The chaos of the rear bumper

This unit began as an original Vanagon bumper and a basic receiver hitch welded to the frame. Then we found an old-style GoWesty hitch mounted swing-away bumper. Finally, we added […]

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Hanging out in Nova Scotia

After a few days of tourist fun in Halifax, we were ready to get out of the city. Our first stop was a community lobster supper at St. Anne’s Church. […]

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Motor story; Bostig. A post by Mike!

Back in 2010 we were in the same position as many Vanagon owners. We had begun to experience issues with the stock rebuild and we’re looking for something more reliable. […]

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Bay of Fundy area

Our arrival was uneventful. We did not even arouse enough suspicion for a search at the border. But he did ask if we had pepper spray, and I could answer […]

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Green hills, streams and ocean views of the Nor’east

After having our fill of rules, rules, rules we peaced out of Cape Cod and headed further Northeast. But not to worry, we now have keys to the houses in […]

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A long pause in Cape Cod

Where has the slow house gone?  All quiet on the postings, lately!? Alta has been relegated to Home Depot dashes and furniture hauling!  We have accepted a fun offer from […]

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Where’s Woodstock?

We flew through several states in a short amount of time on our way towards Boston. Somewhere near upstate New York the navigator of slowcarfasthouse realized that we were near […]

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Virginia- man caves, battlefields and ponies!

Virginia- The arrival to Virginia was rainy. We seem to be hauling the rain clouds with us. Our first night was at Fairy Stone State Park. (You will have to […]

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Kentucky (by way of Tennessee)

After the VW show we started towards Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. Our first geocache grab was at the quirky Wigwam Motel  in Tennessee. Then we crossed into Kentucky.   […]

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Giving away a bike.

Somehow we ended up with three bikes on board. Since the dogs refuse to ride a bike, we had one to get rid of. We have hauled it since Jacksonville […]

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Tennessee VW Event-

We rolled in to East Ridge, Tennessee pretty late at night. It wasn’t hard to find the collection of VW’s, even in the dark. They were gathered in a gritty […]

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Georgia on my mind

Leaving Florida took much longer than expected. And it took a piece of us! We loved the scenery, the beaches and the wonderful people we met while we were there. […]

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Front tool boxes for storage and safety

There are some unique features added to the front of our van. These items evolved over time into what you see here. And they may continue evolving by the time […]

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Manatees, Dali and food trucks!

We wrapped up our days in the Tampa Bay area with a few more fun stops.  Our hosts were amazing tour guides and made sure that every day was packed […]

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Working our way across the “Deep South” of the USA!

We have been in 4 states in the past week, and they all have a few things in common: 1. bugs  (gnats, mosquitos, maybugs, spiders, ticks) 2. rain (unexpected, sneak attacks […]

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Biloxi and a VW show!

When traveling along the road we sometimes find some great opportunities.  This was one of them.  Things all worked out perfectly for us to arrive in Biloxi in time to relax […]

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New Orleans – Crescent City – The Big Easy

This is a busy city when it comes to commerce. Most visitors only see the commercial side of town, so they do it well. The large chain hotels have situated […]

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A brief visit to Baton Rouge

We stopped through Baton Rouge to check out the USS Kidd, Navy Destroyer.  Mike does love his military history!  This one is floating in the Mississippi River.       […]

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Swamp tour= the Atchafalaya

While in the area of the Atchafalaya Swamp, there are a few things that really cannot be missed.  Since we already took care of a few of those things, we […]

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Houston, it’s a wrap!

We spent our last few days in Houston meeting some great people, eating some good food and seeing some interesting places.  Here are a few of our highlights! Among the Tex-Mex […]

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