So, I made the decision; Winnie had to be mine.  Oh gosh, now what?  Throughout this experience, you will read that it is a lot of me asking ok, what’s next.  I should also say that I have never done anything like this.  I don’t use tools, and manual labor hasn’t been my thing.  I’m in marketing.  I own a marketing and event company.  I also just started a real estate investment company.  So, all of this is new to me.  I’m hoping not to make too many mistakes, but maybe you will learn something from my mistakes.  Or at least be able to laugh at them and share my joy when I have accomplished something.  

Again, now what?  It makes sense to move Winnie.  Does she have an axle or wheels?  If she has wheels, what shape are they in?  What does the frame look like?  While I was on that scavenge hunt, I chatted with Michael.  He works for R H Scales, a trailer dealer based in Maine.  Since I had no idea what I was dealing with, I had Michael quote me for everything possible, including breaks and tires.  The total came up to $1,700.  To be honest, I was surprised by how inexpensive that was.  I was expecting something double that.  Ok…check!  How what?  I asked Michael if they could deliver it to a garage near York.  He said not a problem and gave me two garages to contact.  Michael was fantastic to work with!  The two garages were Brian’s Trailer Repair out of Berwick and the other was Chandler’s Towing from Sanford, ME.  I called Chandler’s first, who was too busy to work on Winnie, so I asked if they could move her.  The guy I needed to talk with was on vacation.  I called Brian at Brian’s Trailer Repair.  It felt to me that he lectured me for 20 minutes about how I didn’t know what I was doing and then told me he couldn’t help me because he was too busy.  I had heard great things about him, but I didn’t experience that side of him.  

Eventually, I did hear back from Kyle with Chandler’s Towing.  He came out to look at Winnie.  He could pull off the wood trim (not original) to see that Winnie had wheels and an axle.  Also, he could see that the frame was in great shape for a camper that was 58 years old.  However, in the end, Kyle said he wouldn’t feel comfortable moving it and didn’t know who in the area would be able to.  That day was an emotional rollercoaster.  Super glad that Winnie was in better shape than anyone expected, but I was back at square one and trying to figure out who could move Winnie.  Out of desperation, I joined a bunch of York, ME Facebook groups and threw out the question, who could move Winnie?  This time people on Facebook were actually helpful.  One guy named Taylor said that I needed to reach out to Josh Gammon of Gammon Lawn Care because he moved a camper for him.  Long story short, Josh became my hero.  He did come out to see Winnie and was overall very positive.  The only thing that Josh couldn’t help me with was towing Winnie, but he was sure he could at least move her.  

The big day came on Saturday, May 6th. Winnie finally moved almost two months after seeing the Facebook Marketplace listing.  As Josh said, he came with all his heavy equipment.  Moving Winnie was going to happen.