A vacation in my Hyperdrive Winnebago?
Yes, it begins as a cheap thrill,
No long-term committments.
Functional, taking care of immediate needs,
like short trips to the Quickie Mart.
A bit cranky in the morning.
Tempermental.
You might say a clunker,
but to me a comfortable fit,
kind of like an old (smelly?) sock...
As we experienced life together our relationship grew-
we became more ‘sophisticated’, you might say.
Idling slowly at first, then really taking off!
Ah, I remember the first day I brought her home....
Fresh off the assembly line...
How I would spend my weekends polishing her brass,
cleaning her valves, waxing her rear...
Sometimes the old ball joint would get squeaky and need lubrication...
I was constantly peeking under her hood to admire her graceful curves...
my hands running over her body,
always checking her oil with my dip stick
(which I would have to rub clean and reinsert to get a good reading).
When I revved her up there was no stopping her...
what a Wonder!
So she went through several makeovers, trying sleek new designs...
but I always ventured back to the original...
I think it was the foot massage as I navigated the asteroid belts.
That clinched me on this baby!
oooooooo...
ahhhhhhhhhh!
Woah! Look out there!
We went on many sightseeing tours to the space museums together.
Even went drag racing on Saturday nights...
As my love for her grew, so did her personality.
It was hard keeping up. First there was the open bar...
where I would spend many a starry night just staring at her suggestive lines
and listening to her hum imbibing drinks with unmentionable names1...
The jacuzzi which added to her special warm, soothing embrace...
HEY! Where did these people come from?
You! You! Out! OUT!
the Cigar Room...
where she would tolerate my evenings discussing manly things
(which usually turned out to be about women!)with the 'boys'...
next came the atrium...
to impress the visiting alien dignitaries...
the Neptune Lounge...
a welcome place after a long, hard day
navigating through the cosmic ripples of space-time.
Han Solo once sat here...
the Thermal Room, to pass those wrenching and cold space warps...
and of course the hydro pool, to ease the pains of intergalatic travel...
(no pets or clothes allowed)...
For the gals there's the Queens Lounge...
to catch up on all the latest gossip (and to create some!)
When Shakespeare came a-knocking, we had the theater...
to get us in the 'Romeo and Juliet' mood...
the Vista Dining Room,
for those romantic wining and dining evenings-
Our favorite entrée being oysters and pomegranates
with deep, penetrating rosy red wine.
I'd thrust my hot poker into the pomegranate and slowly savor the juices. Deep. Penetrating. Rosy.
Other accomodations followed, all with fine galactic views...
and exquisite decorum,
with all the galaxy programming you could ever want on 3DTV!
the lecture room, where we would hold our nightly debates...
which were many!
Last, and my personal favorite,
the bedroom suite- with a guaranteed view of the Andromeda galaxy!
I'd snuggle with her in intimate, undercover bliss... Yep.
She was really stacked now!
I've installed auto-navigation for the interplanetary superhighways,
so I could devote more attention to her quivering space glide!
round and round we'd glide
while she quivered,
I'd shift her into high gear
with my stiff, upright stick-shift...
Of course I had to gradually increase the size of her abode,
as is true with all marriages...
First, I tried a retro-fifties intergalactic cruise-liner...
Then a full mothership!
We made too much noise and our neighbors became irate,
ganging up on us...
that’s when we lost our poolside porter-bots. Such a shame!
Now I wouldn’t dream of cruising the galaxy without her!
She had become a full-fledged cruise ship,
with all the amenities, and I, the Captain at her Helm!
Ahoy, Matey!
Her outfits may have change, but her spirit never flickered!
You will find us sailing off into the distant stardust fields together,
cruising the universe in style!
Every now and then you will find us stripped down to the bare basics again,
checking in to the nearest casino hotel, incognito...
just for fun!
Well, all stories must end sometime...
so Happy navigating! See you in the future!
Note 1: for unmentionable drinks refer to Cabana Cock-tails/Luscious Libations by cosmicrose !
Adding your comment:
it! Funny, cute, and the pictures are beautiful. . . (well, the room ones 
). Great job Uncle! 
Good lcuk in the contest!
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