For What It’s Worth -
135 days and counting…
Piloting a VW Bus
I was reading some things online about the VW bus and the
lifestyle it promotes. You can’t drive
down any road and pass another one without them waving at you, either with a
peace sign, a “Shaka brah” surfer greeting, a fist in the air like a biker would
do, or just a standard wave. Even most
of the old VW Beetle drivers will give you some kind of visual greeting when
you pass each other. It becomes a
welcomed addition to a drive down the road.
You are surprised when you pass one and they do not wave somehow. I just figure they were probably messing with
the radio changing stations or something and didn’t see our wave. It is quite a close-knit culture. Even during the short drive home from work I
usually will encounter some pedestrian standing on the corner who will smile
and wave. Whoever would of thought that
driving a 36+ year old vehicle would make you into an instant semi-celebrity
with people you don’t even know wanting some of your time. If you don’t believe this, I’ll let you pilot
Linus for half an hour and I bet one of these things will happen to you
too! J
Trip Necessities
It seems that I am constantly going over in my mind what I
will need to take on this long road trip that is in our future. I also wonder where the heck will we store
half of this stuff? I foresee us taking
everything out of the bus and then populating it with the equipment “must
haves” and then trying to fit in the “would like to have” items that we want to
take also. Some of the things I would
like to take may not make the critical spares list.
We have a wagon we would like to take to help lug things
around such as firewood, various supplies or even water-filled containers. With a broken back I need to plan for moving
heavy or awkward things around by myself. The problem is that it takes up a lot
of valuable cargo space inside. But it
is almost a necessity for the long term. We have a small microwave we would
like to bring also, but then again it takes up space. But it would be used quite a bit for quick
heating of leftovers, making a cup of hot tea, etc. It is small in size, so hopefully we can
squeeze it in. I also have a bunch or emergency gear that we will need to take
such as a first aid kit, emergency food (dehydrated food), tow strap,
come-a-long (a hand winch w/cable), etc.
There is just a lot to think about and maybe that is why it is
constantly on my mind.
Simple Joys of Life & Words
of Wisdom
Some people come in your life as blessings,
Others come in your life as lessons.
Learn to realize the difference.
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Snoopy says, “Bark Less and Wag More!”
Until next time... Be Good!
- cb
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