter, but I'm sure the Mr. will spend some time with her every day so she won't.
You can see below that she needed a good washing.
And a good washing she got, the entire top, the sides, the front, the back, her A/C cover, tongue, and finally her wheels and tires.
In no time at all, the Mr. had scrubbed every square inch of her clean and she just looks so happy now!!!
Now, for the important stuff. The Mr. told me he tried extra hard using the nozzle on the water hose to make anywhere that would leak to do just that, leak. He's happy to report that there are only two spots he will need to check. Those are one point on the rear window, and one point on the window next to the door. Most importantly, what he saw was the tiniest bit of a place so the plan is to touch up the top seams with that special RV caulk, then to use some other special RV caulk to the windows first thing in the morning. The Mr. plans on letting that all set up, water test it again, and if all is good, The Cup will be going home on Wednesday morning.
The Mr. told me he was very happy with what he found, and he didn't actually think a bad rain would cause any issues at all now, considering the way he water tested The Cup.
Well I think it's almost my nap time here, so I'm going to let y'all go for now. The Mr. promised more pictures as he did some caulking tomorrow, so if he sends me some, I'll be sure to shoot you another blog post.
Until next time, stay safe out there.....Miss Anne and The Cup......
Yippee! That's great news about a minimum of leaks!! I am going to celebrate by signing The Cup up for a do-da in March called "Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude" down at Santee with the Sisters. Thanks Rob . . . The Cup's Mom
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