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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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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Where have they been?

The answer to “Where have they been?” is almost as interesting as “Where are they going?”  Here is a little graphic to indicate the places we have been thus far. […]

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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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Florida finale’

We whipped around the tip of the peninsula and had an amazing time!  Our toes got stuck in the sand for several days in The Keys.  And then we dashed […]

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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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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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Hot water to go-

While we were camped in New Orleans we did not have access to a shower. This gave us an opportunity to use the Aqua Cube unit again. The Aqua Cube was […]

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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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The end of Texas (for us)

Texas The sun has riz. The sun has set. And here we is. In Texas yet. This little ditty pretty much sums up our experience in Texas.  When the sun […]

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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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Things are heating up in here!

A couple of you have asked about the heater we are using so I thought I could feature it and share it around the forums.  It works great for us! […]

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Houston Texas- and a temporary halt

Houston is growing a van community, and it is awesome to watch!  Check out the Facebook page-  Texas Vanagons – and join up if you are in Texas! We started […]

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